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. 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
NameYears in Office1Thomas S. Free1884-18862Noah N. Tyner1886-18873James E. Jenkins1887-18884James W. Harden1888-18895J.S. Huston1889-1889
Adjutants General of North Dakota
RankNameYears of ServiceArmy or Air GuardAppointed By1Brigadier GeneralWilliam Devoy1889-1891ArmyGov. John Miller2Brigadier GeneralWilliam A. Bentley1891-1893ArmyGov. Andrew Burke3Brigadier GeneralW. H. Topping1893-1895ArmyGov. Eli Shortridge4Brigadier GeneralElliot S. Miller1895-1905ArmyGov. Roger Allin5Brigadier GeneralHeber M. Creel1905-1907ArmyGov. Elmore Sarles6Major GeneralThomas H. Poole1907-1909ArmyGov. John Burke7Major GeneralAmasa Peake1909-1911ArmyGov. John Burke8Major GeneralWilliam C. Treumann1911-1913ArmyGov. John Burke9Major GeneralInvald A. "Ira" Berg1913-1915ArmyGov. Louis Hanna10Major GeneralThomas Tharalson1915-1917ArmyGov. Louis Hanna11Brigadier GeneralG. A. Fraser1917-1933ArmyGov. Louis HannaActingCaptainHerman A. Brocopp 1933Army12Brigadier GeneralEarle R. Sarles1933-1935ArmyGov. William Langer13Brigadier GeneralFrayne Baker1935-1937ArmyGov. Thomas Moodie14Major GeneralHeber L. Edwards1937-1962ArmyGov. William Langer15Major GeneralLaClair A. Melhouse1962-1975ArmyGov. William L. Guy16Major GeneralC. Emerson Murray1975-1984ArmyGov. Art Link17Major GeneralAlexander P. Macdonald1984-1993AirGov. Allen Olson18Major GeneralKeith D. Bjerke1993-2000AirGov. Ed Schafer19Major GeneralMichael J. Haugen2000-2006AirGov. John Hoeven20Major GeneralDavid A. Sprynczynatyk2006-2015ArmyGov. John Hoeven21Major GeneralAlan S. Dohrmann2015-2024ArmyGov. Jack Dalrymple22Brigadier GeneralMitchell R. Johnson2024- CurrentAir Gov. Doug Burgum
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