Nominee for Maine Adjutant General, Brig. General Bolduc Withdraws his Name from Consideration

 

Brig. General Bolduc

December 23, 2015

AUGUSTA – Brig. General Gerard F. Bolduc informed Governor Paul R. LePage today that he has withdrawn his name from consideration as Maine’s next Adjutant General.
“Thank you very much for your nomination as the Adjutant General of the Maine Army National Guard and the Department of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management,” stated Brig. Gen. Bolduc. “Upon further reflection, however, I withdraw my name from consideration. I am grateful for your support for the Maine National Guard and of my leadership over the past several months.”
General Bolduc is the Commander of the Maine Air National Guard and the Assistant Adjutant General, Air at the Joint Force Headquarters, Maine Air National Guard, Camp Keyes, Augusta, Maine. General Bolduc serves as the principal advisor to the Governor and The Adjutant General on a broad range of matters concerning the United States Air Force and the Air National Guard. He is the primary advisor to The Adjutant General for all ANG units in Maine and ensures the combat readiness and mission capability of an Air Refueling Wing and two Geographically Separated Units. He is responsible for the command, control and operations of plans and programs affecting more than 1,100 Maine Air National Guard personnel.
General Bolduc joined the Air Force and was commissioned in March 1982 through the Academy of Military Science, Knoxville, Tennessee. After completion of navigator training, he was assigned to Bangor Air National Guard Base, Maine. He served in numerous operations and maintenance assignments and held squadron, group, and vice wing command positions.
“I’d like to thank General Bolduc for his willingness to consider the nomination and for serving as acting Adjutant General for the past nine months,” said Governor LePage. “A subsequent nominee for Adjutant General will be named in the coming months.”
The Adjutant General is the supreme military officer of the state and concurrently serves as Commissioner of Defense, Veterans and Emergency Management (DVEM).

"The 133rd Engineer Battalion is staying right here where it belongs," says LePage

 

11/06/2015 02:52 PM EST

 

 

AUGUSTA - Brig. Gen. Gerard F. Bolduc, the acting Adjutant General for the Maine National Guard, announced today that all plans to convert the 133rd Engineer Battalion to an Infantry Battalion have officially been stopped. There will be no changes to the force structure of the Maine Army National Guard in the foreseeable future. "As we've said all along, the 133rd Engineer Battalion is staying right here where it belongs," said Governor Paul R. LePage. "Now that the command plan has been finalized, I am confident we can move forward with a clear path for the future of the Maine National Guard."

The Maine National Guard confirmed that the National Guard Bureau's command plan will retain all of the existing Maine Army National Guard units and that none would convert to an Infantry unit.

"We are pleased with the decision to retain our storied [133rd] Engineer Battalion in the great State of Maine," Bolduc said. "The capabilities and expertise of our Engineer units is second to none." The Maine National Guard has a rich history and tradition of excellence and remains trained and fully prepared to respond to any of the state and nation's needs.