Brigadier General Shawn A. Clouthier
Brig. Gen. Shawn A. Clouthier is Assistant Adjutant General of the New York Air National Guard. He is responsible for mission readiness and operational effectiveness across a broad spectrum of programs and activities encompassing over 5800 people assigned to five flying units and four Geographically Separated Units. He serves as principal advisor on all Air Guard matters to The Adjutant General. Prior to this assignment, General Clouthier served as Wing Commander of the 109th Airlift Wing, Stratton ANGB, Scotia, N.Y.
General Clouthier earned his commission through the Academy of Military Science at McGhee-Tyson ANGB in 1982. The same year, General Clouthier attended Undergraduate Navigator Training and was assigned to the 139th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Stratton ANGB. In 1993 General Clouthier became a LC-130 Navigator, advancing to positions of Instructor and Evaluator by 1999. He went on to graduate Maintenance Officer School in 2007, quickly advancing to Maintenance Group Commander by May 2011. General Clouthier became the Operations Group Commander in August 2011 and took Command of 109AW, May 2012. In March 2018, General Clouthier became the Assistant Adjutant General of the NYANG. He is a Master Navigator with over 7,000 flying hours.
EDUCATION
1981 Associate of Applied Science, Paralegal Assistant, Herkimer County Community College, Herkimer, N.Y.
1988 Squadron Officer School (SOS), by correspondence
1993 Bachelor of General Studies, State University of New York-Regents College
2007 Air War College (AWC), by correspondence
2014 National Security Management Course, Syracuse University, Syracuse, N.Y.
2015 Joint Task Force Commander Course, Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colo.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. June 1982 - February 1983, Student, Undergraduate Navigator Training, Mather Air Force Base, Calif.
2. March 1983 - August 1987, Navigator, 139th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Stratton Air National Guard Base, N.Y.
3. September 1987 - August 1991, Weapons and Tactics Officer, 109th Tactical Airlift Group, Stratton ANGB, N.Y.
4. September 1991 - August 1992, Weapons and Tactics Officer, 109th Airlift Group, Stratton ANGB, N.Y.
5. September 1992 - August 1994, Navigator, 139th Airlift Squadron, Stratton ANGB, N.Y.
6. September 1994 - August 1999, Instructor Navigator, 139th Airlift Squadron, Stratton ANGB, N.Y.
7. September 1999 - August 2007, Evaluator Navigator/Chief of Current Operations, 109th Operations Support Flight, Stratton ANGB, N.Y.
8. September 2007 - April 2011, Deputy Commander, 109th Maintenance Group, Stratton ANGB, N.Y.
9. April 2011 - August 2011, Commander, 109th Maintenance Group, Stratton ANGB, N.Y.
10. August 2011 - March 2012, Commander, 109th Operations Group, Stratton ANGB, N.Y.
11. April 2012 - October 2017, Commander, 109th Airlift Wing, Stratton ANGB, N.Y.
12. October 2017 - March 2018, Network Operations, Joint Force Headquarters, Latham, N.Y.
13. March 2018 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General, Latham, New York
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Navigator
Flight Hours: Over 7,000
Aircraft Flown: C-130D, C-130E, C-130H, LC-130H
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with four bronze oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with three bronze oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with one silver oak leaf cluster
Combat Readiness Medal with 14 leaf clusters
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze star
Antarctica Service Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Air Force Overseas Ribbon Short
Air Force Longevity Service with one silver and one bronze oak leaf clusters
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Jun. 24, 1982
First Lieutenant Jun. 24, 1985
Captain Dec. 3, 1988
Major Jun. 24, 1996
Lieutenant Colonel Jun. 24, 2003
Colonel Jun. 16, 2011
Brigadier General Mar. 6, 2018
(Current as of April 2018)
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