Linda L. Singh is a retired

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of the

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. She was appointed as the 29th adjutant general of Maryland effective January 21, 2015, responsible for the daily operations of the

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, which includes the

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, and

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. She was a senior advisor to the

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, and was responsible for the readiness, administration, and training of more than 6,700 members of the Military Department. As the adjutant general, she served as the official channel of communication between the governor and the

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and served as a member of the governor’s

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. She retired on September 15, 2019.

Military

Singh received her commission in 1991 through the Maryland Military Academy's

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. Her military career spans more than 30 years of service in both the enlisted and officer ranks. She has served at many levels of command and in various staff assignments, two of which were overseas deployments to Kosovo and a combat tour to Afghanistan supporting

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. Her previous military assignments include Commander of the

and Director of the Joint Staff. As Commander of the

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, Singh was a leader in responding to and controlling the 2015 Baltimore riots.

Assignments

* From 1981 – October 1991 – Enlisted member of the Maryland Army National Guard * December 1991 – October 1992 – Maintenance Control Officer, Headquarters & Maintenance Support Battalion, 729th Forward Support Battalion, Hagerstown, Maryland * November 1992 – November 1995 – Maintenance Officer/Executive Officer, B Co., 229th Main Support Battalion, Reisterstown, Maryland * November 1995 – November 1997 – Commander, B Co., 229th Main Support Battalion, Reisterstown, Maryland * November 1997 – September 1999 – S-4, Headquarters & A Co., 229th Main Support Battalion Reisterstown, Maryland * October 1999 – August 2001 – Material Management Officer, Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 29th Division Support * August 2001 – October 2002 – Support Operations Officer, Headquarters & A Co., 229th Main Support Battalion, Reisterstown, Maryland * November 2002 – April 2004 – Battalion Commander, 581st Readiness Battalion, Glen Arm, MD * May 2004 – January 2006 – Battalion Commander, 229th Main Support Battalion, Reisterstown, Maryland * January 2006 – September 2009 – Assistant Chief of Staff, G-4, Detachment 1, Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 29th Infantry Division, Towson, Maryland * October 2009 – June 2011 – Regimental Commander, Headquarters 70th Regiment (LDR), Reisterstown, Maryland * June 2011 – July 2012 – Chief Current Operations, Afghanistan National Security Forces, 29th Infantry Division Headquarters, FWD 3, Towson, Maryland * August 2012 – July 2013 – Director of the Joint Staff, Maryland National Guard, Reisterstown, Maryland * August 2013 – January 2015 – Commander of the Maryland Army National Guard, Baltimore, Maryland * January 2015 – September, 2019 – The Adjutant General, Joint Force Headquarters, Maryland National Guard, Baltimore, Maryland

Awards and decorations

Legion of Merit The Legion of Merit (LOM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces that is given for exceptionally meritorious conduct in the performance of outstanding services and achievements. The decoration is issued to members of the eight u ...

Bronze Star Medal The Bronze Star Medal (BSM) is a United States Armed Forces decoration awarded to members of the United States Armed Forces for either heroic achievement, heroic service, meritorious achievement, or meritorious service in a combat zone. W ...

Meritorious Service Medal (United States) __NOTOC__ The Meritorious Service Medal (MSM) is a military award presented to members of the United States Armed Forces who distinguished themselves by outstanding meritorious achievement or service to the United States subsequent to January 16, ...

(with 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Cluster) *

Army Commendation Medal The Commendation Medal is a mid-level United States military decoration presented for sustained acts of heroism or meritorious service. Each branch of the United States Armed Forces issues its own version of the Commendation Medal, with a fifth ...

Army Achievement Medal The Achievement Medal is a military decoration of the United States Armed Forces. The Achievement Medal was first proposed as a means to recognize outstanding achievement or meritorious service of military personnel who were not eligible to recei ...

Army Reserve Component Achievement Medal A Reserve Good Conduct Medal refers to any one of the five military conduct awards, four of which are currently issued and one of which was previously issued, by the United States Armed Forces to members of the Reserve and National Guard. The pri ...

(with 1 Silver and 2 Bronze Oak Leaf Clusters) *

National Defense Service Medal The National Defense Service Medal (NDSM) is a service award of the United States Armed Forces established by President Dwight D. Eisenhower in 1953. It is awarded to every member of the US Armed Forces who has served during any one of four ...

(with one Bronze Service Star) *

Kosovo Campaign Medal The Kosovo Campaign Medal (KCM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces established by of President Bill Clinton on May 3, 2000. The medal recognizes military service performed in Kosovo from March 24, 1999 through December 31, 2013 ...

Afghanistan Campaign Medal The Afghanistan Campaign Medal (ACM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was created by Executive Order 13363 of President George W. Bush on November 29, 2004, and became available for general distribution in June 2005. ...

Global War on Terrorism Service Medal The Global War on Terrorism Service Medal (GWOT-SM) is a military award of the United States Armed Forces which was created through Executive Order 13289 on 12 March 2003, by President George W. Bush. The medal recognizes those military service ...

Armed Forces Reserve Medal The Armed Forces Reserve Medal (AFRM) is a service medal of the United States Armed Forces that has existed since 1950. The medal recognizes service performed by members of the reserve components and is awarded to both officers and enlisted per ...

(with Silver Hourglass Device and M Device) *

Army Superior Unit Award The Superior Unit Award is a decoration of the United States Army which is awarded in peacetime to any unit of the Army which displays outstanding meritorious performance of a difficult and challenging mission carried out under extraordinary circum ...

NCO Professional Development Ribbon A Noncommissioned Officer Professional Development Ribbon is an award presented by the United States Army and Air Force to recognize those noncommissioned officers who have completed a prescribed leadership course at an NCO training school. The Na ...

Army Service Ribbon The Army Service Ribbon (ASR) is a military award of the United States Army that was established by the Secretary of the Army on 10 April 1981 as announced in Department of the Army General Order 15, dated 10 October 1990. History Effective 1 A ...

Overseas Service Ribbon An Overseas Service Ribbon is a service military award of the United States military which recognizes those service members who have performed military tours outside the borders of the United States of America. There are different versions of the ...

* Army Reserve Components Overseas Training Ribbon (with Numeral 2) * State of Maryland Distinguished Service Cross * State of Maryland Meritorious Service Medal * Maryland National Guard State Service Medal (with Silver Botonee Cross) * Maryland National Guard Recruiting Medal * Virginia National Guard Bronze Star Medal

Personal life

Singh grew up in Frederick County, Md., and is a long time Maryland resident of

Prince George’s County ) , demonym = Prince Georgian , ZIP codes = 20607–20774 , area codes = 240, 301 , founded date = April 23 , founded year = 1696 , named for = Prince George of Denmark , leader_title = Executive , leader_name = Angela D. Alsobrooks ...

where she currently resides with her husband and two daughters. She retired as Managing Director in Accenture's Health and Public Service North America operating unit in May 2016. Her responsibilities included managing all operational activities to include the financials, strategic business plans, quality programs, program delivery programs, human resource management, business approvals, internal controls and sales activities for a budget that exceeded $3 billion. She managed a global team in order to leverage capabilities from Accenture's global public service business as well as external partnering relationships. She previously served as the Commercial Director for the Public Safety Portfolio, the account lead for the Veterans Affairs and the account lead for the Army.

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