Education: MA, International Affairs, Salve Regina University Graduate, National Security Policy, US Army War College Graduate, US Army Command and General Staff College BA, History, The College of Wooster

Brigadier General (PA) (Retired) Bill Colvin received his commission from the Officer Candidate School (OCS) at Fort Benning, Georgia where he is honored as a Member of the OCS Hall of Fame. He is a highly experienced troop leader from the Army National Guard with extensive high-level "inside the beltway" and international experience. As a troop leader, General Colvin commanded through the battalion level. He served with troops on staffs at battalion, division and State Area Commands. During repetitive short tours, he served in the Pentagon on the National Guard Bureau Staff and later with the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

During 1998 and 1999, General Colvin led the US Military Liaison Team in Vilnius, Lithuania where he advised the US Ambassador on military matters in anticipation of Lithuania's entry into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. In this politically sensitive and high profile position, General Colvin was the principal military liaison between the US European Command in Stuttgart, Germany, the US Embassy in Lithuania, the Lithuanian Minister of Defense, and the Commanding General of Lithuanian Forces.

As a career National Guard Officer, General Colvin is an expert on the role of National Guard and Reserve forces in domestic emergencies and in support of civil authorities. Since September 11, 2001 these forces have taken on an expanded importance in homeland security. General Colvin's expertise extends to the operation of emergency management staffs at the local through state staff levels and includes the set-up, functioning, and day-to-day operation of emergency operations centers.

Among his many other talents, General Colvin is also a skilled trainer and professional educator with more than 30 years of teaching experience. He taught leadership and basic officer courses at the Pennsylvania National Guard Military Academy, its Officer Candidate School, and served as Chief of Tactics for over 20 years. As the Pennsylvania National Guard's Chief of Training, he planned for implementation of the JANUS simulation system.

General Colvin retired and was promoted to Brigadier General on the Pennsylvania National Guard Retired List in 2001.

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