General Officer Biography



MAJOR GENERAL MATTHEW D. DINMORE

 
Official Photo Maj. Gen. Matthew D. Dinmore serves as National Guard Assistant to the Commander, USCYBERCOM and the Director, National Security Agency/Central Security Service. His responsibilities include assisting the commander in effectively integrating National Guard talent into the Command and Agency's mission, and representing the Command or Agency with other commands and partners in executing its many mission roles. General Dinmore coordinates cyber and intelligence force requirements among USCYBERCOM and NSA, the Army and Air Force, the National Guard Bureau, and state National Guard units to ensure trained and equipped National Guard forces are seamlessly integrated into national cyber and intelligence capabilities.

General Dinmore was commissioned in 1992 as a Distinguished Graduate of the Reserve Officer’s Training Corps at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He served on active duty from 1994 through 2002, following which he joined the 175th Information Operations Squadron in the Maryland Air National Guard. General Dinmore played key roles in this first-generation Guard cyber unit, including serving as its first Mission Capabilities Director, leading cyber engagements with Maryland’s State Partnership Program partner of Estonia, and ultimately as Commander after the unit was renamed to the 175th Network Warfare Squadron. As the state’s J6, he was responsible for communications for all-hazards domestic response, and was a senior cyber advisor to the Adjutant General. He also served with USCYBERCOM as a Joint Test Director leading a novel program to create DoD cyber defensive capabilities. Prior to his current position, the general was the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, 16th Air Force.


EDUCATION
1992 Bachelor of Science, Electrical Engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y.
1993 Master of Science, Computer Engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.
1998 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2006 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2007 Master of Science, Information Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore
2012 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Doctor of Philosophy, Information Systems, University of Maryland, Baltimore
2014 Air National Guard Commander Development Course, Air National Guard Resource Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2018 Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, U.S. Northern Command, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2019 Dual Status Commander’s Certification Program, U.S. Northern Command, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2019 Senior Joint Information Operations Applications Course, Lemay Center, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2019 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md. & Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
2021 Regional Seminar - Transnational Issues, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington, D.C.
2022 National Security Studies Management Course, Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse University, N.Y.

ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1994 - January 1995, Engineering Advisor, Standard Systems Group, Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Ala.
2. January 1995 - January 1997, Management Information Systems Team Leader, Standard Systems Group, Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Ala.
3. January 1997 - December 1997, Engineer, Commander's Action Group, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
4. December 1997 - December 1998, Information Operations Officer, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
5. December 1998 - April 2000, Chief, Operations Division, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom AFB, Mass.
6. April 2000 - April 2001, Deputy Chief, Intelligence Analysis, 694th Intelligence Group, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
7. April 2001 - October 2002, Information Fusion Project Leader, 694th Intelligence Group, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
8. November 2002 - April 2004, Computer Scientist, Maryland Headquarters Detachment 1, Maryland Air National Guard, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
9. April 2004 - October 2009, A Flight Commander, Maryland Headquarters Detachment 1, Maryland ANG, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
10. October 2009 - June 2012, Mission Capabilities Director, 175th Information Operations Squadron, Maryland ANG, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
11. June 2012 - April 2014, Commander, 175th Network Warfare Squadron, Maryland ANG, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
12. May 2014 - January 2016, Deputy Commander, 175th Wing Detachment 1, Maryland ANG, Warfield ANG, Md.
13. September 2014 - December 2015, Joint Test Director, J-BASICS, USCYBERCOM, Ft. Meade, Md.
14. January 2016 - October 2018, Maryland National Guard J6, Camp Fretterd Military Reservation, Md.
15. June 2021 - September 2023, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, 16th Air Force, Lackland Air Force Base, Texas
16. October 2023 - Present, National Guard Assistant to the Commander, USCYBERCOM and the Director, National Security Agency/Central Security Service, United States Cyber Command/National Security Agency, Fort Meade, Md.

SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 2014 - December 2015, Joint Test Director, J-BASICS, USCYBERCOM, Ft. Meade, Md. as a colonel

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Superior Service Medal
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air and Space Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant March 9, 1993
First Lieutenant March 9, 1995
Captain March 9, 1997
Major June 22, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 6, 2008
Colonel May 23, 2013
Brigadier General Oct. 16, 2018
Major General June 15, 2021

 

 

(Current as of September 2024)

 

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