Brigadier General Brigadier General Stanley L. Pruett is the Assistant
Adjutant General, Air for the Alabama Air National Guard. He serves as the senior liaison
between the Adjutant General of Alabama and the Commander, Alabama Air National Guard on
the status of air programs and the readiness of assigned personnel and equipment.
General Pruett was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant in December of 1968 and entered pilot training in March of 1969. He has served the Alabama Air National Guard in such key positions as Flight Commander, Operations Officer, Squadron Commander, Assistant Director of Operations, Director of Operations, Wing Vice Commander, and Wing Commander. He assumed his present position as Assistant Adjutant General for Air, Headquarters Alabama Air National Guard on 13 January 1999.
1967 Bachelors degree in aeronautical engineering, Auburn University, Ala.
1973 Squadron Officers School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala.
1977 Masters degree in engineering, University of Alabama at Huntsville, Ala.
1980 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB Ala.
1985 Air War College, Maxwell AFB Ala.
1. March 1969 – March 1970, undergraduate pilot training, Randolph Air Force Base,
Tex.
2. March 1970 – October 1970, student pilot, 106th Tactical Reconnaissance
Squadron, Birmingham, Ala.
3. October 1970 – June 1977, RF-4C pilot, 106th Tactical Reconnaissance
Squadron, Birmingham, Ala.
4. June 1977 – February 1981, flight commander, 106th Tactical
Reconnaissance Squadron, Birmingham, Ala.5. February 1981– April 1983, operations
officer, 106th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron, Montgomery, Ala.
6. April 1983 – July 1986, commander, 106th Tactical Reconnaissance
Squadron, Birmingham, Ala.
7. July 1986 – May 1989, assistant director of operations, 117th Tactical
Reconnaissance Wing, Birmingham, Ala.
8. May 1989– June 1990, chief, wing plans, Headquarters, Alabama Air National Guard,
Montgomery, Ala.
9. June 1990– June 1992, assistant deputy commander for operations, 117th
Tactical Reconnaissance Wing, Birmingham, Ala.
10. June 1992 – June 1993, commander, 117th Operational Support Squadron,
Birmingham, Ala.
11. June 1993– October 1994, director of operations, Headquarters, Alabama Air
National Guard, Montgomery, Ala.
12. October 1994– September 1996, vice commander, 117th Air Refueling
Wing, Birmingham, Ala.
13. September 1996– January 1999, commander, 117th Air Refueling Wing,
Birmingham, Ala.
14. January 1999 – June 2000, assistant adjutant general for air, Headquarters, Alabama
Air National Guard, Montgomery, Ala.
Rating: Command pilot
Flight hours: more than 5,000
Aircraft flown: T-41, T-37, T-38, T-33, RF-84F, RF-4C, KC-135R
Pilot wings from: Randolph Air Force Base, Tex.
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with one device
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with one device
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with three devices
Combat Readiness Medal with eight devices
National Defense Service Medal
Southwest Asia Service Medal with one device
Armed Forces Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with one devices
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with six devices
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon
Kuwait Liberation Medal (K)
Alabama Commendation Medal
Alabama Veterans Service Medal
Alabama Desert Shield/Desert Storm Medal with one device
Alabama Faithful Service Medal with seven devices
Alabama Training Ribbon
Second Lieutenant, December 14, 1968
First Lieutenant, October 10, 1971
Captain, December 9, 1973
Major, March 17, 1978
Lieutenant Colonel, March 30, 1982
Colonel, 26 June 1993
Brigadier General, January 13, 1999
(Current as of February 2001)
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