Francis J. Evon, Jr.

Major General Francis J. Evon Jr. is the adjutant general of the Connecticut National Guard. He is responsible to the governor and the chief of the National Guard Bureau, for providing operationally trained, equipped and mission-ready forces to support both U.S. mobilization requirements and state emergency operations to include developing and coordinating counter terrorism and domestic preparedness contingencies for the State of Connecticut. He implements policies, programs, and plans as the direct link to all state assigned National Guard resources, providing information and evaluation, issue resolution and action recommendations. General Evon began his military career in 1985 as an enlisted Anti-Tank Crewman in the Combat Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 102nd Infantry of the Connecticut Army National Guard. He was commissioned through the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in 1989. Major General Evon has held command leadership positions at the company, battalion, and brigade levels. He served as commander of the 1st Battalion, 102d Infantry Regiment in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom from November 2009 to November 2010. Prior to his current assignment, General Evon served as the assistant adjutant general for the Connecticut Army National Guard. His promotion to major general was confirmed at the federal level by the U.S. Senate on May 23, 2019.

Education 1989 Bachelor of Science, Finance, University of Connecticut, Storrs, Connecticut 2013 Master of Strategic Studies, United States Army War College, Carlisle Barracks, Carlisle, Pennsylvania

Assignments Oct. 1989 – Nov. 1991 Rifle Platoon Leader, Company C (-), 1st Battalion, 102d Infantry, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, Bristol, Connecticut Nov. 1991 – Oct. 1992 Rifle Platoon Leader, Detachment 1, Company C (-), 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, Torrington, Connecticut Oct. 1992 – Nov. 1994 Mortar Platoon Leader, Company C, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, Bristol, Connecticut Nov. 1994 – Jul. 1996 Executive Officer, Company C, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, Bristol, Connecticut Jul. 1996 – Oct. 1998 Company Commander, Company C, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, Bristol, Connecticut Oct. 1998 – Oct. 1999 Battalion S-1, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, New Haven, Connecticut Oct. 1999 – Jan. 2001 Battalion S-4, 1st Battalion, 102nd Infantry, 43rd Infantry Brigade, 26th Infantry Division, New Haven, Connecticut Jan. 2001 – Mar. 2002 Brigade S-2, Headquarters, 85th Troop Command, State Area Command, New London, Connecticut Mar. 2002 – Apr. 2003 Administrative Officer, Headquarters, 169th Leadership Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, Niantic, Connecticut Apr. 2003 – Jun. 2003 Assistant Operations Officer, Headquarters, 169th Leadership Regiment, Connecticut Army National Guard, Niantic, Connecticut Jun. 2003 – Dec. 2003 Chief, Force Projection Officer, HHD STARC (-), Connecticut Army National Guard, Hartford, Connecticut Dec. 2003 – Sep. 2007 Executive Officer, Joint Forces Headquarters, Connecticut Army National Guard, Hartford, Connecticut Sep. 2007 – Mar. 2011 Commander, 102nd Infantry, 86th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (MTN), 42nd Infantry Division, New Haven, Connecticut Nov. 2009 – Jan. 2011 Commander, 1st Battalion 102nd Infantry, Afghanistan Mar. 2011 – Dec. 2011 J7/Director of Joint Training, Joint Forces Headquarters, Connecticut National Guard, Hartford, Connecticut Dec. 2011 – Aug. 2012 Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel/ G1, Joint Forces Headquarters, Connecticut National Guard, Hartford, Connecticut Aug. 2012 – Oct. 2014 Commander, 85th Troop Command, Connecticut Army National Guard, Niantic, Connecticut Oct. 2014 – Aug. 2016 Deputy Chief of Staff, Personnel/ G1, Joint Forces Headquarters, Connecticut National Guard, Hartford, Connecticut Aug. 2016 – Jun. 2018 Assistant Adjutant General, Connecticut Joint Force Headquarters, Hartford, Connecticut Jul. 2018 – present, The Adjutant General – Connecticut, Hartford, Connecticut

Awards and decorations Legion of MeritBronze StarMeritorious Service Medal with two bronze oak leaf clustersArmy Commendation Medal with two bronze oak leaf clustersArmy Achievement MedalMeritorious Unit CommendationNational Defense Service Medal with bronze service starAfghanistan Campaign Medal with one service starGlobal War on Terrorism Service MedalArmy Service RibbonArmed Forces Reserve Medal with Gold Hourglass and M DeviceOverseas Service Ribbon NATO Medal

Effective dates of promotion