1. Office of Public Affairs
California National Guard Joint Force Headquarters
9800 Goethe Road, Sacramento, CA 95826
COL J. LAWRENCE McKOANE
Colonel J. Lawrence McKoane is the Vice Chief of Staff of
the California Army and Air National Guard Joint Staff. He is
responsible for oversight of plans and training to ensure
mission readiness of 22,000 California National Guard
members preparing for the full spectrum of defense support to
civil authorities during state or national emergencies.
Colonel McKoane is the past commander of the144th Fighter
Wing, the 144th
Operations Group and the 194th
Fighter
Squadron having participated in numerous operational
deployments as a fighter pilot to the Middle East and Central
America. He has spent the majority of his career as a
traditional reservist and is currently the president and chief
executive of a business located in Fresno, California.
Colonel McKoane began his military career in 1983 by
enlisting in the California Air National Guard as an Aircraft
Maintenance Specialist. He was commissioned as a
Distinguished Graduate in 1986, at the Academy of Military
Science, McGhee Tyson ANGB, Tennessee and earned his
wings at Columbus AFB, Mississippi, in 1987. Colonel
McKoane graduated with honors from California State University Fresno receiving his Bachelor of Science
Degree in Business Administration and later graduated with honors from American Military University
attaining a Master’s Degree in Joint Warfare.
Colonel McKoane is a Command Pilot, Instructor and Evaluator with more than 3000 hours in the T-37, T-
38, F-4 and F-16.
EDUCATION:
1985: Associate in Applied Science Degree in Aircraft Maintenance Technology, Community College of
the Air Force
1985: Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration, California State University Fresno
1997: Squadron Officer School (Correspondence)
2003: Air Command and Staff College (Correspondence)
2006: Air War College (Correspondence)
2010: Air National Guard Senior Officers Maintenance Course, Andrews AFB
2010: Air National Guard Commanders Course, Andrews AFB
2013: Masters of Arts in Military Studies- Joint Warfare Concentration, American Military University
2014: Joint Task Force Commanders Training Course, Peterson AFB
ASSIGNMENTS:
BIOGRAPHY
UNITED STATES AIR FORCE

2. 1. 1983 –1986, Aircraft Maintenance Systems Specialist, 144th
Consolidated Aircraft Maintenance
Squadron, Fresno ANG Base, California
2. 1986 –1987, Student, Undergraduate Pilot Training, Columbus AFB, Mississippi
3. 1987, Student, Lead-In Fighter Training, Holloman AFB, New Mexico
4. 1988, Student, F-4 Replacement Training Unit, Kingsley Field ANG Base, Klamath Falls Oregon.
5. 1988 - 1989, F-4 Mission Ready Fighter Pilot, 194th
Fighter Squadron, Fresno ANG Base, California
6. 1989, Student, F-16 Replacement Training Unit, Tucson ANB, Arizona
7. 1989 - 1994, F-16 Combat Ready Fighter Pilot, Flight Lead, 194th
Fighter Squadron, Fresno ANG
Base, California
8. 1994, Student, F-16 Air Combat Tactics Course, Kingsley Field ANG Base, Klamath Falls, Oregon
9. 1994 – 1998, Operations Control Center-Fighter Officer, F-16 Combat Ready Fighter Pilot, Mission
Commander Flight Lead, 144th
Fighter Wing, Fresno ANG Base, California
10. 1998 – 2002, F-16 Weapons and Tactics Officer, 144th
Fighter Wing, Fresno ANG Base, California
11. 2002 - 2003, Chief F-16 Weapons and Tactics Officer, F-16 Instructor Pilot, 144th Fighter Wing,
Fresno ANG Base, California
12. 2003 - 2005, Flight Commander, 194th
Fighter Squadron, F-16 Instructor Pilot, Fresno ANG Base,
California
13. 2005 – 2009, Squadron Commander, 194th
Fighter Squadron, F-16 Instructor and Evaluator Pilot,
Fresno ANG Base, California
14. 2009 – 2010, Group Commander, 144th
Operations Group, F-16 Instructor and Evaluator Pilot, Fresno
ANG Base, California
15. 2010 – 2011, Wing Commander, 144th
Fighter Wing, Fresno ANG Base, California
16. 2011 – 2013, Special Assistant to the Commander; Air Division, California National Guard Joint Force
Headquarters, Sacramento, California
17. 2014 – present, Vice Chief of Staff; Joint, California National Guard Joint Force Headquarters,
Sacramento, California
FLIGHT INFORMATION:
Rating: Command Pilot
Flying Hours: More than 3000
Aircraft Flown: T-37, T-38, F-4, and F-16
AWARDS AND DECORATIONS:
Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
Aerial Achievement Medal with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with three oak leaf clusters

3. Air Force Achievement Medal
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award with Valor Device and three oak leaf clusters
Combat Readiness Medal with eight oak leaf clusters
Air Reserve Forces Meritorious Service Medal with one oak leaf cluster
National Defense Service Medal with one bronze star
Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Air Force Longevity Service Award Ribbon with three oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with one M device
Small Arms Expert Marksmanship Ribbon
Air Force Basic Training Honor Graduate
Air Force Training Ribbon with one oak leaf cluster
California Legion of Merit
California Medal of Merit
California Commendation Medal
California Service Medal
California National Guard Federal Service Medal
California Drill Attendance Ribbon with fourteen oak leaf clusters
OTHER ACHEIVEMENTS:
Distinguished Graduate, Aircraft Maintenance Specialist Course, 1984
Air Force Sergeants Association, Airman of the Year nominee, 1985
Airman of the mid-Year, 144th
Fighter Wing; 1985
Distinguished Graduate, ANG Academy of Military Science, 1986
Academic Training Award, Undergraduate Pilot Training, 1987
Top Gun Award, Fighter Lead-in pilot training, 1987
Distinguished Graduate, F-4 pilot training, 1988
Academic Training Award, F-4 pilot training, 1988
Distinguished Achievement Award, Order of Daedalians, 1994
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION:
Second Lieutenant 18 September 1986
First Lieutenant 17 October 1988
Captain 17 October 1990
Major 01 October 1998
Lieutenant Colonel 06 December 2003
Colonel 05 August 2010
(Current as of 01 May 2015)