How to Use adjutant general in a Sentence

adjutant general

noun
  • 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 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • In Wisconsin, Guard adjutant general Paul Knapp said improvements have been made in the past year.
    — Katelyn Ferral, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 17 Mar. 2021
  • Today, her rank is major general, and she's often known by the acronym for the adjutant general — TAG.
    — Stacey Barchenger, AZCentral.com, 21 Mar. 2025
  • 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 footage also shows an argument break out and Ohio National Guard’s adjutant general, Maj.
    — Celina Tebor, CNN, 15 Feb. 2023
  • Sanders nominated Stubbs to be the adjutant general in January.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 5 Mar. 2023
  • The body camera footage, which begins with no audio, shows Ohio National Guard’s adjutant general, Maj.
    — Sara Smart, CNN, 10 Feb. 2023
  • Two state highway patrol troopers and the Ohio National Guard’s adjutant general, Maj.
    — Emma Tucker, CNN, 9 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
  • Boyack is the commander of the Utah Air National Guard and the assistant adjutant general over air.
    — Emily Anderson Stern, The Salt Lake Tribune, 17 Aug. 2023
  • 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
  • An investigative report stressed that the Kansas Guard’s longtime adjutant general, Maj.
    — Dennis Wagner, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2021
  • In March 1943, an order from the adjutant general’s office superseded this directive.
    — Time, 5 Nov. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Gent Welsh, adjutant general of the Washington National Guard, said hundreds of Guard members will be sent to help communities.
    — CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
  • 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
  • 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
  • Hundreds of Guard members will be sent to help communities, said Gent Welsh, adjutant general of the Washington National Guard.
    — CBS News, 11 Dec. 2025
  • The bill outlines that to become a member of the Indiana National Guard military police force the adjutant general will make sure the members have security clearance and no felony convictions.
    — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2026
  • 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

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