Maj. Gen. Bryan E. Salmon is the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Combat Command, Langley Air Force Base, Virginia as well as the Special Assistant to the Director of the Air National Guard, Washington D.C. As the ANG Assistant to COMACC he assists in organizing, training, equipping and maintaining combat-ready air, cyberspace, and electromagnetic spectrum forces for rapid deployment and employment while ensuring strategic air defense forces are ready to meet the challenges of peacetime air sovereignty and wartime defense. As Special Assistant to the DANG he assists the Director in formulating, developing, and coordinating all policies, plans and programs affecting 108,400 Air National Guard Airmen and civilians across 90 wings and 180 installations in 159 communities throughout the 50 states, District of Columbia, Puerto Rico, Guam and Virgin Islands.
General Salmon was commissioned in 1994 upon graduation from the U.S. Air Force Academy. He has served as the ACC Director of Air National Guard Forces (CG), ANG Special Access Program Management Officer (SAPMO), located at Joint Base Langley-Eustis, VA. and Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander 15th Air Force, Shaw AFB, S.C. Prior to his selection as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander of ACC and Special Assistant to the Director of the ANG, General Salmon was the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander First Air Force, DCFACC, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
General Salmon is a command pilot with more than 2,600 flying hours, including more than 220 hours leading combat missions in Operations Southern Watch and Northern Watch. In his civilian capacity, he is a pilot with a major transport company.
EDUCATION
1994 Bachelor of Science in Management, United States Air Force Academy, Colo.
2000 U.S. Air Force Fighter Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.
2003 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2007 Air Command and Staff College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2014 Air War College, Maxwell AFB, Ala., by correspondence
2015 Cyberspace Operations Fundamentals Course, Northfield, Vt., by correspondence
2016 Executive Cyber Leadership Course, University of Texas San Antonio, Texas
2019 Joint and Combined Warfighting School, Norfolk, Va.
2020 Senior Leader Orientation Course, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2022 Combined Force Air Component Commander Course, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2023 National Security Management Course, Syracuse, N.Y.
2024 Enterprise Leadership Seminar, University of North Carolina Kenan-Flagler Business School, Chapel Hill, N.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. November 1994 – December 1995, student, undergraduate pilot training, Euro NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT), Sheppard AFB, Texas
2. December 1995 – June 1996, student, Introduction to Fighter Fundamentals (IFF), ENJJPT, Sheppard AFB, Texas
3. June 1996 – October 1996, student, F-15 Replacement Training Unit, 2nd Fighter Training Squadron, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
4. November 1996 - December 1998, F-15C instructor pilot and assist chief of weapons, 94th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
5. December 1998 – December 2000, F-15C instructor pilot, evaluator pilot, and Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, 44th Fighter Squadron, Kadena AB, Japan
6. December 2000 – December 2003, F-15C instructor pilot, Chief of Weapons and Tactics, evaluator pilot, and flight commander, 19th Fighter Squadron, Elmendorf AFB, Alaska
7. December 2003 – August 2005, F-15C instructor pilot and evaluator pilot, 110th Fighter Squadron, Lambert, Mo.
8. August 2005 – July 2007, F-15C instructor pilot and evaluator pilot, 307th Fighter Squadron, Langley AFB, Va.
9. July 2007 – May 2013, F-22A instructor pilot and flight commander, 149th Fighter Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
10. May 2013 – January 2015, Commander, 192d Intelligence Squadron, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
11. January 2015 – November 2016, Air National Guard Advisor to 480th ISR Wing Commander, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
12. January 2015 – November 2016, Director of Intelligence (J2), Virginia Department of Military Affairs, JFHQ, Va.
13. November 2016 – December 2017, Commander 192d Operations Group, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
14. December 2017 – June 2019, Air National Guard Advisor to ACC/A5/8/9, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
15. June 2019 – December 2020, Director of Air National Guard Forces, Headquarters Air Combat Command, ACC/CG, Joint Base Langley-Eustis, Va.
16. January 2021 – Jun 2021, Chief of Staff, Oklahoma ANG, Oklahoma City Okla.
17. January 2021 – Apr 2023, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander 15th Air Force, Shaw AFB, S.C.
18. July 2021 – Apr 2024, Assistant Adjutant General Air (ATAG), Virginia ANG, Richmond, Va.
19. May 2023 – Apr 2024, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander First Air Force, DCFACC, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
20. Apr 2024 – Present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander ACC, Langley AFB, Va.
21. Apr 2024 – Present, Special Assistant to the Director of the Air National Guard, Washington D.C.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 2,600
Aircraft Flown: F-22A, F-15A/B/C/D, T-38 and T-37
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal
Air Medal
Aerial Achievement Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
OTHER ACHIEVEMENTS
1994 Distinguished Military Graduate, USAFA, Colo.
1996 Distinguished Graduate, ENJJPT IFF, Sheppard AFB, Texas
1996 Distinguished Graduate, F-15 RTU, Tyndall AFB, Fla.
2000 Distinguished Graduate, United States Air Force Weapons Instructor Course, Nellis AFB, Nev.
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant June 1,1994
First Lieutenant June 1, 1996
Captain June 1, 1998
Major August 31, 2004
Lieutenant Colonel January 9, 2010
Colonel October 29, 2015
Brigadier General January 1, 2021
Major General April 1, 2024
(Current as of January 2025)