Allyson R. Solomon
was born in Trinidad and Tobago, and moved to Maryland with her
family in 1971. She is a 1986 graduate of Loyola College of
Maryland with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business
Administration. She holds a Master of Arts Degree in Public
Administration from Auburn University.
General Solomon began her military career by enlisting in the
Maryland Air National Guard (MDANG) in 1979, and was later
selected to attend the ANG Academy of Military Science. In
November 1986, she was commissioned as a second lieutenant.
General Solomon worked her way through the ranks, commanding at
two different levels. She is the first woman and first
African-American to be appointed as a senior commander in the
MDANG. In January 2003, she was the first woman to be promoted
to Colonel in MDANG history. She became the Commander of the 175
Mission Support Group in March 2003, and was responsible for
over 585 personnel. General Solomon has also been assigned as
the MDANG Executive Support Staff Officer, supporting the
Assistant Adjutant General-Air and The Adjutant General, as well
as the Maryland National Guard Equal Employment Officer.
In 2006, General Solomon was selected to serve as the Chief of
the General Officer Management Office at the National Guard
Bureau (NGB), Washington, DC. Reporting directly to the Chief,
NGB, her office was responsible for managing the careers and
training of over 350 general officers nationwide. General
Solomon was asked to return to Maryland in June 2008, and was
appointed by the Governor as the Assistant Adjutant General for
Air. As the senior ANG general officer, she also commands the
entire MDANG, which is an organization of approximately 1600
personnel that performs dual state and federal missions in
support of the Governor and the United States Air Force. In
addition, General Solomon serves as a Special Assistant to the
Chief, NGB. She is an active member of the Alpha Kappa Alpha
Sorority, Incorporated.
Biography courtesy of the Maryland Commission for Women,
2009.
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