Margaret H. Bair
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Margaret H. Bair is a Brigadier General
in the United States Air National Guard and is the Chief of Staff of the Wisconsin Air National Guard
.
in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
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in 1976. While on active duty, her assignments included serving at Andrews Air Force Base. Following her time on active duty, she joined the United States Air Force Reserve
and the Montana Air National Guard
and eventually became the commander of the Medical Group of the 128th Air Refueling Wing
of the Wisconsin Air National Guard. She was promoted to Brigadier General in 2009 by Jim Doyle
.
Brigadier general (United States)
A brigadier general in the United States Army, Air Force, and Marine Corps, is a one-star general officer, with the pay grade of O-7. Brigadier general ranks above a colonel and below major general. Brigadier general is equivalent to the rank of rear admiral in the other uniformed...
in the United States Air National Guard and is the Chief of Staff of the Wisconsin Air National Guard
Wisconsin Air National Guard
The Wisconsin Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It is, along with the Wisconsin Army National Guard, an element of the Wisconsin National Guard...
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Biography
Bair is married to Jim Bair, who is also in the National Guard. They have three children. While not serving in the military she works as a registered nurseRegistered nurse
A registered nurse is a nurse who has graduated from a nursing program at a university or college and has passed a national licensing exam. A registered nurse helps individuals, families, and groups to achieve health and prevent disease...
in Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Lake Geneva, Wisconsin
Lake Geneva is a city in Walworth County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 7,148 at the 2000 census. A resort city located on Geneva Lake, it is southwest of Milwaukee and popular with tourists from metropolitan Chicago and Milwaukee.-History:...
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Career
Bair originally joined the United States Air ForceUnited States Air Force
The United States Air Force is the aerial warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces and one of the American uniformed services. Initially part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947 under the National Security Act of...
in 1976. While on active duty, her assignments included serving at Andrews Air Force Base. Following her time on active duty, she joined the United States Air Force Reserve
Air Force Reserve Command
The Air Force Reserve Command is a major command of the U.S. Air Force with its headquarters at Robins AFB, Georgia.It stood up as a major command of the Air Force on 17 February 1997....
and the Montana Air National Guard
Montana Air National Guard
The Montana Air National Guard is the air force militia of the U.S. state of Montana. It is, along with the Montana Army National Guard, an element of the Montana National Guard.-120th Fighter Wing:...
and eventually became the commander of the Medical Group of the 128th Air Refueling Wing
128th Air Refueling Wing
The United States Air Force's 128th Air Refueling Wing is an Air Mobility Command located at General Mitchell International Airport, Wisconsin...
of the Wisconsin Air National Guard. She was promoted to Brigadier General in 2009 by Jim Doyle
Jim Doyle
James Edward "Jim" Doyle is a Wisconsin politician and member of the Democratic Party. He was the 44th Governor of Wisconsin, serving from January 6, 2003 to January 3, 2011. He defeated incumbent Governor Scott McCallum by a margin of 45 percent to 41 percent; the Libertarian Party candidate Ed...
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