BRIGADIER GENERAL CHRIS J. IODER
Brig. Gen. Chris J. Ioder, is the Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Kansas National Guard and the Commander, Kansas Air National Guard. He serves as the chief advisor to The Adjutant General on all matters pertaining to Air National Guard programs, policies, operations, management, and command and control of the Kansas Air National Guard. He also provides staff assistance guidance and direction concerning Air National Guard personnel, administration, training, recruiting and retention, logistics, transportation, and budgetary matters. Brig. Gen. Ioder commands over 2,300 Kansas Air National Guard airmen, serving in two wings, who operate the most diverse set of missions across the Air Force portfolio. Furthermore, he is an active advisor on the Region 3 Strategic Planning System Council.”
General Ioder began his military career by enlisting in the Missouri Air National Guard as an Air Cargo Specialist in 1988. He earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration from Rockhurst University in Kansas City, Missouri in December 1989. He transferred to the Kansas Air National Guard in 1991 and received his commission from the Academy of Military Science in 1992. He completed Undergraduate Pilot Training in 1993, followed by KC-135 Combat Crew Training in 1994.
While assigned to the 190th Air Refueling Wing, General Ioder held various positions, to include, Commander of the 190th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, and Flight Commander in the 117th Air Refueling Squadron. As a command pilot, he flew over 4,500 flying hours, including over 80 combat sorties and over 500 hours in direct support of Operations Deny Flight, Deliberate Guard, Allied Force, Northern Watch, Iraqi Freedom, Enduring Freedom, and Unified Protector. In his most recent former assignment, he served as the Director of Operations, Headquarters Kansas Air National Guard, where he worked to enhance domestic response capabilities and future planning. In his civilian capacity, he is a commercial airline pilot with over 25 years of experience and over 21,000 flying hours.
EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Buisness Administration in Finance and Business Economics, Rockhurst University, Kansas City, Missouri
1992 Academy of Military Science, McGhee-Tyson ANG Base, Knoxville, Tenn.
1993 Undergraduate Pilot Training, Reese AFB, Texas
1994 KC-135 Combat Crew Training, Castle AFB, Calif.
1994 SERE Training, Fairchild AFB, Wash.
2000 Instructor Pilot School, Altus AFB, Okla.
2000 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2004 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2013 Accelerated Aircraft Maintenance Officer Course, Sheppard AFB, Texas
2016 Executive JDOC, USNORTHCOM, Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colo., by correspondence
2016 Joint Domestic Operations Couse, US Northern Command, Peterson AFB, Colorado Spring, Colo., by correspondence
2016 Joint Staff Training Course, US Northern Command, Forbes Field ANG Base, Topeka, Kan.
2016 Leadership in Homeland Security, Harvard University Kennedy School of Government, Cambridge, Mass.
2017 Commander Development Course, National Guard Bureau, ANG Readiness Center, JB Andrews, Md.
2017 Dual Status Commander Qualification Program, USNORTHCOM, Petterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2017 Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, USNORTHCOM, Peterson AFB, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2018 Homeland Protection Course, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Lincoln Laboratory, Cambridge, Mass.
2022 Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC), Joint Base Andrews, Md.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. July 1992 - May 1994, Pilot Trainee, McGhee-Tyson ANG Base, Knoxville, Tenn., Reese AFB, Texas, and Castle AFB, Calif.
2. May 1994 - June 1998, KC-135 Co-Pilot, 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field ANG Base, Kan.
3. June 1998 - June 2002, KC-135 Aircraft Commander, 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field ANG Base, Kan.
4. June 2002 - January 2010, KC-135 Instructor Pilot, 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field ANG Base, Kan.
5. January 2010 - January 2013, Flight Commander, 117th Air Refueling Squadron, Forbes Field ANG Base, Kan.
6. January 2013 - April 2015, Commander, 190th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, Forbes Field ANG Base, Kan.
7. April 2015 - April 2020, Director of Operations, Kansas Joint Force Headquarters, Forbes Field ANG Base, Kan.
8. March 2020 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, Kansas Joint Force Headquarters, Forbes Field ANG Base, Kan.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 4,500 including more than 500 combat hrs
Aircraft flown: T-41, T-37, T-1, KC-135A/E/D/R
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant July 30, 1992
First Lieutenant Aug. 22, 1994
Captain Aug. 22, 1996
Major Feb. 14, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel Feb. 14, 2009
Colonel July 27, 2015
Brigadier General June 24, 2020
(Current as of June 2022)
