State Leadership

The Adjutant General

MAJOR GENERAL JOHN P. HRONEK II

Major General John P. Hronek is Adjutant General for the State of Montana; serving as Commander of the Montana National Guard and the Director of the Department of Military Affairs. He is responsible to the Governor of Montana to provide Army and Air National Guard military forces that are ready to deploy worldwide and accomplish military missions in support of national defense, homeland security, natural disasters, domestic emergencies, and military support to state and local governments. . As The Adjutant General Major General Hronek serves on the Governor’s cabinet as the principal military advisor and is responsible to the Governor for State Disaster and Emergency Management, Homeland Security, Veteran Affairs, Counter-Drug Support to Civilian Law Enforcement, the Montana National Guard Youth Challenge Program and the STARBASE Program. Prior to his appointment as the Adjutant General he served as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, Air Education and Training Command. In this position he assisted with formulating, developing, and coordinating policies and programs impacting more than 107,700 Air National Guard members. The command operates more than 1,400 trainer, fighter and mobility aircraft, 23 wings, 10 bases and five geographically separated units training more than 293,000 students per year.

He is a command pilot with over 4,100 hours in the F-106, F-16, F-15C, and C-130H. General Hronek served as the NGB Director of A5/8/9 Plans, Programs and Requirements, Air National Guard Readiness Center, Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Assistant Adjutant General, Montana Air National Guard, Chief of Staff, Montana Air National Guard and Commander of the 120th Airlift Wing in Great Falls, MT, where he led the Wing in two major aircraft conversions from the F-16C to the F-15C and the F-15C to the C-130H. He has served three combat tours in Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, Kirkuk Air Base, Iraq and Balad Air Base, Iraq.

EDUCATION:

• 1982 Bachelor of Science in Business and Aviation Administration, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota
• 1994 Squadron Officer School (SOS), by correspondence
• 1997 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), by correspondence
• 2001 Air War College (AWC), by fellowship
• 2004 Senior Leadership Electronic Warfare Course, by in residence
• 2010 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education, by in residence
• 2014 Mobility Commanders Tactics Course, by in residence
• 2014 Mobility Commanders Tactics Course, by in residence
• 2015 Dual Status Commanders Course (NORTHCOM), by in residence
• 2016 Continuous Process Improvement for Executives (CPIE), by in residence
• 2017 Director of Mobility Forces (DM4), by in residence
• 2019 National Security Studies Course, by in residence

ASSIGNMENTS:

1. May 1985 - April 1986, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, Miss.
2. April 1986 - July 1986, Student, Fighter Lead-In Training, Holloman AFB, N. M
3. July 1986 - November 1990, Alert Pilot, Montana Air National Guard, Great Falls, Mont.
4. November 1990 - June 1992, Chief of Intelligence, Montana Air National Guard, Great Falls, Mont.
5. June 1992 - May 1995, Chief of Scheduling, Montana Air National Guard, Great Falls, Mont.
6. May 1995 - February 1996, Chief of Standardization and Evaluation, Flight Examiner, Montana Air National Guard, Great Falls, Mont.
7. February 1996 - May 1998, Chief of Training, Montana Air National Guard, Great Falls, Mont.
8. May 1998 - June 2000, Operations Support Flight Commander, Operations Officer, Montana Air National Guard, Great Falls, Mont.
9. June 2000 - October 2001, Chief of Safety, Montana Air National Guard, Great Falls, Mont.
10. October 2001 - May 2003, Logistics Group Commander, Montana Air National Guard, Great Falls, Mont.
11. May 2003 - March 2004, Maintenance Group Commander, Montana Air National Guard, Great Falls, Mont.
12. March 2004 - January 2006, Operations Group Commander, Montana Air National Guard, Great Falls, Mont.
13. January 2006 - June 2006, 506th Air Expeditionary Group Commander, Kirkuk Regional Air Base, Iraq
14. June 2006 - January 2008, Operations Group Commander, Montana Air National Guard, Great Falls, Mont.
15. January 2008 - June 2008, 332nd Deputy Operations Group Commander, Joint Base Balad, Iraq
16. June 2008 - July 2009, Operations Group Commander, Montana Air National Guard, Great Falls, Mont.
17. July 2009 - March 2014, 120th Fighter Wing Commander, Montana Air National Guard, Great Falls, Mont.
18. March 2014 - March 2015, 120th Airlift Wing Commander, Montana Air National Guard, Great Falls, Mont.
19. March 2015 - December 2015, Vice Chief of the Joint Staff, Montana National Guard, Fort Harrison, Mont
20. December 2015 – March 2018, Chief of Staff, JF HQ-MT (Air), Fort Harrison, Mont.
21. November 2017 – April 2018, Director NGB A-5/8/9, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
22. March 2018 – December 2019, Assistant Adjutant General, JF HQ-MT (Air), Fort Harrison, Mont.
23. November 2019 – August 2020, Director NGB A-5/8, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
24. September 2020 – December 2020, ANG Assistant AETC, JBSA Randolph, TX
25. January 2021 – Present, Adjutant General, Montana National Guard, Fort Harrison, Mont.

FLIGHT INFORMATION:

Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 4,100, including combat hours

Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, F-106, F-16 ADF, F-16C, F-15C, C-130H

Senior Enlisted Leader

COMMAND SERGEANT MAJOR ROBERT C. TERRIO

Command Sergeant Major Robert Terrio is the Senior Enlisted Leader of the Montana National Guard. He mentors a brigade located across 4 states, to include Idaho, Montana, Oregon, and Nevada.

CSM Terrio was raised in Helena, Montana and attended Capital High School. CSM Terrio previously worked for Dick Anderson Construction for over 30 years. CSM Terrio and his wife Tara also own and operate Montana Concrete Lifting, and have two daughters, Alyx and Aryn.

CSM Terrio’s military service began in 1987, enlisting into the Montana National Guard as a 12B, Combat Engineer. CSM Terrio spent eight years as a Combat Engineer, then joined the 3669th GS Co. with training opportunities in Germany before transitioning to the Regional Training Institute as a Small Group Instructor, and later Combat Arms Branch Chief, including multiple missions from 2004-2005 to Kyrgyzstan as an advisor and instructor for the Kyrgyzstani military. In 2009, CSM Terrio assumed duties as the First Sergeant of A Co, 1-163rd CAB, guiding the unit through a successful deployment to Iraq in support of Operation New Dawn. After returning from Iraq, he moved to the First Sergeant position of HHC, 1-163rd CAB. He was subsequently selected as the Command Sergeant Major for 1-163 CAB in 2013 and helped lead his battalion through an NTC rotation and Operation Saber Guardian in Romania. In November, 2016, CSM Terrio was selected as the Command Sergeant Major for the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team. While with the 116th CBCT, he participated in missions to Thailand and Cambodia along with another NTC rotation in 2019. CSM Terrio assumed the duties as the Senior Enlisted Leader for the State of Montana in December 2020.

EDUCATION:

1987 Capital High School, Helena, Montana.

AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:

• Legion of Merit
• Bronze Star Medal
• Meritorious Service Medal
• Army Commendation Medal (with 1 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster)
• Montana National Guard Commendation Medal
• Army Achievement Medal (with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters)
• Combat Action Badge
• Iraq Campaign Medal Campaign Star
• Montana National Guard Physical Fitness Ribbon
• Army Service Ribbon
• Army Reserve Components Achievement Medal
• National Defense Service Medal
• Humanitarian Service Medal
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal
• Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon
• Armed Forces Reserve Medal with M Device
• Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
• Noncommissioned Officers Professional Development Ribbon
• Army Good Conduct Medal
• Montana National Guard Noble Eagle Ribbon
• Montana National Guard OCONUS Ribbon
• Montana National Guard Attendance Ribbon
• Montana National Guard Service Ribbon
• Montana National Guard Campaign Ribbon

EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:

Private, E1	27 August 1987
Private, E2	30 October 1987
Private First Class	08 April 1988
Specialist	09 October 1988
Sergeant	14 October 1989
Staff Sergeant	01 June 1991
Sergeant First Class	01 June 2001
Master Sergeant	25 August 2005
Command Sergeant Major	01 April 2013

Updated 02 June 2021