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Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs
Agency overview
FormedAugust 1, 1967; 57 years ago (1967-08-01)
JurisdictionWisconsin
Headquarters2400 Wright St. Madison, Wisconsin
Employees556.5 (2021)
Annual budget$283,263,900 (2021)[1]
Agency executives
Websitedma.wi.gov

The Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs (DMA) is an agency of the Wisconsin state government responsible for maintaining Wisconsin's armed military force and responding to state or national emergencies. The department oversees the Wisconsin Army National Guard, the Wisconsin Air National Guard, Wisconsin Emergency Management, and, when organized, the Wisconsin State Defense Force.

The department headquarters are located at 2400 Wright Street, in Madison, on the grounds of the Dane County Regional Airport. The commander-in-chief of the department is the Governor of Wisconsin, but the department is overseen by an adjutant general appointed by the governor. The current commander-in-chief is Tony Evers, the current interim adjutant general is Brigadier General David W. May.[2]

History

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The Department of Military Affairs was created by the 1967 Wisconsin government reorganization act, sponsored by governor Warren P. Knowles (1967 Wisconsin Act 75). At the time, the agency was established to unify command of National Guard and the state Armory Board. In 1989, the division of Emergency Management (also known as Wisconsin Emergency Management) was transferred to the Department of Military Affairs from the Department of Administration.[3]

Adjutant generals of Wisconsin

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# General Took office Left office Notes
1 William Rudolph Smith July 20, 1839 April 1, 1851 Appointed by Henry Dodge.
Reappointed by James Duane Doty, Nathaniel P. Tallmadge, Henry Dodge.
Reappointed by Nelson Dewey.
2 William A. Barstow April 1, 1851 April 1, 1852 Appointed by Nelson Dewey.
3 William L. Utley April 1, 1852 April 1, 1854 Appointed by Leonard J. Farwell.
4 John McManman April 1, 1854 April 1, 1856 Appointed by William A. Barstow.
5 Amasa Cobb April 1, 1856 April 1, 1860 Appointed by Coles Bashford.
6 James A. Swain April 1, 1860 April 25, 1861 Appointed by Alexander Randall.
Resigned to accept commission in Union Army.
7 William L. Utley April 25, 1861 January 7, 1862 Appointed by Alexander Randall.
Resigned to accept commission as colonel of the 22nd Wisconsin Infantry Regiment.
8 Augustus Gaylord January 7, 1862 April 30, 1866 Appointed by Louis P. Harvey.
9 James Kerr Proudfit April 30, 1866 March 28, 1868 Appointed by Lucius Fairchild.
10 Edwin E. Bryant March 28, 1868 January 2, 1872 Appointed by Lucius Fairchild.
11 Robert Monteith January 2, 1872 April 11, 1874 Appointed by Cadwallader C. Washburn.
12 Alfred C. Parkinson April 11, 1874 January 11, 1876 Appointed by William Robert Taylor.
13 George A. Hannaford January 11, 1876 May 9, 1876 Appointed by Harrison Ludington.
14 Edwin E. Bryant May 9, 1876 January 2, 1882 Appointed by Harrison Ludington.
Reappointed by William E. Smith.
15 Chandler P. Chapman January 2, 1882 January 7, 1889 Appointed by Jeremiah M. Rusk.
16 George W. Burchard January 7, 1889 January 5, 1891 Appointed by William D. Hoard.
17 Joseph Doe January 5, 1891 December 15, 1893 Appointed by George Wilbur Peck.
18 Otto H. Falk December 15, 1893 January 7, 1895 Appointed by George Wilbur Peck.
19 Charles King January 7, 1895 January 4, 1897 Appointed by William H. Upham.
20 Charles R. Boardman January 4, 1897 September 30, 1913 Appointed by Edward Scofield.
Reappointed by Robert M. La Follette.
Reappointed by James O. Davidson.
Reappointed by Francis E. McGovern.
21 Orlando Holway October 1, 1913 February 3, 1923 Appointed by Francis E. McGovern.
Reappointed by Emanuel L. Philipp.
Reappointed by John J. Blaine.
Died in office.
- John G. Salsman February 3, 1923 June 1, 1923 Acting adjutant general.
22 Ralph M. Immell June 1, 1923 May 11, 1946 Appointed by John J. Blaine.
Took leave from office to serve overseas in World War II.
- Alvin A. Kuechenmeister October 10, 1942 September 25, 1946 Acting adjutant general while Immell was overseas.
23 John F. Mullen September 25, 1946 July 31, 1950 Appointed by Walter Samuel Goodland.
- George Sherman July 31, 1950 October 2, 1950 Acting adjutant general.
24 Ralph J. Olson October 2, 1950 January 29, 1969 Appointed by Oscar Rennebohm.[4]
Died in a plane crash at Milwaukee Mitchell International Airport.[5]
25 James Jay Lison Jr. January 29, 1969 February 14, 1977 Acting adjutant general until February 5, 1969.
Appointed by Warren P. Knowles.[6]
Resigned.
26 Hugh Simonson February 14, 1977 April 24, 1979 Appointed by Patrick Lucey.[7]
27 Raymond Matera April 24, 1979 December 21, 1989 Appointed by Lee S. Dreyfus.[8]
28 Jerald D. Slack December 21, 1989 January 12, 1996 Appointed by Tommy Thompson.[9]
29 Jerome J. Berard January 12, 1996 August 8, 1997 Appointed by Tommy Thompson.[10]
30 James G. Blaney August 8, 1997 August 9, 2002 Appointed by Tommy Thompson.[11]
31 Albert H. Wilkening August 9, 2002 August 3, 2007 Appointed by Scott McCallum.[12]
32 Donald P. Dunbar August 3, 2007 December 31, 2019 Appointed by Jim Doyle.[13]
Reappointed by Scott Walker.[14]
- Gary L. Ebben December 31, 2019 February 24, 2020 Acting adjutant general
33 Paul E. Knapp February 24, 2020 June 6, 2024 Appointed by Tony Evers.[15]
- David W. May June 6, 2024 Current Acting adjutant general.[2]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Executive Branch" (PDF). Wisconsin Blue Book 2023–2024 (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. 2023. pp. 209–211. ISBN 978-1-7333817-1-0. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  2. ^ a b "DMA Leadership". Wisconsin Department of Military Affairs. Retrieved January 23, 2025.
  3. ^ Pohlman, Julie; Lemanski, Lynn, eds. (2015). "Executive Branch" (PDF). State of Wisconsin 2015–2016 Blue Book (Report). Wisconsin Legislative Reference Bureau. pp. 433–441. ISBN 978-0-9752820-7-6. Retrieved January 12, 2024.
  4. ^ "Gov. Ralph J. Olson Named New State Adjutant General". Wisconsin State Journal. October 3, 1950. p. 1. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  5. ^ "Gen. Olson and Wife Die in Plane Crash". Wisconsin State Journal. January 30, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  6. ^ "Gen. Lison Appointed as Adjutant General". The Sheboygan Press. February 5, 1969. p. 1. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  7. ^ "State National Guard head quits". Wisconsin State Journal. February 8, 1977. p. 28. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ "Raymond Matera named state's new adjutant general". The Capital Times. April 24, 1979. p. 25. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ "State Guard chief Matera steps down after 10 years". The Capital Times. December 21, 1989. p. 2. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  10. ^ "Changing of the guard". The Capital Times. January 13, 1996. p. 3. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  11. ^ "State National Guard gets new leader". Wisconsin State Journal. August 10, 1997. p. 112. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  12. ^ Wohlwend, Lynn (August 10, 2002). "Hail to the new Guard chief". The Capital Times. p. 3. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  13. ^ "Dunbar assumes command of Wisconsin National Guard". The Dunn County News. August 5, 2007. p. 9. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  14. ^ "Gov. reappoints National Guard commander". Wisconsin State Journal. July 4, 2012. p. 4. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
  15. ^ "Antigo native to lead Guard". Wisconsin State Journal. February 25, 2020. p. A1. Retrieved January 23, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
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