Donald P. Dunbar

Major General Donald P. Dunbar is Wisconsin's former Adjutant General.[1] He commanded the Wisconsin National Guard and is in the United States Air National Guard. Dunbar was responsible for Emergency Management in the state. He also served as Wisconsin's Homeland Security Advisor, chairs the Homeland Security Council, and served as the senior state official for cyber matters. Dunbar also served on the executive committees of the Governor's Homeland Security Advisors Council (GHSAC) and the Adjutants General Association of the United States (AGAUS), and is a member of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) National Advisory Council. With the retirement of Major General Thaddeus J. Martin of the Connecticut National Guard on June 30, 2018, General Dunbar became the longest serving Adjutant General in the United States. At the request of Governor Tony Evers, Dunbar resigned his post in the Wisconsin National Guard on December 9, 2019, for intentionally ignoring orders requiring outside investigations into claims of sexual assault and harassment as required by state and federal law and U.S. Department of Defense regulations.[2] [3][4]

Maj. Gen.

Donald P. Dunbar
AllegianceUnited States
Service/branchWisconsin Air National Guard
Years of service1983–2019
RankMajor General
Commands heldAdjutant General of the Wisconsin National Guard
Awards Legion of Merit

Career

Dunbar joined the Air Force in August 1983 and trained at Reese Air Force Base.[5] Later he would compile over 3,000 flying hours, flying in a Boeing B-52 Stratofortress, Boeing KC-135 Stratotanker, Fairchild C-26 Metroliner, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, Cessna T-37 Tweet, Northrop T-38 Talon, and Cessna T-41 Mescalero.[6] He first came to Wisconsin in March 2005 to command the 128th Air Refueling Wing of the Wisconsin Air National Guard. Following a tour of duty in the Iraq War, Dunbar was named Adjutant General of Wisconsin by Jim Doyle in 2007.

Awards Dunbar has received include the Legion of Merit, the Meritorious Service Medal with four oak leaf clusters, the Air Medal, the Air Force Commendation Medal, the Air Force Achievement Medal, the Army Achievement Medal, the Joint Meritorious Unit Award, the Meritorious Unit Award, the Air Force Organization Excellence Award the Combat Readiness Medal with one silver oak leaf cluster and two bronze oak leaf clusters, the Air Force Recognition Ribbon, the National Defense Service Medal with service star, the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal with two service stars, the Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, the Armed Forces Service Medal with four bronze service stars, the Humanitarian Service Medal, the Air Force Overseas Ribbon, the Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with gold border and three oak leaf clusters, the Air Force Longevity Service Award with oak leaf cluster, the Armed Forces Reserve Medal with hourglass device and mobilization device with a 7 award numeral, the Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon, the Air Force Training Ribbon, and the NATO Medal.

Education

Dates of rank

From 1984 to present, Dunbar has achieved eight different rank promotions.[7]

InsigniaRankDate
Second LieutenantJanuary 13, 1984
First LieutenantJanuary 12, 1986
CaptainJanuary 12, 1988
MajorApril 1, 1996
Lieutenant ColonelApril 3, 2000
ColonelFebruary 27, 2004
Brigadier GeneralAugust 1, 2008
Major GeneralAugust 5, 2010

References
  1. "Major General Donald P. Dunbar Wisconsin National Guard". Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
  2. "6 key takeaways from an investigation of the Wisconsin National Guard's handling of sexual assault allegations". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  3. "National Guard Bureau Office of Complex Investigations Report of Assessment of the Wisconsin National Guard" (PDF). wispolitics.com. Office of Complex Investigations. Retrieved 9 December 2019.
  4. "Wisconsin National Guard chief resigns after report shows sexual assault investigations violated state and federal law". Wisconsin State Journal. December 10, 2019.
  5. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-07-24. Retrieved 2010-08-06.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  6. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2012-12-25. Retrieved 2012-11-24.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  7. "Major General Donald P. Dunbar". National Guard Bureau. Department of Defence. Retrieved 25 January 2018.
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