BRIGADIER GENERAL ROLF E. MAMMEN
BRIGADIER GENERAL ROLF E. MAMMEN became the Commander, 127th Wing, Selfridge Air National Guard Base in May of 2019. The 127th Wing is home to 1,700 Citizen-Airmen operating both the A-10 and KC135 aircraft, as well as the host to more than 70 tenant organizations from all branches of the military and numerous Department of Homeland Security organizations. More than 5,000 Active, Guard, Reserve, and civilian personnel call Selfridge home.
A native of Grosse Pointe Woods, General Mammen earned his commission and Bachelor of Science in Astrophysics through Michigan State University’s Reserve Officer Training Corps in 1986. After graduating from the Euro-NATO Joint Jet Pilot Training (ENJJPT) program at Sheppard Air Force Base in 1988, he served as an Instructor Pilot in the T-38 aircraft at the ENJJPT schoolhouse teaching advanced pilot training to students and instructors representing twelve participating NATO nations. Joining the Michigan Air National Guard in 1994, General Mammen completed C-130 Pilot Initial Qualification course as a distinguished graduate and has flown numerous operational missions domestically, in the Pacific, European, and South American theaters. In addition, he deployed to Southwest Asia in 2004-2005 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom as the 738th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron’s Operations Officer- – managing the daily C-130 flying operation into Iraq and Afghanistan.
In his civilian capacity, the General is a pilot with a major airline logging more than 10,000 flying hours in the B737, B757, B767 and the B777. The General also serves on the Board of Directors of the Grosse Pointe War Memorial and the Grosse Pointe Foundation.
FLIGHT INFORMATION
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight hours: More than 3000
Aircraft flown: AT -38B, C 26A/B, C -130 E, T37, T38EDUCATION
1986 Bachelor of Science in Astrophysics, Michigan State University, East Lansing, Michigan
1993 Squadron Officer School (SOS), by correspondence
2000 Air Command and Staff College (ACSC), by correspondence
2005 Air War College (AWC), by correspondence
2015 Advanced Joint Professional Military Education (AJPME)
2018 Harvard University, Leadership in Homeland Security
2019 Master of Science in Administration, Central Michigan University, Mount Pleasant, Michigan
2020 Enterprise Leadership Seminar (ELS), University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
2021 Regional Seminar – Africa, Alan L. Freed Associates Inc., Alexandria, VA
2021 Senior Leader Orientation Course (SLOC), Joint Base Andrews, Md.
MAJOR AWARDS AND DECORATIONS
Legion of Merit
Meritorious Service Medal with three oak leaf clusters
Air Force Commendation Medal with oak leaf cluster
Air Force Achievement Medal
Meritorious Unit Award with two oak leaf clusters
Air Force Outstanding Unit Award
National Defense Service Medal with Bronze Star
Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal
Global War on Terrorism Service Medal
Nuclear Deterrence Operations Service Medal
Air Force Expeditionary Service Ribbon with Gold Border
AF Longevity Service with silver cluster and three oak leaf clusters
Armed Forces Reserve Medal with ‘M’ device and silver hourglass
Air Force Training Ribbon
Michigan War on Terrorism Service Ribbon with ‘M’ device
Michigan Broadsword Service Medal with silver star
Michigan Oconus Ribbon
EFFECTIVE DATES OF PROMOTION
Second Lieutenant Dec. 4, 1986
First Lieutenant Dec. 4, 1988
Captain Dec. 4, 1990
Major Oct. 1, 1998
Lieutenant Colonel Oct. 24, 2002
Colonel June 17, 2013
Colonel June 17, 2013
Brigadier General May 4, 2019