Brigadier General Allyson R. Solomon is a distinguished and highly decorated member of the Maryland Air National Guard. Her achievements include:
- In 1979 enlisted in the Maryland Air National Guard (MDANG). Later selected to attend the Air National Guard
(ANG) Academy of Military Science.
- November 1986 commissioned as a second lieutenant.
- First woman and first African-American to be appointed as a senior commander in the MDANG.
- January 2003 first woman to be promoted to Colonel in MDANG history.
- March 2003 promoted to Commander of the 175 Mission Support Group.
- 2006 selected to serve as Chief of the General Officer Management Office at the National Guard Bureau (NGB)
Washington DC.
- June 2008 appointed by the Governor of Maryland as the Assistant Adjutant General for Air.
- An active member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated.
- Inducted in to Maryland Women's Hall of Fame, 2009