BRIGADIER GENERAL BARBARA C. MORROW
Brig Gen Barbara C. Morrow serves as Assistant Adjutant General - Air, California National Guard. As Assistant Adjutant General-Air, she is an advisor to The Adjutant General on all programs, strategic planning, and operations affecting the California Air National Guard including five wings and over 4500 military and civilian personnel serving at ten locations.
General Morrow was commissioned Feb 1992 through the Academy of Military Science, Knoxville, Tenn. General Morrow is an accomplished commander who has led three Groups and served as the Vice Commander of the 152nd Wing. She served as a National Defense Fellow and has had a variety of assignments on the National Guard Bureau Staff and Headquarters Air Force Staff. Prior to assuming her current duties, she was the Chief, National Guard Bureau Office of Equity and Inclusion, Arlington, VA.
EDUCATION
1991 Bachelor of Science degree in nutrition, University of Nevada, Reno
1996 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1998 Master of Science degree in public administration, Troy State University, Troy, Ala.
2001 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2002 Certificate in legislative studies, Georgetown University, Washington, D.C.
2002 United States Senate, National Defense Fellowship, Washington, D.C.
2006 Air War College, by correspondence
2011 Air National Guard Commander Development Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2015 Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2019 General and Flag Officer Homeland Security Executive Seminar, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. February 1992 - January 1994, Executive Support Officer, 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, Reno, NV.
2. January 1994 - October 1996, Logistics Plans Officer, 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, Reno, NV.
3. October 1996 - September 1998, Personnel Officer, Operations Directorate, National Guard Bureau, Washington, D.C.
4. October 1998 - September 2001, Functional Manager for Space, Operations Directorate, National Guard Bureau, Washington, D.C.
5. October 2001 - October 2002, National Defense Fellow, U.S. Senate, Washington, D.C.
6. October 2002 - April 2003, Assistant for Congressional Matters, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
7. May 2003 - July 2004, Chief, Outreach Branch, Directorate of Strategic Planning, Headquarters U.S. Air Force, Washington, D.C.
8. August 2004 - April 2007, Air National Guard Advisor, 460th Space Wing, Buckley AFB, CO.
9. April 2007 - October 2008, Deputy Commander, 140th Medical Group, Colorado Air National Guard, Buckley AFB, CO
10. October 2008 - June 2010, Deputy Director, Deployment and Training, National Guard Bureau, Washington, D.C.
11. June 2010 - July 2012, Commander, 140th Mission Support Group, Colorado Air National Guard, Buckley AFB, Colo.
12. July 2012 - February 2014, Commander, Mission Support Group, 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, Reno, NV. (September 2013 – February 2014, Senior Air Reserve Component Advisor – Forward, Al Udeid AB, Qatar)
13. February 2014 - April 2016, Commander, Maintenance Group, 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, Reno, NV.
14. April 2016 - November 2016, Vice Wing Commander, 152nd Airlift Wing, Nevada Air National Guard, Reno, NV.
15. November 2016 - August 2017, Chief Joint Officer Management, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, VA.
16. September 2017 - April 2019, Air National Guard Advisor to the Inspector General, Office of the Inspector General, Office of the Secretary of the Air Force, Pentagon, DC
17. April 2019 - September 2019, Chief, Senior Officer Leader Development, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, VA
18. October 2019 - April 2020, Chief, Equity and Inclusion, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, VA
19. April 2020 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General, HQ CA ANG, Sacramento, Calif.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Army Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Feb. 20, 1992
First Lieutenant Feb. 22, 1994
Captain Feb. 22, 1996
Major Feb. 25, 2000
Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 25, 2004
Colonel June 18, 2010
Brigadier General April 10, 2020
(Current as of August 2020)
