BRIGADIER GENERAL TROY D. HAVENER
Brig. Gen. Troy D. Havener is Chief of Staff, South Dakota Air National Guard. He is responsible for oversight of the Air Component staff and provides guidance on South Dakota Air National Guard policy and personnel actions. He also serves as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, United States Air Force Warfare Center, Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada. In this capacity, General Havener assists the United States Air Force Warfare Center Commander in overseeing five wings and two named units in the execution of total force operational test, tactics development, and advanced training efforts. Brig. Gen. Havener is also Director, Air National Guard Commander Leadership Course, responsible for leading a team to coordinate and execute courses to prepare leaders for group and wing command.
Brig Gen Havener was commissioned in 1993 as a graduate of the United States Air Force Academy. He served over nine years in the active-duty Air Force and then joined the Air National Guard in 2002. He has served in the Iowa, Minnesota, California, Nevada, and South Dakota Air National Guard, and has been part of National Guard Bureau Staff. He commanded the Air National Guard Distributed Training Operations Center, and he served as 144thFighter Wing Commander. Prior to his current position, the general was the Assistant Adjutant General, South Dakota Air National Guard.
Brig. Gen. Havener is a command pilot with more than 3,600 flying hours in the F-16C/D, F15C/D, AT-38B, T-38, and T-37, including more than 350 combat hours.
EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Science, General Engineering, U.S. Air Force Academy, Colorado Springs, Colo.
1999 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
2001 Master of Public Administration, Midwestern State University, Texas
2004 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2012 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by seminar
2012 ANG Intermediate Development Course, Andrews AFB, Md.
2013 Advanced Joint PME, Joint Forces Staff College, Norfolk, Va., by seminar
2015 ANG Commander Development Course, Andrews AFB, Md.
2018 USAF Wing Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2019 Reserve Component National Security Course, National Defense University, Fort McNair, Washington, D.C.
2023 USAF Senior Leader Orientation Course, Washington, D.C.
2024 National Strategic Studies Management Course, Syracuse Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs, Syracuse, N.Y.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1994 - May 1995, Student, Specialized Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin Air Force Base (AFB), Texas, then Student, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals Course, Columbus AFB, Miss.
2. June 1995 - December 1995, F-15C Student Pilot, 1st Fighter Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
3. January 1996 - October 1998, F-15C Pilot, 12th Fighter Squadron, Kadena Air Base (AB), Japan
4. November 1998 - August 2002, AT-38B Instructor Pilot, 88th Flying Training Squadron, Sheppard AFB, Texas
5. August 2002 - June 2013, F-16 Instructor Pilot, 124th Fighter Squadron, Iowa Air National Guard (ANG), Des Moines, Iowa
6. July 2013 - May 2015, Commander, ANG Distributed Training Operations Center (DTOC), Des Moines, Iowa
7. May 2015 - January 2018, Operational Training Infrastructure Lead, NGB A2/3/6/10, Andrews AFB, Md., remote
8. February 2018 - September 2019, Vice Wing Commander, 148th Fighter Wing, Duluth, Minn.
9. October 2019 - December 2020, ANG Advisor, USAF Warfare Center, Nellis AFB, Nev.
10. January 2021 - March 2022, Commander, 144th Fighter Wing, Fresno, Calif.
11. March 2022 - May 2022, Special Assistant to the Adjutant General, JFHQ-NV, detailed to Nellis AFB, Nev.
12. May 2022 - November 2023, Assistant Adjutant General, Nevada ANG, detailed to Nellis AFB, Nev., and ANG Assistant to the USAF Warfare Center Commander, Nellis AFB, Nev.
13. November 2023 - May 2024, Assistant Adjutant General, South Dakota ANG, Sioux Falls, S.D. and ANG Assistant to the USAF Warfare Center Commander, Nellis AFB, Nev.
14. July 2024 - Present, Chief of Staff, South Dakota ANG, Sioux Falls, S.D. and ANG Assistant to the USAF Warfare Center Commander, Nellis AFB Nev., and Director, ANG Commander Leadership Course; dual-hatted, May 2022 - Present, ANG Assistant to the Commander, United States Air Warfare Center, , Nev.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 3,600
Aircraft flown: F-16C/D, F-15C/D, AT-38B, T-37, T-38
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Medal with oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 2, 1993
First Lieutenant June 2, 1995
Captain June 2, 1997
Major Dec. 26, 2002
Lieutenant Colonel July 2, 2009
Colonel Feb. 8, 2018
Brigadier General May 11, 2022
(Current as of December 2024)
