BRIGADIER GENERAL ANTHONY L. LIGUORI

Retired August 6, 2001

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, New Hampshire National Guard

Brigadier General Anthony L. Liguori was assigned as Assistant Adjutant General - Air, New Hampshire National Guard on 5 August 2001. His was responsible for the command, control, and supervision of the 157th Air Refueling Wing, New Hampshire Air National Guard, and subordinate units.

General Liguori attended Officer Training School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas and was commissioned upon graduation in 1968. He attended Undergraduate Pilot Training at Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas, graduating in April 1969. General Liguori served in Vietnam with the 311 Special Operations Squadron from June 1969 to May 1970. He was then assigned as the Wing Instructor/Evaluation Pilot at McCoy Air Force Base, Florida from July 1970 until his separation from the Air Force in May 1973. From 1973 until 1980, General Liguori served with the Air Force Reserve in various assignments. He was appointed in the New Hampshire Air National Guard in July 1980 and assigned to the 133rd Air Refueling Squadron and assigned in various positions including pilot, Flight Commander, and Instructor Pilot. He was reassigned to State Headquarters as the Air Operations Officer and later assigned as the Chief of Staff.

EDUCATION:

1967 Brockport State University, Bachelor of Science, Biology, Brockport, New York

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. March 1968 - April 1969, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin Air Force Base, Texas
2. April 1969 - July 1970, C-123 Pilot, 311th Special Operations Squadron, Vietnam
3. July 1970 - December 1970, Student, 4017th Combat Crew Training Squadron, Castle Air Force Base, California
4. December 1970 - May 1973, Instructor/Evaluator Pilot, 909th Air Refueling Squadron, McCoy Air Force Base, Florida
5. May 1973 - December 1976, Pilot, C-123, 758th Tactical Airlift Squadron, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6. December 1976 - January 1978, Pilot, KC-135, 336th Air Refueling Squadron, March Air Force Base, California
7. January 1978 - April 1978, Evaluator Pilot, 336th Air Refueling Squadron, March Air Force Base, California
8. April 1978 - November 1978, Instructor Pilot, 336th Air Refueling Squadron, March Air Force Base, California
9. November 1978 - August 1979, Air Operations Officer, 336th Air Refueling Squadron, March Air Force Base, California
10. August 1979 - July 1980, Chief Operations Training, 452nd Air Refueling Wing, March Air Force Base, California
11. July 1980 - February 1982, Co-Pilot, KC-135, 133rd Air Refueling Squadron, New Hampshire Air National Guard, Pease Air Force Base, New Hampshire
12. February 1982 - January 1991, Aircraft Commander/Instructor Pilot, 133rd Air Refueling Squadron, New Hampshire Air National Guard, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire
13. January 1991 - May 1992, Operations Staff Director, State Headquarters, New Hampshire Air National Guard, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire
14. May 1992 - September 1994, Chief of Staff, State Headquarters, New Hampshire Air National Guard, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire
15. September 1994 - August 2001, Assistant Adjutant General-Air, New Hampshire National Guard, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: 6422
Aircraft flown: C-123, KC-135/Q/A/E/R

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Distinguished Flying Cross
Meritorious Service Medal, 1 device
Air Medal, 4 devices
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Presidential Unit Citation
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award, 3 devices
Air Force Organizational Excellence Award
Combat Readiness Medal, 5 devices
National Defense Service Medal, 1 device
Vietnam Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon, 6 devices
Armed Forces Reserve Medal, silver hourglass device
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Republic of Vietnam Gallantry Cross with device
Republic of Vietnam Campaign Medal
New Hampshire National Guard Service Bar, state seal

CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:

General Liguori is the Manager of the Flight Standards District Office for the Federal Aviation Administration in Portland, Maine.

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS:

Air Force Well Done Award
Air Force Association Presidents Award for Outstanding Reserve Aircrew for 1975

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 28 March 1968
First Lieutenant 28 March 1971
Captain 16 May 1973
Major 31 May 1978
Lieutenant Colonel 16 May 1987
Colonel 6 June 1992
Brigadier General 14 March 1996

(Current as of June 2010)