State adjutant general


Each state in the United States has a senior military officer, as the state adjutant general, who is de facto commander of a state's military forces, including the National Guard, the naval militia, and any state defense forces. This officer is known as TAG, and is subordinated to the chief executive.

Responsibilities

Each adjutant general shares a common responsibility for the state's National Guard plus a unique set of other responsibilities defined by the state's constitution, state statutes, and other state-level directives. In addition to their state responsibilities, each TAG is responsible to the federal government for the use and care of federal assets under the state's control. The National Guard Bureau in the Department of Defense provides a centralized administrative, funding, and procurement process to support the states' military departments. The commander of the NGB also provides input as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on national military activities as they relate to the National Guard.
The 54 adjutants general collectively form the Adjutants General Association of the United States which strives to enhance both state and national military security. A professional military guard organization, the National Guard Association of the United States serves to lobby both Congress and the Executive branch about common needs of the Guard as a whole and also provide support to members of the National Guard.

National Guard

Each adjutant general commands their state's Army and Air National Guard units which are not on federal active duty. When a National Guard unit is federalized it is moved from state command to the Department of Defense and placed under an Army or Air Force command.

State defense forces

Twenty-three adjutants general have responsibility for military land forces that comprise state level militias under the command of the various governors and generally have state support missions. Seven of these in addition to Illinois also have a naval militia division. Two adjutants general, Puerto Rico and Texas, are also responsible for an air support component.

Emergency management agencies

Some adjutant generals are responsible for oversight of the state's emergency management organization. These groups are non-military organizations but have a close working relationship with the state's National Guard and any state defense forces. They are the state level agency that works directly with the Federal Emergency Management Agency in preparing for, responding to, and recovering from disasters.

Homeland security

Some states have assigned their adjutant general the responsibility for overseeing homeland security. In other states, this responsibility may be assigned to the state's law enforcement agency instead.

Veteran’s affairs

Some states place their veteran's affairs organization in the state's military department under the oversight of the state adjutant general. Other states have an independent veteran's affairs department.

List of adjutants general

Each adjutant general is the senior officer in the state's military structure. Many hold federal rank as active duty general officers, but others may for a variety of reasons, including mandatory federal military retirement age, only hold general officer rank from their state.
TitleAdjutant GeneralState,
District, or
Insular area		RankSvcAssumed
office		Appointed
by
The Adjutant General of AlabamaSheryl E. GordonAlabamaMajor GeneralARNG2017Governor
The Adjutant General of AlaskaTorrence SaxeAlaskaBrigadier GeneralANG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of ArizonaMichael T. "Mick" McGuireArizonaMajor GeneralANG2013Governor
The Adjutant General of ArkansasKendall W. PennArkansasMajor GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of CaliforniaDavid S. BaldwinCaliforniaMajor GeneralARNG2011Governor
The Adjutant General of ColoradoLaura L. ClellanColoradoBrigadier GeneralARNG2020Governor
The Adjutant General of ConnecticutFrancis J. Evon Jr.ConnecticutMajor GeneralARNG2018Governor
The Adjutant General of DelawareMichael R. BerryDelawareMajor GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Commanding General,
District of Columbia National Guard		William J. WalkerDistrict of ColumbiaMajor GeneralARNG2017President
The Adjutant General of the
District of Columbia National Guard		Aaron R. Dean IIDistrict of ColumbiaBrigadier GeneralARNG2018President
The Adjutant General of FloridaJames O. EifertFloridaMajor GeneralANG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of GeorgiaThomas M. Carden Jr.GeorgiaMajor GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of GuamEsther AguiguiGuamMajor General ARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of HawaiiKenneth S. HaraHawaiiMajor GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of IdahoMichael J. GarshakIdahoBrigadier GeneralARNG2017Governor
The Adjutant General of IllinoisRichard R. NeelyIllinoisBrigadier GeneralANG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of IndianaR. Dale LylesIndianaBrigadier GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of IowaBenjamin J. CorellIowaMajor GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of KansasDavid A. WeishaarKansasMajor GeneralANG2020Governor
The Adjutant General of KentuckyHaldane B. LambertonKentuckyBrigadier GeneralARNG2020Governor
The Adjutant General of LouisianaDamian K. WaddellLouisianaBrigadier GeneralARNG2020Governor
The Adjutant General of MaineDouglas A. FarnhamMaineMajor GeneralANG2016Governor
The Adjutant General of MarylandTimothy E. GowenMarylandMajor GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of MassachusettsGary W. Keefe
MassachusettsMajor GeneralANG2016Governor
The Adjutant General of MichiganPaul D. RogersMichiganMajor GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of MinnesotaJon A. JensenMinnesotaMajor GeneralARNG2017Governor
The Adjutant General of MississippiJanson D. BoylesMississippiMajor GeneralARNG2016Governor
The Adjutant General of MissouriLevon E. CumptonMissouriBrigadier GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of MontanaMatthew T. QuinnMontanaMajor GeneralARNG2012Governor
The Adjutant General of NebraskaDaryl L. BohacNebraskaMajor GeneralANG2013Governor
The Adjutant General of NevadaOndra L. BerryNevadaMajor GeneralANG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of New HampshireDavid J. MikolaitiesNew HampshireMajor GeneralARNG2017Governor
The Adjutant General of New JerseyJemal J. BealeNew JerseyMajor GeneralARNG2018Governor
The Adjutant General of New MexicoKenneth A. NavaNew MexicoMajor GeneralARNG2017Governor
The Adjutant General of New YorkRaymond F. Shields Jr.New YorkMajor GeneralARNG2018Governor
The Adjutant General of North CarolinaM. Todd HuntNorth CarolinaBrigadier GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of North DakotaAlan S. DohrmannNorth DakotaMajor GeneralARNG2015Governor
The Adjutant General of OhioJohn C. Harris Jr.OhioMajor GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of OklahomaMichael C. ThompsonOklahomaMajor GeneralARNG2017Governor
The Adjutant General of OregonMichael E. StencelOregonMajor GeneralANG2015Governor
The Adjutant General of PennsylvaniaAnthony J. CarrelliPennsylvaniaMajor GeneralANG2016Governor
The Adjutant General of Puerto RicoJosé J. ReyesPuerto RicoMajor GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of Rhode IslandChristopher P. CallahanRhode IslandMajor GeneralARNG2015Governor
The Adjutant General of South CarolinaR. Van McCartySouth CarolinaMajor GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of South DakotaJeffrey P. MarletteSouth DakotaMajor GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of TennesseeJeffrey H. HolmesTennesseeMajor GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of TexasTracy R. NorrisTexasMajor GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of UtahMichael J. TurleyUtahBrigadier GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of VermontGregory C. KnightVermontBrigadier GeneralARNG2019Legislature
The Adjutant General of the
U.S. Virgin Islands		Kodjo S. Knox-LimbackerU.S. Virgin IslandsBrigadier GeneralARNG2019Governor
The Adjutant General of VirginiaTimothy P. WilliamsVirginiaMajor GeneralARNG2014Governor
The Adjutant General of WashingtonBret D. DaughertyWashingtonMajor GeneralARNG2012Governor
The Adjutant General of West VirginiaJames A. HoyerWest VirginiaMajor GeneralARNG2011Governor
The Adjutant General of WisconsinPaul E. KnappWisconsinMajor General ANG2020Governor
The Adjutant General of WyomingGregory C. PorterWyomingMajor GeneralARNG2019Governor