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The Wisconsin National Guard consists of the Wisconsin Army National Guard and the Wisconsin Air National Guard. It is a part of the Government of Wisconsin under the control of the Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs. The Wisconsin National Guard dates back to 1848 when it was commissioned by the State as the "Wisconsin State Militia". In 1879, the organization's name was changed to its current title.


Adjutant General

The Adjutant General is Major General
Paul E. Knapp Paul E. Knapp is a major general in the Wisconsin Air National Guard. He is currently serving as the adjutant general of the Wisconsin National Guard. Career Maj. Gen. Knapp commissioned into the Air Force in 1992 as a graduate of the U.S. Air ...
. Knapp assumed command from interim Adjutants General Brigadier General Joane K. Mathews and Brigadier General Gary L. Ebben. Ebben took command from Major General Donald P. Dunbar following the latter's resignation after a federal report found he had "willfully ignored sexual assault allegations" in the Wisconsin National Guard. Prior to the change in command, Ebben was the Deputy Adjutant for the Wisconsin Air National Guard. He continued this role concurrently with the interim position. Major General Dunbar had been the state adjutant general since 2007.


See also

* Wisconsin State Defense Force * Wisconsin Naval Militia


References


External links

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Bibliography of Wisconsin Army National Guard History
compiled by the
United States Army Center of Military History The United States Army Center of Military History (CMH) is a directorate within the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command. The Institute of Heraldry remains within the Office of the Administrative Assistant to the Secretary of the A ...
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