Maj. Gen. Matthew D. Dinmore serves as the Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, 16th Air Force (Air Forces Cyber).
General Dinmore was commissioned in 1992 as a Distinguished Graduate of the Reserve Officer’s Training Corps at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He served on active duty from 1994 through 2002, following which he joined the 175th Information Operations Squadron in the Maryland Air National Guard. General Dinmore played key roles in this first-generation Guard cyber unit, including serving as its first Mission Capabilities Director, leading cyber engagements with Maryland’s State Partnership Program partner of Estonia, and ultimately as Commander after the unit was renamed to the 175th Network Warfare Squadron. He served with USCYBERCOM as a Joint Test Director leading a novel program to create DoD cyber defensive capabilities.
EDUCATION
1992 Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering, Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, Troy, N.Y.
1993 Master of Science Degree in computer engineering, Rochester Institute of Technology, Rochester, N.Y.
1998 Squadron Officer School, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2006 Air Command and Staff College, by correspondence
2007 Master of Science degree in information systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Md.
2012 Air War College, by correspondence
2012 Doctor of Philosophy degree in information systems, University of Maryland Baltimore County, Baltimore, Md.
2014 Air National Guard Commander Development Course, Air National Guard Resource Center, Joint Base Andrews, Md.
2018 Joint Task Force Commander Training Course, U.S. Northern Command, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2019 Dual Status Commander’s Certification Program, U.S. Northern Command, Colorado Springs, Colo.
2019 Senior Joint Information Operations Applications Course (SJIOAC), Lemay Center, Maxwell AFB, Ala.
2019 Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC); Joint Base Andrews, Md. & Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
2021 Regional Seminar - Transnational Issues, Alan L. Freed Associates, Washington D.C.
ASSIGNMENTS
1. January 1994 - January 1995, Engineering Advisor, Standard Systems Group, Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Ala.
2. January 1995 - January 1997, Management Information Systems Team Leader, Standard Systems Group, Maxwell Air Force Base-Gunter Annex, Ala.
3. January 1997 - December 1997, Engineer, Commander's Action Group, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.
4. December 1997 - December 1998, Information Operations Officer, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.
5. December 1998 - April 2000, Chief, Operations Division, Electronic Systems Center, Hanscom Air Force Base, Mass.
6. April 2000 - April 2001, Deputy Chief, Intelligence Analysis, 694th Intelligence Group, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
7. April 2001 - October 2002, Information Fusion Project Leader, 694th Intelligence Group, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
8. November 2002 - April 2004, Computer Scientist, Maryland Headquarters Detachment 1, Maryland Air National Guard, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
9. April 2004 - October 2009, A Flight Commander, Maryland Headquarters Detachment 1, Maryland Air National Guard, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
10. October 2009 - June 2012, Mission Capabilities Director, 175th Information Operations Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
11. June 2012 - April 2014, Commander, 175th Network Warfare Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, Fort George G. Meade, Md.
12. May 2014 - January 2016, Deputy Commander, 175th Wing Detachment 1, Maryland Air National Guard, Warfield Air National Guard Base, Md.
13. September 2014 - December 2015, Joint Test Director, J-BASICS, USCYBERCOM, Ft. Meade, Md.
14. January 2016 - July 2018, Maryland National Guard J6, Camp Fretterd Military Reservation, Md.
15. September 2019 - June 2021, Chief of Staff, Baltimore, MD; dual-hatted, September 2019 - June 2021, Mobilization Assistant to the Director of Cyber National Mission Force, United States Cyber Command (USCYBERCOM), Fort Meade, MD
16. June 2021 - Present, Air National Guard Assistant to the Commander, 16th Air Force, Air Combat Command, JFHQ, Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas
SUMMARY OF JOINT ASSIGNMENTS
1. September 2014 - December 2015, Joint Test Director, J-BASICS, USCYBERCOM, Ft. Meade, Md. as a Colonel
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Defense Meritorious Service Medal
Meritorious Service Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Commendation Medal
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Joint Service Achievement Medal
Air Force Achievement Medal
Army Achievement Medal
National Defense Service Medal with bronze star
Global War on Terrorism Medal
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with bronze hourglass
CIVILIAN OCCUPATION
Artificial intelligence group chief engineer with a university-affiliated research center leading technical programs for multiple government sponsors.
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant March 9, 1993
First Lieutenant March 9, 1995
Captain March 9, 1997
Major June 22, 2003
Lieutenant Colonel Jan. 6, 2008
Colonel May 23, 2013
Brigadier General Oct. 16, 2018
Major General June 15, 2021
(Current as of August 2021)