BRIGADIER GENERAL FRANCES M. AUCLAIR

Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Maine Air National Guard

Brigadier General Frances M. Auclair is the Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Maine and also serves as Commander, Maine Air National Guard. General Auclair is the principal advisor to the Governor and The Adjutant General on matters pertaining to the Maine Air National Guard. She is responsible for the command, control and operations of plans and programs affecting more than 1,100 Maine Air National Guard personnel located in Augusta, Bangor, and South Portland. Her broad range of responsibilities includes ensuring combat readiness and mission capability of a tanker wing and two geographically separated mission support units. She assumed this position October 2, 2008.

General Auclair enlisted in the United States Navy in 1972 as a Hospital Corpsman. She joined the Maine Air National Guard as an Administrative Clerk in December 1979 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant after completing Officer Training School in 1981. General Auclair has served in various operations and command positions and in 2000 was selected as the Vice Commander, 101st Air Refueling Wing. General Auclair was the first non-rated Vice Wing Commander in the Air National Guard.

 

EDUCATION:

1977 University of Southern Maine, Bachelor of Science, Education, Portland, Maine
1993 Troy State University, Masters, Human Resource Management, Montgomery, Alabama
1998 Air War College, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. December 1981 - November 1983, Administrative Officer, 243rd Engineering and Installation Squadron, South Portland, Maine
2. November 1983 - December 1985, Logistics Officer, 101st Air Refueling Wing, Bangor, Maine
3. December 1985 - March 1988, Supply Officer, 101st Resource Management Squadron, Bangor, Maine
4. March 1988 - August 1989, Commander, 101st Communications Flight, Bangor, Maine
5. August 1989 - April 1992, Chief, Consolidated Base Personnel Office, Bangor, Maine
6. April 1992 - June 1993, Director of Personnel, 101st Support Group, Bangor, Maine
7. June 1993 - July 1995, Support Personnel Management Officer, Headquarters, Maine Air National Guard, Augusta, Maine
8. July 1995 - June 2000, Commander, 101st Support Group, Bangor, Maine
9. June 2000 - April 2006, Vice Commander, 101st Air Refueling Wing, Bangor, Maine
10. April 2006 - October 2008, Chief of Staff, Maine Air National Guard, Augusta, Maine
11. October 2008 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General - Air, Maine, National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, Augusta, Maine

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

Meritorious Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Commendation Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
Navy Meritorious Unit Commendation
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal
National Defense Service Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Armed Forces Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with Silver Hourglass)
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Training Ribbon (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS AND ASSOCIATIONS:

Bangor Area Chamber of Commerce
Rotary International
National Guard Association of the United States
National Guard Association of Maine
Unit #41, Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Services, National

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Second Lieutenant 19 December 1981
First Lieutenant 19 December 1983
Captain 4 January 1986
Major 26 April 1990
Lieutenant Colonel 2 May 1994
Colonel 30 July 1999
Brigadier General 3 June 2006