MAJOR GENERAL CLAY L. GARRISON
EDUCATION
1988 Bachelor of Science, Aeronautical Engineering, United States Air Force Academy, Colo.
1995 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by correspondence
1997 Air Force Weapons School Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nevada
2001 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2008 Air War College, by correspondence
2014 Master of Arts, National Security Studies, American Military University, Charles Town, W.Va.
2015 Harvard University, National Guard Homeland Security Institute/Kennedy School, Leadership in Homeland Security Course, Cambridge, Mass.
2016 National Security Management Course, Syracuse University, N.Y
2017 Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC), Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2018 Advanced Senior Leader Development Seminar (ASLDS), Warrenton, Va.
2019 Regional Studies Seminar - Africa, Washington, D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1988 - September 1989, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Sheppard Air Force Base, Texas
2. October 1989 - December 1989, Lead In Fighter Training, Holloman Air Force Base, N.M.
3. January 1990 - July 1990, Student, F-16 Replacement Training Unit, MacDill Air Force Base, Fla.
4. August 1990 - June 1996, F-16 Instructor and Evaluator Pilot, 14th Fighter Squadron, 432d Fighter Wing/35th Fighter Wing, Misawa Air Base, Japan
5. July 1996 - December 1996, F-16 Flight Instructor, 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.
6. January 1997 - June 1997, Student, United States Air Force Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis Air Force Base, Nev.
7. July 1997 - June 1999, F-16 Squadron Weapons Officer and Flight Commander, 77th Fighter Squadron, 20th Fighter Wing, Shaw Air Force Base, S.C.
8. July 1999 - June 2000, F-16 Wing Weapons Officer and Flight Commander, 8th Operations Support Squadron, 8th Fighter Wing, Kunsan AB, Republic of Korea
9. July 2000 - July 2002, Assistant Operations Officer, F-16 Division, United States Air Force Weapons School, Nellis AFB, Nev.
10. July 2002 - December 2007, Wing Weapons Officer, F-16 Instructor and Evaluator Pilot, 194th Fighter Squadron, 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard, Fresno, Calif.
11. January 2008 - July 2009, Chief, Wing Plans, 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard, Fresno, Calif.
12. August 2009 - February 2010, Commander, 144th Maintenance Squadron, California Air National Guard, Fresno, Calif.
13. March 2010 - August 2011, Commander, 144th Maintenance Group, California Air National Guard, Fresno, Calif.
14. August 2011 - January 2013, Vice Commander, 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard, Fresno, Calif.
15. January 2013 - January 2016, Commander, 144th Fighter Wing, California Air National Guard; dual-hatted, June 2015 - January 2016, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, California National Guard, Sacramento, Calif.
16. January 2016 - September 2016, Assistant Adjutant General, California Air National Guard, Sacramento, Calif.
17. October 2016 - September 2017, Chief of Staff, Sacramento, CA
18. September 2017 - April 2019, Assistant Adjutant General, Sacramento, CA
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 4,200
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, F-16, F-15
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 1, 1988
First Lieutenant June 1, 1990
Captain June 1, 1992
Major Oct. 1, 1999
Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 7, 2004
Colonel March 22, 2011
Brigadier General Jan. 22, 2016
Major General Dec. 2, 2017
(Current as of September 2019)
