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 

PICTURED: Brigadier General Allyson R. Solomon.

SOURCES:

Internet

"Brigadier General Allyson R. Solomon." msa.md.gov/msa/educ/exhibits/womenshall/html/solomon.html, 18 Mar. 2010.

"Brigadier General Allyson R. Solomon." ng.mil/ngbgomo/library/bio/1877.htm, 18 Mar. 2010.

Lectures

O'Malley, Martin. Maryland Women Hall of Fame. Maryland Government House, Annapolis, MD. March 18, 2010. Presentation.

SUBMITTED: March 23, 2010. Picture taken March 18, 2010.

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