Marc H. Sasseville
United States Air Force lieutenant general / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Marc Henry Sasseville Frontera[note 1] (born March 23, 1963) is a United States Air Force lieutenant general who currently serves as the 12th Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. He previously served as the commander of the Continental United States North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and concurrently as commander of the First Air Force (Air Forces Northern) from June 2019 to August 2020. Sasseville previously served as commander of the 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland and was the first Hispanic American to hold the position.
Marc H. Sasseville | |
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Birth name | Marc Henry Sasseville Frontera |
Born | (1963-03-23) March 23, 1963 (age 61) Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, U.S. |
Allegiance | United States |
Service/ | |
Years of service | 1985–present |
Rank | Lieutenant General |
Commands held | Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau First Air Force 113th Wing 113th Operations Group 121st Fighter Squadron |
Battles/wars | Iraq War |
Awards | Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal |
Children | 2 |
On September 11, 2001, Sasseville was the acting operations group commander under the 113th Wing of the D.C. Air National Guard. He was one of four pilots given the mission of finding United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks and destroying it, even if it meant ramming the aircraft. He also served as the Senior Defense Official/Defense Attache, Turkey, United States European Command, Ankara, Turkey.[1] He assumed his current assignment in August 2020.