Photo by Sgt. Carleeann Smiddy | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 11.13.2025
Brig. Gen. Chad E. Holesko, Ohio deputy assistant adjutant general for Air, stands with his family during his promotion ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 13, 2025. Holesko joined the Ohio Air National Guard in 2008 after eight years of active-duty service in the Air Force. (Ohio Adjutant General’s Department photo by Carleeann Smiddy, Ohio National......
Photo by Sgt. Carleeann Smiddy | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 11.13.2025
Brig. Gen. Matthew S. Woodruff, left, Ohio adjutant general, awards Brig. Gen. Chad E. Holesko, Ohio deputy assistant adjutant general for Air, with the Legion of Merit award during Holesko’s promotion ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 13, 2025. The Legion of Merit is awarded to members of the U.S. Armed Forces for outstanding service, fidelity and......
Photo by Sgt. Carleeann Smiddy | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 11.13.2025
Brig. Gen. Matthew S. Woodruff, left, Ohio adjutant general, speaks during the promotion ceremony for Brig. Gen. Chad E. Holesko at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 13, 2025. Holesko is a command pilot with more than 3,500 flight hours, including nine combat missions totaling more than 47 combat hours in the F-16 Fighting Falcon. (Ohio Adjutant General’s......
Photo by 2nd Lt. Trenton Fouche | Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs | 06.21.2025
Brig. Gen. Jorge M. Fonseca and his wife, Andrea Fonseca, unfurl his one-star flag during his promotion ceremony June 21, 2025, at the Kedzie Armory in Chicago, as Command Sgt. Maj. Michael R. Kelly, State Command Sergeant Major of the Illinois Army National Guard, looks on. The ceremony marked Fonseca’s promotion to brigadier general and his appointment as Director of the Joint Staff. (U.S.......
Photo by 2nd Lt. Trenton Fouche | Joint Force Headquarters - Illinois National Guard Public Affairs | 06.20.2025
Brig. Gen. Jorge M. Fonseca poses with guests following his promotion ceremony June 21, 2025, at the Kedzie Armory in Chicago. Fonseca, a native of Chicago’s Little Village and veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan, was promoted to brigadier general and appointed Director of the Joint Staff for the Illinois National Guard. (U.S. Army photo by 2nd Lt. Trenton Fouche, Joint Force Headquarters –......
Photo by 1st Lt. Sarah Packard | Air Force Materiel Command | 03.12.2025
A group of Reserve Officer Training Corps cadets thanked the general officers with a round of applause for sharing their mentorship during a panel at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, on March 12, 2025. The panel included topics such as the Air Force Force Generation Model and leadership lessons. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Sarah Packard)...
Photo by 1st Lt. Sarah Packard | Air Force Materiel Command | 03.12.2025
A Reserve Officer Training Corps cadet asks a question to Air Force Materiel Command general officers during a panel at Wright-Patterson AFB, Ohio, on March 12, 2025. The panel included topics such as the Air Force Force Generation Model and leadership lessons. (U.S. Air Force photo by 1st Lt Sarah Packard)...
Photo by Sgt. Adena McCluskey | Alabama National Guard | 02.13.2025
Brig. Gen. Andrew Conant and his family welcomes the audience to refreshments and cake, Feb. 13, 2025, after his promotion ceremony at Joint Force Headquarters. Conant assumes command as the Deputy Commanding General of the 167th Theater Sustainment Command. The 167th is tasked with the monumental logistics mission of opening, sustaining and closing entire theaters of operation for ongoing......
