Adjutant General of North Dakota


The Adjutant General of North Dakota is the highest-ranking military official in the State of North Dakota and is subordinate to the Governor of North Dakota. The Adjutant General is a member of the Governor's Cabinet and advises the Governor on military and emergency management matters. The Adjutant General is in charge of the North Dakota Army National Guard, North Dakota Air National Guard, the North Dakota Department of Emergency Services, and the North Dakota Civil Air Patrol. The current Adjutant General of North Dakota is Major General Alan S. Dohrmann.
The Adjutant General is appointed by the Governor for the duration of his or her term in office or at the pleasure of his or her successor.

Adjutants General of Dakota Territory

NameYears in Office
1Thomas S. Free1884-1886
2Noah N. Tyner1886-1887
3James E. Jenkins1887-1888
4James W. Harden1888-1889
5J.S. Huston1889-1889

Adjutants General of North Dakota

RankNameYears of ServiceArmy or
Air Guard
Appointed By
1Brigadier GeneralWilliam Devoy1889-1891ArmyGov. John Miller
2Brigadier GeneralWilliam A. Bentley1891-1893ArmyGov. Andrew Burke
3Brigadier GeneralW. H. Topping1893-1895ArmyGov. Eli Shortridge
4Brigadier GeneralElliot S. Miller1895-1905ArmyGov. Roger Allin
5Brigadier GeneralHerber M. Creel1905-1907ArmyGov. Elmore Sarles
6Major GeneralThomas H. Poole1907-1909ArmyGov. John Burke
7Major GeneralAmasa Peake1909-1911ArmyGov. John Burke
8Major GeneralWilliam C. Treumann1911-1913ArmyGov. John Burke
9Major GeneralInvald A. "Ira" Berg1913-1915ArmyGov. Louis Hanna
10Major GeneralThomas Tharalson1915-1917ArmyGov. Louis Hanna
11Brigadier GeneralG. A. Fraser1917-1933ArmyGov. Louis Hanna
ActingCaptainHerman A. Brocopp1933Army
12Brigadier GeneralEarle R. Sarles1933-1935ArmyGov. William Langer
13Brigadier GeneralFrayne Baker1935-1937ArmyGov. Thomas Moodie
14Major GeneralHeber L. Edwards1937-1962ArmyGov. William Langer
15Major GeneralLaClair A. Melhouse1962-1975ArmyGov. William L. Guy
16Major GeneralC. Emerson Murray1975-1984ArmyGov. Art Link
17Major GeneralAlexander P. Macdonald1984-1993AirGov. Allen Olson
18Major GeneralKeith D. Bjerke1993-2000AirGov. Ed Schafer
19Major GeneralMichael J. Haugen2000-2006AirGov. John Hoeven
20Major GeneralDavid A. Sprynczynatyk2006-2015ArmyGov. John Hoeven
21Major GeneralAlan S. Dohrmann2015- CurrentArmyGov. Jack Dalrymple