Francis J. Evon Jr.

Francis J. Evon Jr.
Major General Evon
Born	(1967-03-18) March 18, 1967 (age 57) Waterbury, Connecticut
Allegiance	United States State of Connecticut
Service/branch	United States Army
Years of service	1985 – present
Rank	Major General
Commands	Connecticut National Guard 1st Battalion, 102d Infantry Regiment
Battles/wars	Operation Enduring Freedom
Awards	Legion of Merit Bronze Star

Major General Francis J. Evon Jr. is the Adjutant General of the Connecticut National Guard. He is responsible to the Governor and the Chief, National Guard Bureau, for providing operationally trained, equipped and mission-ready forces to support both U.S. mobilization requirements and state emergency operations to include developing and coordinating counter terrorism and domestic preparedness contingencies for the State of Connecticut. He implements policies, programs, and plans as the direct link to all state assigned National Guard resources, providing information and evaluation, issue resolution and action recommendations.^[1][2] General Evon began his military career in 1985 as an enlisted Anti-Tank Crewman in the Combat Support Company, 2nd Battalion, 102nd Infantry of the Connecticut Army National Guard. He was commissioned through the Army Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in 1989. Major General Evon has held command leadership positions at the company, battalion, and brigade levels. He served as commander of the 1st Battalion, 102d Infantry Regiment in Afghanistan during Operation Enduring Freedom from November 2009 to November 2010. Prior to his current assignment, General Evon served as the assistant adjutant general for the Connecticut Army National Guard.^[3] His promotion to major general was confirmed at the federal level by the U.S. Senate on May 23, 2019.^[4]