Brigadier General Marc A. Sicard
Brigadier General Marc A. Sicard is Assistant Adjutant General - Air and Commander of the Arkansas Air National Guard. He is the principle advisor to The Adjutant General of all Arkansas Air National Guard matters. He is also responsible for the combat readiness and operational effectiveness for all Arkansas Air National Guard units.
Gen. Sicard received his commission after completing Reserve Officer Training Corps at Florida State University in 1991. Brig. Gen. Sicard transferred from Active Duty and joined the Arkansas Air National Guard in 2003. He served as a C-130 Evaluator Pilot, wing Chief of Safety, 189th Maintenance Squadron and 189th Maintenance Group Command, 189th Vice Wing Commander, and Director of Staff, Arkansas Air National Guard. He has accumulated more than 2,700 flying hours in the C-130. General Sicard has flown missions in support of Operations Southern Watch, Joint Guardian, and Joint Forge, and civil relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina. He also served as the U. S. Central Command Deputy Director of Mobility Forces, supporting Operations Resolute Support, Freedom's Sentinel and Inherent Resolve.
EDUCATION
1991 Bachelor of Science in Criminology, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida
1998 Squadron Officer School (SOS), Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama
2006 Master of Science in Aeronautical Science & Technology, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University - Daytona Beach, Daytona Beach, Florida
2008 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), by correspondence
2012 Air War College (AWC), by correspondence
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1992 - September 1994, Executive Officer, 549th Joint Training Squadron, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
2. September 1994 - March 1995, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 35th Flying Training Wing, Reese Air Force Base, Texas
3. March 1995 - January 1996, Student, Joint Undergraduate Pilot Training, Training Squadron 31, Naval Air Station Corpus Christi, Texas
4. January 1996 - February 2001, C-130E Instructor Pilot, 2d Airlift Squadron, Pope Air Force Base, N.C.
5. February 2001 - July 2002, C-130E Evaluator Pilot, 53rd Airlift Squadron, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
6. July 2002 - November 2003, Chief of Flight Safety, 314 Airlift Wing, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.
7. November 2003 - June 2008, C-130E Instructor Pilot/Wing Chief of Safety, 189th Airlift Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.
8. June 2008 - June 2012, Commander, 189th Maintenance Squadron, Arkansas Air National Guard, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.
9. July 2012 - May 2014, Commander, 189th Maintenance Group, Arkansas Air National Guard, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.
10. May 2014 - February 2015, Vice Commander, 189th Airlift Wing, Arkansas Air National Guard, Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark.
11. February 2015 - January 2017, Director of Staff-Air, Joint Forces Headquarters, Arkansas National Guard, Camp J. T. Robinson, North Little Rock, Ark.
12. January 2017 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General, HQ AR ANG, Little Rock AFB, Arkansas
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Senior Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 2,700
Aircraft Flown: C-21, C-130E/H, T-37, T-44
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf cluster
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with two oak leaf cluster
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
National Defense Medal with service star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Apr. 29, 1991
First Lieutenant Jul. 15, 1993
Captain Jul. 15, 1995
Major Jul. 15, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 1, 2008
Colonel Jan. 1, 2013
Brigadier General Jan. 7, 2017
(Current as of April 2017)
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