Clarence Ervin

Ervin was commissioned an officer in the North Carolina Air National Guard in 1988. During his service in the Air National Guard, he was commander of the 145th Services Flight, the 145th Mission Support Group, and was vice commander of the 145th Airlift Wing.^[1] He was deployed as part of Operation Noble Eagle, Operation Iraqi Freedom, and Operation Jump Start, and was the 2014 recipient of the Major General I.G. Brown Command Excellence Award.^[3]

On December 18, 2015, Ervin was promoted to brigadier general and appointed chief of staff of the North Carolina Air National Guard, becoming the first African-American brigadier general in the history of the North Carolina Air National Guard.^[1] He retired in 2019.^[3]

Commensurate with his service in the North Carolina Air National Guard, Ervin was employed by the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services and, by 2016, was assistant chief for Acute and Home Care Licensure and Certification.^[1]

Ervin was widowed from his wife, with whom he had two sons, in 2016.^[3][4]