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Adjutant General of North Dakota

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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 (Homeland Security and State Radio), and the North Dakota Civil Air Patrol.[1] The current Adjutant General of North Dakota is Brigadier General Mitchell R. Johnson.

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

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Name Years in Office
1 Thomas S. Free 1884-1886
2 Noah N. Tyner 1886-1887
3 James E. Jenkins 1887-1888
4 James W. Harden 1888-1889
5 J.S. Huston 1889-1889

Adjutants General of North Dakota

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Rank Name Years of Service Army or

Air Guard

Appointed By
1 Brigadier General William Devoy 1889-1891 Army Gov. John Miller
2 Brigadier General William A. Bentley 1891-1893 Army Gov. Andrew Burke
3 Brigadier General W. H. Topping 1893-1895 Army Gov. Eli Shortridge
4 Brigadier General Elliot S. Miller 1895-1905 Army Gov. Roger Allin
5 Brigadier General Heber M. Creel 1905-1907 Army Gov. Elmore Sarles
6 Major General Thomas H. Poole 1907-1909 Army Gov. John Burke
7 Major General Amasa Peake 1909-1911 Army Gov. John Burke
8 Major General William C. Treumann 1911-1913 Army Gov. John Burke
9 Major General Invald A. "Ira" Berg 1913-1915 Army Gov. Louis Hanna
10 Major General Thomas Tharalson 1915-1917 Army Gov. Louis Hanna
11 Brigadier General G. A. Fraser 1917-1933 Army Gov. Louis Hanna
Acting Captain Herman A. Brocopp 1933 Army
12 Brigadier General Earle R. Sarles 1933-1935 Army Gov. William Langer
13 Brigadier General Frayne Baker 1935-1937 Army Gov. Thomas Moodie
14 Major General Heber L. Edwards 1937-1962 Army Gov. William Langer
15 Major General LaClair A. Melhouse 1962-1975 Army Gov. William L. Guy
16 Major General C. Emerson Murray 1975-1984 Army Gov. Art Link
17 Major General Alexander P. Macdonald 1984-1993 Air Gov. Allen Olson
18 Major General Keith D. Bjerke 1993-2000 Air Gov. Ed Schafer
19 Major General Michael J. Haugen 2000-2006 Air Gov. John Hoeven
20 Major General David A. Sprynczynatyk 2006-2015 Army Gov. John Hoeven
21 Major General Alan S. Dohrmann 2015-2024 Army Gov. Jack Dalrymple
22 Brigadier General Mitchell R. Johnson 2024- Current Air Gov. Doug Burgum

References

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  1. ^ "North Dakota National Guard". Archived from the original on 2015-12-25. Retrieved 2015-12-25.