Marc H. Sasseville

Marc H. Sasseville
Sasseville in 2024
Birth name	Marc Henry Sasseville Frontera
Born	(1963-03-23) March 23, 1963 (age 61) Wright Patterson Air Force Base, Ohio, U.S.
Allegiance	United States
Service/branch	United States Air Force Air National Guard
Years of service	1985–2024
Rank	Lieutenant General
Commands held	Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau First Air Force 113th Wing 113th Operations Group 121st Fighter Squadron
Battles/wars	Iraq War
Awards	Air Force Distinguished Service Medal Defense Superior Service Medal (2) Legion of Merit (2) Bronze Star Medal
Children	2

Marc Henry Sasseville Frontera^{[note 1]} (born March 23, 1963) is a retired United States Air Force lieutenant general who served as the 12th Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. He previously served as the commander of the Continental United States North American Aerospace Defense Command Region and concurrently as commander of the First Air Force (Air Forces Northern) from June 2019 to August 2020. Sasseville previously served as commander of the 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland and was the first Hispanic American to hold the position.

On September 11, 2001, Sasseville was the acting operations group commander under the 113th Wing of the D.C. Air National Guard. He was one of four pilots given the mission of finding United Airlines Flight 93 during the September 11 attacks and destroying it, even if it meant ramming the aircraft. He also served as the Senior Defense Official/Defense Attache, Turkey, United States European Command, Ankara, Turkey.^[1]

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