BRIG. GEN. WILLIAM R. DAVIS

Brig. Gen. William R. Davis is the Chief of Staff - Air, Joint Force Headquarters, New Hampshire National Guard. In this capacity, he has leadership oversight of more than 1,050 personnel in the New Hampshire Air National Guard, ensuring mission readiness to support State and National missions.

General Davis received his commission from the Rhode Island Army National Guard in December 1996 and joined the New Hampshire Air National Guard in November 1998.

The General's other experience includes Vice Commander of the 157th Air Refueling Wing, squadron command, deputy group command, deployed deputy group command, tours at the National Guard Bureau and the U.S. Embassy in El Salvador. He is a prior Chair of the Director of Staff Advisory Council and also the Regional Economic Development Center, a non-profit lender that promotes employment opportunity and economic growth in southern New Hampshire. Prior to his current assignment he was Director of Staff – Air, Joint Force Headquarters, New Hampshire National Guard.

EDUCATION
1989 Bachelor of Science, Business Administration, Boston University, Boston, Mass.
1997 Master of Business Administration, New Hampshire College, Hooksett, N.H.
2004 Squadron Officer School (SOS), Maxwell Air Force Base (AFB), Ala., by correspondence
2008 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Air War College (AWC), Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence

ASSIGNMENTS
1. April 1989 - July 1989, Student, Basic and Advanced Individual Training, U.S. Army Infantry School, Fort Benning, Ga.
2. July 1989 - September 1989, Student, Basic Parachutist Course, U.S. Army Airborne School, Fort Benning, Ga.
3. September 1989 - June 1990, Infantryman, 173d Long Range Surveillance Detachment, Camp Fogarty, R.I.
4. June 1990 - August 1991, Officer Candidate, Deferred Commission, Rhode Island Army National Guard Officer Candidate School, Camp Varnum, R.I.
5. September 1991 - March 1992, Infantryman, 173d Long Range Surveillance Detachment, Camp Fogarty, R.I.
6. March 1992 - December 1996, Inactive Ready Reserve, U.S. Army, St. Louis, Mo.
7. December 1996 - November 1998, Platoon Leader, Inactive Ready Reserve, 119th Military Police Company, T.F. Green Airport, R.I.
8. November 1998 - September 2003, Wing Public Affairs Officer, 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease Air National Guard Base (ANGB), N.H.
9. September 2003 - May 2004, Traditional Command Activities Coordinator, U.S. Military Group, U.S. Embassy, El Salvador
10. May 2004 - August 2004, Executive Officer, 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease ANGB, N.H.
11. September 2004 - December 2004, Student, Basic Financial Management Officer Course, Keesler Air Force Base (AFB), Miss.
12. January 2005 - December 2009, Comptroller, 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease ANGB, N.H.
13. January 2010 - June 2011, Deputy Commander, 157th Mission Support Group, Pease ANGB, N.H. (January 2011 - May 2011, Deputy Commander, 447th Air Expeditionary Group, Sather Air Base, Iraq)
14. June 2011 - August 2013, Commander, 157th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Pease ANGB, N.H. (January 2012 - March 2012, Student, Logistics Readiness Officer Basic Course, Lackland AFB, Texas)
15. August 2013 - August 2014, Staff Fellow, Commander’s Action Group, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base (JB) Andrews, Md.
16. August 2014 - September 2016, Deputy Commander, 157th Mission Support Group, Pease ANGB, N.H.
17. September 2016 - October 2019, Vice Commander, 157th Air Refueling Wing, Pease ANGB, N.H.
18. October 2019 - July 2023, Director of Staff - Air, Joint Force Headquarters, New Hampshire National Guard, Concord, N.H.
19. July 2023 - Present, Chief of Staff - Air, Joint Force Headquarters, New Hampshire National Guard, Concord, N.H.

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with five oak leaf clusters
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air and Space Achievement Medal

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFLIATIONS
1998 - 2011 Moderator, elected position in charge of Federal and State elections, Town of Newfields, New Hampshire

OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1991 Award for Academic Excellence, Association of the United States Army, Officer Candidate School Class 34, Rhode Island Military Academy
2004 Distinguished Graduate, Basic Financial Management Officer Course
2012 Distinguished Graduate, Logistics Readiness Officer Basic Course

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 24, 1996
First Lieutenant Dec. 24, 1998
Captain April 6, 2001
Major June 1, 2005
Lieutenant Colonel Aug. 4, 2009
Colonel Nov. 17, 2016
Brigadier General July 1, 2023

 

(Current as of April 2024)