U N I T E D S T A T E S A I R F O R C E

BRIGADIER GENERAL LAURIE FARRIS

Brigadier General Laurie M. Farris is the Chief Of Staff, New Hampshire Air National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Concord, New Hampshire. She is responsible for the coordination and direction of Joint Force Headquarters staff activities in support of over 1,300 members of the New Hampshire Air National Guard prepared for contingency and homeland defense operations of both federal and state missions. She is a principle advisor to the Adjutant General and the Air Component Commander responsible for strategic planning, readiness initiatives, budget execution, force management, recruiting and retention.

General Farris, a native of Marshfield, Massachusetts, received a Bachelor of Science Degree from the United States Air Force Academy in 1987 and subsequently attended Undergraduate Pilot Training at Vance AFB, OK. Upon graduation in 1988, she was assigned to the 42nd Air Refueling Squadron, Loring AFB, where she later served as Chief Instructor Pilot. During her assignment at Loring, she supported combat air refueling with numerous missions flown in Operations DESERT SHIELD and DESERT STORM. In 1993, General Farris was assigned to the 99th Air Refueling Squadron where she served as an Executive Officer and Chief of Tanker Scheduling at Robins AFB, GA.

General Farris joined the New Hampshire Air National Guard in 1995. She served as a KC-135 Instructor and Evaluator Pilot, Flight Commander, and commander of the 133rd Air Refueling Squadron. In 2011, she was assigned to Joint Force Headquarters-New Hampshire as Director of Operations and to her current position in August 2015.

EDUCATION 1987 Bachelor of Science, United States Air Force Academy, Colorado 1992 Masters of Business Administration, Embry Riddle Aeronautical University, Aviation, Daytona Beach, Florida 1997 Squadron Officer School, by correspondence 2002 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence 2006 Air War College, by correspondence 2014 Joint Task Force Commanders Course, United States Northern Command, Colorado Springs, Colorado 2014 Leadership in Homeland Security, Harvard Kennedy School of Executive Education, Cambridge, Massachusetts

ASSIGNMENTS

1. June 1987 - June 1988, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma 2. June 1988 - June 1992, Pilot/Aircraft Commander, KC-135, Instructor Pilot, 42nd Air Refueling Squadron, Loring Air Force Base, Maine 3. June 1992 - September 1993, Instructor Pilot, KC-135, Training Flight, 42nd Air Refueling Squadron, Loring Air Force Base, Maine 4. October 1993 – March 1994, Executive Officer/Instructor Pilot, KC-135, 99th Air Refueling Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia 5. March 1994 – July 1994, Chief Tanker Scheduling Branch, 19th Operations Support Squadron, Robins Air Force Base, Georgia 6. July 1994 – April 1995, Inactive Reserve 7. April 1995 – January 2000, Aircraft Commander, KC-135R, 133rd Air Refueling Squadron, New Hampshire Air National Guard, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire 8. January 2000 – January 2009 , Flight Commander/Instructor Pilot, KC-135R, 133rd Air Refueling Squadron, New Hampshire Air National Guard, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire 9. January 2009 – September 2011, Commander, 133rd Air Refueling Squadron, New Hampshire Air National Guard, Pease Air National Guard Base, New Hampshire 10. September 2011 – September 2015, Director of Operations, Joint Force Headquarters-New Hampshire, New Hampshire Air National Guard, Concord, New Hampshire 11. September 2015 – Present, Chief of Staff, Joint Force Headquarters – New Hampshire, New Hampshire Air National Guard, Concord, New Hampshire FLIGHT INFORMATION Rating: Command Pilot Flight Hours: 5000+ Aircraft flown: T-37, T-38, KC-135A/R Pilot wings from: Vance Air Force Base, Oklahoma

MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster) Air Medal Aerial Achievement Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster) Air Force Commendation Medal Air Force Outstanding Unit Award (with “V” Device and 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster) Combat Readiness Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster) National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Star) Southwest Asia Service Medal (with 3 Bronze Stars) Afghanistan Campaign Medal (with Bronze Star) Iraq Campaign Medal (with Bronze Star) Global War on Terrorism Service Medal Armed Forces Service Medal Humanitarian Service Medal Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border Air Force Longevity Service (with 3 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters) Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon (Pistol) Air Force Training Ribbon Kuwait Liberation Medal Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Kuwait Liberation Medal Government of Kuwait New Hampshire National Guard Service Ribbon CIVILIAN OCCUPATION First Officer Jetblue Airways

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS & AFFILIATIONS: National Guard Association of the United States Life member Vice President, Air National Guard Association of New Hampshire Board of Directors, New Hampshire Military Assistance Foundation Air Force Association Life member Airlift Tanker Association Women Military Aviators Association

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION Second Lieutenant May 27, 1987

First Lieutenant May 27, 1989 Captain May 27, 1991 Major Oct. 1, 1998 Lt Colonel March 5, 2003 Colonel Oct. 21, 2011 Brigadier General 16 Sep. 16, 2015 (Current as of March 2016)