National Guard
Major General SHAWN P. MANKE
  
The Adjutant General, Minnesota
St. Paul, MN
Since: August 2020
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SOURCE OF COMMISSIONED SERVICE  ROTC

EDUCATIONAL DEGREES
University of North Dakota - BS - Airway Science
United States Army War College - MSS - Strategic Studies

MILITARY SCHOOLS ATTENDED
Aviation Officer Basic Course
Aviation Officer Advanced Course
Intermediate Level Education Common Core Course
United States Army War College
Army Senior Leader Development Seminar (SLDS)
General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar (GFOS)
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FOREIGN LANGUAGE(S)  None Recorded

PROMOTIONS DATE OF APPOINTMENT
2LT 1 Jun 91
1LT 1 Jun 93
CPT 1 Jun 95
MAJ 19 Sep 03
LTC 16 Jul 09
COL 11 Dec 14
BG 15 Jan 20
MG 1 Dec 22

FROM TO ASSIGNMENT
Aug 20 Present The Adjutant General, Minnesota, St. Paul, Minnesota
Jan 20 Aug 20 Assistant Division Commander - Maneuver, 34th Infantry Division, Rosemont, Minnesota
Jun 18 Jan 20 Joint Chief of Staff, Minnesota National Guard, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Jul 15 Jun 18 Commander, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Jul 13 Jul 15 Army Aviation Officer, Minnesota Joint Force Headquarters, Saint Paul, Minnesota
May 12 Jun 13 Executive Officer, 34th Combat Aviation Brigade, Saint Paul, Minnesota
May 09 Apr 12 Commander, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Sep 06 May 09 Executive Officer, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, Saint Paul, Minnesota and OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Balad, Iraq
Aug 04 Aug 06 S3, 2-147th General Support Battalion, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Aug 03 Aug 04 Executive Officer, 4th Squadron 278th ACR, Saint Paul, Minnesota and OPERATION JOINT GUARDIAN, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo
Mar 03 Jul 03 S1, 34th Aviation Brigade, Saint Paul, Minnesota
Oct 97 Apr 99 Commander, B Company, 2-4 Aviation Regiment, Fort Hood, Texas
Apr 96 Sep 97 Assistant S3, Aviation Brigade, 4th Aviation Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas
Apr 95 Apr 96 Officer Education Schools, 1st Aviation Battalion, Fort Rucker, Alabama
Oct 94 Mar 95 Commander, C Company, 6-159th Aviation Regiment, Giebelstadt, Germany and OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT II, Princilik, Turkey
Jun 93 Oct 94 Operations Officer, C Company, 6-159th Aviation Regiment, Giebelstadt, Germany and OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT II, Princilik, Turkey
Oct 92 Jun 93 Platoon Leader, C Company, 6-159th Aviation Regiment, Giebelstadt, Germany and OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT II, Princilik, Turkey

SUMMARY OF OPERATIONAL ASSIGNMENTS DATE GRADE
Executive Officer, 2-147th Assault Helicopter Battalion, OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM, Balad, Iraq Jul 07 - Jul 08 Major
Executive Officer, 4th Squadron 278th ACR, OPERATION JOINT GUARDIAN, Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo Feb 04 - Aug 04 Major
Commander, C Company, 6-159th Aviation Regiment, OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT II, Princilik, Turkey Oct 94 - Jan 95 First Lieutenant
Operations Officer, C Company, 6-159th Aviation Regiment, OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT II, Princilik, Turkey Jun 93 - Sep 93 First Lieutenant
Platoon Leader, C Company, 6-159th Aviation Regiment, OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT II, Princilik, Turkey Oct 92 - Jan 93 Second Lieutenant

US DECORATIONS AND BADGES
Legion of Merit (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Medal
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Joint Meritorious Unit Award
Army Meritorious Unit Commendation
Army Superior Unit Award
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 4 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster)
National Defense Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Star)
Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Service Star)
Kosovo Campaign Medal
Iraq Campaign Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Humanitarian Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Bronze Hourglass, "M" Device, and Numeral 2)
Army Service Ribbon
Overseas Service Ribbon (with Numeral 2)
Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
North Atlantic Treaty Organization Medal
Master Army Aviator Badge
Air Assault Badge
Parachutist Badge

FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Master Army Aviator
Flight hours: 2900
Aircraft flown: UH-1, UH-60A, UH-60L, UH-60M
Pilot wings: Fort Rucker, Alabama

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
The Adjutant General is the senior leader of the Minnesota National Guard, which includes the Army National Guard, the Air National Guard and all joint (combined Army and Air Guard) units and personnel in Minnesota. Serve as the administrative head of the state’s Department of Military Affairs whose duties and responsibilities defined in Minnesota State Statute 190.09. Serves for a term of seven years and is a state employee appointed by the governor of Minnesota.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ACHIEVEMENTS
Army Aviation Association of America (Life Member)
National Guard Association of the United States (Life Member)
34th Infantry Division Association (Lifetime Member)
Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association (Member)
American Legion (Member)
Veterans of Foreign Wars (Member)

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2018 Order of Saint Michael - Silver (Army Aviation Association of America Award)

 

 

As of: 19 Mar 25

 

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