BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANCISCO J. DOMINGUEZ
Brig Gen Francisco J. Dominguez is the Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Ohio National Guard. He is responsible to the Ohio Adjutant General for directing Air National Guard operations in support of State and Federal missions and establishing policy to ensure mission readiness of more than 5,000 personnel in four flying wings and four geographically separated support units.
Brig Gen Dominguez was commissioned through the Academy of Military Science in 1996. He completed Communications-Electronics Officer training in 1997 and held a variety of technical and leadership roles as a Drill Status Guardsman through 2010 when he transitioned to full time status with the Air National Guard. He has deployed in support of Operation IRAQI FREEDOM and Operation ENDURING FREEDOM in leadership roles deploying critical cyberspace-communications infrastructure across the CENTCOM area of operations. Additionally, he led Engineering Installation forces to constitute the cyberspace infrastructure for the relocation of the Western Space Range launch operations and the co-location of 14AF, C/JFSCC, and Combined Space Operations Center (CSpOC) at Vandenberg AFB, Calif. He holds qualification as a United States Northern Command Joint Task Force and Dual Status Commander. Prior to his current assignment, the General was the Deputy Commander, 178th Wing, Springfield, Ohio.
Brigadier General Dominguez has held various technical and program leadership roles in the civilian sector during his time as a Drill Status Guardsman, including systems and services engineering, Agile project management, first and second level technical supervisory roles, and enterprise and worldwide program management.
EDUCATION
1993 Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering, University of Houston, Houston, Texas
1996 Academy of Military Science, McGhee-Tyson Air National Guard Base, Tenn.
1997 Communications – Electronics Officer Training, Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.
2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2010 Air Command and Staff College, Distance Learning Masters Program, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2010 Masters of Military Operational Art and Science with Highest Academic Distinction, Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2011 Cyber 300, Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio
2016 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2018 Cyber 400, National Defense University, Ft. McNair, Washington, D.C.
2022 Commander’s Leadership Course, National Capital Region
2022 Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, NORAD and USNORTHCOM, Peterson Space Force Base, Colo.
2023 Dual Status Commander Qualification Program, NORAD and USNORTHCOM, Peterson SFB, Colo.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 1996 - September 2001, Project Engineer, 272nd Engineering Installation Squadron (EIS), La Porte Air Guard Station (AGS), Texas
2. September 2001 - March 2006, Chief of Wire Section, 272nd EIS, La Porte AGS, Texas
3. March 2006 - October 2009, Installation Flight Commander, 272nd EIS, La Porte AGS, Texas
4. October 2009 - October 2013, Detachment Commander, 272nd EIS, Ellington Field Joint Reserve Base (JRB), Texas
5. October 2013 - August 2017, Commander, 272nd EIS, Ellington Field JRB, Texas
6. August 2017 - April 2019, Deputy Commander, 251st Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group (CEIG), Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base (ANGB), Ohio
7. April 2019 - March 2022, Commander, 251st CEIG, Springfield-Beckley ANGB, Ohio
8. March 2022 - April 2023, Director of Staff-Air, OHNG JFHQ, Beightler Armory, Ohio
9. April 2023 - February 2024, Deputy Commander, 178th Wing, Springfield-Buckley ANGB, Ohio, Columbus, OH
10. February 2024 - Present, Deputy Assistant Adjutant General - Air, OHNG JFHQ, Beightler Armory, Ohio
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Commendation Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Air and Space Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air and Space Outstanding Unit Award with three oak leaf clusters
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFLIATIONS
National Guard Association of Texas, Life Member
Ohio National Guard Association, Life Member
National Guard Association of the United States, Life Member
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
2015 Chief of the National Guard Bureau Excellence in Diversity Award, Unit category
2016 ANG Winner of DoD Chief Information Officer Annual Team of the Year
2016 ANG Winner of Air Force Lieutenant General Harold W. Grant Award, Information Dominance/Cyberspace Small Unit of the Year
2020 ANG Winner of Major General Harold M. McClelland Award, Information Dominance/Cyberspace Large Unit of the Year
2020 USAF Winner of Major General Harold M. McClelland Award, Information Dominance/Cyberspace Large Unit of the Year
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Sept. 19, 1996
First Lieutenant Sept. 19, 1998
Captain Nov. 5, 2000
Major Feb. 13, 2006
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 27, 2012
Colonel Dec. 21, 2017
Brigadier General Feb. 15, 2024
(Current as of December 2024)
