How to Use adjutant general in a Sentence

adjutant general

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  • The adjutant general spoke about the courage and duty of those who would be going to Afghanistan.
    — Nikki Haley, National Review, 22 Aug. 2019
  • The order leaves it to the state's adjutant general, Maj.
    — Steve Karnowski, Star Tribune, 5 Feb. 2021
  • The order left the details to the state's adjutant general, Maj.
    — Y Steve Karnowski and Mohamed Ibrahim, Star Tribune, 13 Jan. 2021
  • Members are under the auspices of the adjutant general of Ohio when on missions within the state.
    — cleveland, 3 June 2020
  • Dunbar, who has been the state's adjutant general since 2007, will leave his post and retire from the military by the end of December.
    — Molly Beck, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 9 Dec. 2019
  • The Guard reports to Newsom through its adjutant general, Maj.
    — Shelby Grad Deputy Managing Editor, Los Angeles Times, 5 May 2021
  • In Wisconsin, new adjutant general Paul Knapp said improvements have been made in the past year.
    — USA Today, 31 Mar. 2021
  • In Wisconsin, Guard adjutant general Paul Knapp said improvements have been made in the past year.
    — Katelyn Ferral, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2021
  • The Guard has helped to distribute more than 4 million pounds of food, according to Ohio’s adjutant general.
    — Holly Zachariah/columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati.com, 11 Apr. 2020
  • Baldwin, who has led the Guard since 2011 as its adjutant general and reports to Newsom, did not respond to an interview request.
    — Paul Pringlestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2022
  • Under orders from Stitt, the state's adjutant general, Brig.
    — The Associated. Press, Arkansas Online, 30 Nov. 2021
  • The footage also shows an argument break out and Ohio National Guard’s adjutant general, Maj.
    — Celina Tebor, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Before the sun rose, Satrom picked up the phone and called the adjutant general's office in Columbus, using an emergency number available to city officials.
    — Paula Schleis, cincinnati.com, 1 May 2020
  • She was tasked by the Illinois National Guard’s adjutant general to discover the birth of the organization in 2011.
    — Paul Eisenberg, Chicago Tribune, 27 May 2023
  • The former adjutant general Mike Thompson, who was abruptly relieved Wednesday, was a supporter of the Covid-19 vaccine and received a booster shot last month.
    — Jamie Crawford, CNN, 13 Nov. 2021
  • Magram attained the rank of assistant adjutant general and had been part of Baldwin’s inner circle.
    — Paul Pringlestaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 7 Jan. 2023
  • Earlier this month, Stitt appointed a new adjutant general who said troops would not be required to be vaccinated.
    — Eleanor Watson, CBS News, 30 Nov. 2021
  • Corell was recently appointed adjutant general for the Iowa National Guard, and Hjelmstad will join him on his leadership team.
    — Nick Woltman, Twin Cities, 31 Oct. 2019
  • Stitt had asked Austin to suspend the mandate for his state's National Guard and directed his new adjutant general to assure members that they would not be punished for not being vaccinated.
    — Arkansas Online, 4 Dec. 2021
  • Sanders nominated Stubbs to be the adjutant general in January.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2023
  • Stitt had asked Austin to suspend the mandate for the Oklahoma National Guard and directed his new adjutant general to assure members that they would not be punished for not being vaccinated.
    — Lolita C. Baldor, Anchorage Daily News, 14 Dec. 2021
  • Each of the 54 National Guard organizations is supervised by the adjutant general of the state or territory.
    — Bill Bowden, Arkansas Online, 1 July 2022
  • And if the next governor opts to replace the adjutant general and the secretary of state, as governors usually do, then every single one of the state offices established under the Maryland Constitution will turn over.
    — Pamela Wood, baltimoresun.com, 7 Nov. 2021
  • An investigative report stressed that the Kansas Guard’s longtime adjutant general, Maj.
    — Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2021
  • The bill requires the state health commissioner and adjutant general to work together to develop and make available information about the possible health effects of being exposed to chemicals from burn pits in Iraq and Afghanistan.
    — USA TODAY, 20 June 2019
  • By 1863, Rockwell had been assigned to the adjutant general’s department in Washington, where he was tasked with organizing and outfitting new regiments of Black soldiers.
    — Jason Emerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 7 Jan. 2022
  • The adjutant general of the Oklahoma National Guard is warning members that refusing to receive the coronavirus vaccine could end their military careers.
    — Compiled Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 12 Dec. 2021
  • Guardsmen on Title 32 duty report to their state’s adjutant general and, ultimately, to their governor.
    — Sig Christenson, San Antonio Express-News, 8 Feb. 2022
  • Less than a month after becoming Wisconsin's adjutant general, Maj.
    — Meg Jones, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2020
  • Levon Cumpton will become the state’s adjutant general beginning Aug. 2.
    — USA TODAY, 26 July 2019

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