Commander Army Guard
Assistant Adjutant General Nevada National Guard
Brigadier General Francis P. Gonzales serves as the Assistant Adjutant General as well as the Commander Army Guard for the Nevada National Guard and oversees all training and readiness activities for all units within the state.
Brigadier General Gonzales was mobilized in two campaigns in support of Iraqi Freedom. He participated in the Iraqi Governance Campaign where he served as the Chief of Staff for the Gulf Region Division Project and Contracting Office, where he supervised all contractors and completed over 3,400 projects, worth over $18.4 billion dollars. General Gonzales was also responsible for the 2,700 Joint-Force Soldiers, Marines, Sailors and Airmen employed across the hostile combat zone that contributed to the reconstruction of Iraq. Brigadier General Gonzales continued to participate in the National Resolution Campaign, where he served as the Chief of Security in the International Zone Forward Operating Base and was instrumental in the merger of the United States Army Corps of Engineers and the Project Contracting Office.
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Education
1986 - Sierra Nevada College, Bachelor of Science, Business, Incline Village, Nevada
1994 - University State of New York Regents College, Bachelor of Science, Sociology, Albany, New York
1996 - University of Phoenix, Masters, Organizational Management, Reno, Nevada
1998 - United States Army War College.
Awards
Legion of Merit Bronze Star Medal
Meritorious Service Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Army Achievement Medal
Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal (with 1 Silver Oak Leaf Cluster and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
National Defense Service Medal (with Bronze Service Star)
Iraq Campaign Medal (with 2 Bronze Service Stars)
Global War on Terrorism Medal Service Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal (with M Device and Silver Hourglass)
Army Service Ribbon
Nevada National Guard Major General Drennan A. Clark Order of Nevada
Nevada National Guard Commendation Medal
State of Nevada War on Terrorism Service Medal
Nevada National Guard Meritorious Service Ribbon
Nevada National Guard Service Ribbon (with 4 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
Nevada National Guard Recruiting Ribbon
Meritorious Unit Commendation Medal
Governor’s Outstanding Unit Award
Assignments
1. July 1979 - May 1982, Platoon Leader, Armament, 150th Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company, Carson City, Nevada
2. May 1982 - July 1982, Executive Officer, 150th Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company, Carson City, Nevada
3. July 1982 - September 1986, Commander, 150th Heavy Equipment Maintenance Company, Carson City, Nevada
4. September 1986 - September 1988, Support Maintenance Officer, Headquarters, State Area Command, Carson City, Nevada
5. September 1988 - September 1990, S2/3 (Operations),121st Chemical Battalion, Elko, Nevada
6. September 1990 - September 1991, Executive Officer,121st Chemical Battalion, Elko, Nevada
7. September 1991 - April 1994, Commander, 21st Chemical Battalion, Elko, Nevada
8. April 1994 - June 1996, Executive Officer, Battle Born Brigade (Troop Command), Las Vegas, Nevada
9. June 1996 - January 1999, Commander, Battle Born Brigade (Troop Command), Las Vegas, Nevada
10. January 1999 - June 2006, Deputy Commander, Nevada Army National Guard, Carson City Nevada
11. July 2005 - December 2005, Chief of Staff Project Contracting Office, Baghdad, Iraq
12. December 2005 - February 2006, Military Assistant, Iraq Reconstruction, Baghdad, Iraq
13. February 2006 - June 2006, Deputy Commander, Nevada Army National Guard, Carson City, Nevada
14. June 2006 - Present, Assistant Adjutant General and Commander Army Guard, Nevada National Guard, Joint Force Headquarters, Carson City, Nevada
Other
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION:
Vice President, Corporate Services, NV Energy, Las Vegas, Nevada
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant 21 July 1979
First Lieutenant 20 July 1982
Captain 01 September 1983
Major 13 September 1988
Lieutenant Colonel 18 November 1992
Colonel 11 March 1997
Brigadier General 01 June 2006