Brig. Gen. Daniel R. McDonough is Assistant Adjutant General – Air, Illinois Air National Guard. As the Commander of the Illinois Air National Guard, he is responsible for the command, control and operations of plans and programs affecting more than 3,000 Illinois Air Guard Personnel located at Scott Air Force Base, Peoria and Springfield, Illinois. His broad range of responsibilities include ensuring combat readiness and mission capability of three major air bases comprised of flying wings, command and control facilities, logistics, and mission support units, while providing combat trained personnel to meet all United States Air Force mission requirements. He also supervises a full-time force of over 900 Federal and State employees.
Brig. Gen. McDonough received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Administration from Indiana State University. He was mission ready in the OA-37 Dragonfly, F-16 Fighting Falcon and C-130E and C-130H Hercules. He has deployed as a C-130 aircraft commander five times in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, as well as four times to command the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. He served as the Air National Guard Operations Group Commander Council chairman. Prior to his current assignment, he commanded at the Flight, Squadron, Group and Wing level. Brig. Gen. McDonough is a Command Pilot, Instructor and Evaluator with over 5,600 total flying hours and nearly 700 combat and combat support hours. Prior to his current position, the Brigadier General was the Commander of the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Illinois.
EDUCATION
1983 Associate Degree, General Studies, Illinois Central College, East Peoria
1985 Bachelor of Science, Aviation Administration, Indiana State University, Terre Haute
1993 F-16 Flight Instructor Course, Tucson ANGB, Ariz.
1996 C-130 Flight Instructor Course, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
1997 Squadron Officer School, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by
correspondence
2005 Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by
correspondence
2012 Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2013 Mobility Commanders Tactics Course, Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center,
Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Mo.
2018 Commander Development Course, National Guard Bureau, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2018 Commander Development Course, National Guard Bureau, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1987 - May 1988, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
2. May 1988 - October 1991, Forward Air Controller, 169th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
3. October 1991 - October 1994, F-16A/B Fighter Pilot, 169th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
4. October 1994 - June 1997, Assistant Flight Commander, 169th Airlift Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
5. June 1997 - October 1999, Operations Officer, 169th Airlift Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
6. October 1999 - May 2005, Flight Commander, 169th Airlift Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
7. May 2005 - March 2006, Commander, 169th Airlift Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
8. March 2006 - November 2017, Commander, 182nd Operations Group, Peoria, Ill.
9. November 2017 - May 2022, Commander, 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill.
10. May 2022 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General – Air, Illinois Air National Guard, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Ill.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 5,600 (including 475+ combat hrs)
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, OA-37, AT-38B, F-16A/B, C-130E/H3
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Illinois Lincoln Medal of Freedom
Illinois Long and Honorable Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Illinois Military Attendance Ribbon with “16” device
Louisiana Emergency Service Medal
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFLIATIONS
National Guard Association of Illinois
National Guard Association of the United States
Rotary Club of Peoria Association
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1994 Pilot of the Year, Illinois Air National Guard
Past Chairman, Air National Guard C-130 Operations Group Commander Council
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 21, 1987
First Lieutenant July 12, 1989
Captain July 12, 1991
Major April 1, 1997
Brig. Gen. Daniel R. McDonough is Assistant Adjutant General – Air, Illinois Air National Guard. As the Commander of the Illinois Air National Guard, he is responsible for the command, control and operations of plans and programs affecting more than 3,000 Illinois Air Guard Personnel located at Scott Air Force Base, Peoria and Springfield, Illinois. His broad range of responsibilities include ensuring combat readiness and mission capability of three major air bases comprised of flying wings, command and control facilities, logistics, and mission support units, while providing combat trained personnel to meet all United States Air Force mission requirements. He also supervises a full-time force of over 900 Federal and State employees.
Brig. Gen. McDonough received a Bachelor of Science degree in Aviation Administration from Indiana State University. He was mission ready in the OA-37 Dragonfly, F-16 Fighting Falcon and C-130E and C-130H Hercules. He has deployed as a C-130 aircraft commander five times in support of Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom, as well as four times to command the 774th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron at Bagram Air Base, Afghanistan. He served as the Air National Guard Operations Group Commander Council chairman. Prior to his current assignment, he commanded at the Flight, Squadron, Group and Wing level. Brig. Gen. McDonough is a Command Pilot, Instructor and Evaluator with over 5,600 total flying hours and nearly 700 combat and combat support hours. Prior to his current position, the Brigadier General was the Commander of the 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Illinois.
EDUCATION
1983 Associate Degree, General Studies, Illinois Central College, East Peoria
1985 Bachelor of Science, Aviation Administration, Indiana State University, Terre Haute
1993 F-16 Flight Instructor Course, Tucson ANGB, Ariz.
1996 C-130 Flight Instructor Course, Little Rock AFB, Ark.
1997 Squadron Officer School, Air University, Maxwell Air Force Base, Ala., by
correspondence
2005 Air Command and Staff College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by
correspondence
2012 Air War College, Air University, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2013 Mobility Commanders Tactics Course, Advanced Airlift Tactics Training Center,
Rosecrans Air National Guard Base, Mo.
2018 Commander Development Course, National Guard Bureau, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2018 Commander Development Course, National Guard Bureau, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. May 1987 - May 1988, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Laughlin AFB, Texas
2. May 1988 - October 1991, Forward Air Controller, 169th Tactical Air Support Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
3. October 1991 - October 1994, F-16A/B Fighter Pilot, 169th Tactical Fighter Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
4. October 1994 - June 1997, Assistant Flight Commander, 169th Airlift Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
5. June 1997 - October 1999, Operations Officer, 169th Airlift Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
6. October 1999 - May 2005, Flight Commander, 169th Airlift Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
7. May 2005 - March 2006, Commander, 169th Airlift Squadron, Peoria, Ill.
8. March 2006 - November 2017, Commander, 182nd Operations Group, Peoria, Ill.
9. November 2017 - May 2022, Commander, 182nd Airlift Wing, Peoria, Ill.
10. May 2022 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General – Air, Illinois Air National Guard, Camp Lincoln, Springfield, Ill.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: command pilot
Flight hours: more than 5,600 (including 475+ combat hrs)
Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, OA-37, AT-38B, F-16A/B, C-130E/H3
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit with oak leaf cluster
Meritorious Service Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters
Aerial Achievement Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal
Air Force Combat Action Medal
Illinois Lincoln Medal of Freedom
Illinois Long and Honorable Service Medal with six oak leaf clusters
Illinois Military Attendance Ribbon with “16” device
Louisiana Emergency Service Medal
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFLIATIONS
National Guard Association of Illinois
National Guard Association of the United States
Rotary Club of Peoria Association
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1994 Pilot of the Year, Illinois Air National Guard
Past Chairman, Air National Guard C-130 Operations Group Commander Council
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant May 21, 1987
First Lieutenant July 12, 1989
Captain July 12, 1991
Major April 1, 1997
Lieutenant Colonel April 1, 2004
Colonel Jan. 24, 2014
Brigadier General May 30, 2022\
(Current as of November 2022)