Wyoming § 19-9-102 Organization of national guard; duty of
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Wyoming Statutes

§ 19-9-102 — Organization of national guard; duty of governor

Wyoming § 19-9-102

Title 19Defense Forces and Affairs

Ch. 9WYOMING NATIONAL GUARD

Art. 1GENERAL PROVISIONS

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Wyo. Stat. Ann. § 19-9-102 (2026).

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(a)The Wyoming national guard consists of the following officers and staff in addition to or in combination with such elements of the army and air forces of the national guard of the United States as are allocated to the state by the president, the secretary of defense or the secretary of army or air, and accepted by the state:

(i)An adjutant general;

(ii)Those assistant adjutants general and general officers appointed pursuant to W.S. 19-7-104(a);

(iii)One (1) staff officer, subordinate to the adjutant general, designated as the staff judge advocate whose powers and duties shall be provided by the laws of this state and as prescribed by the laws and regulations of the United States pertaining to similar staff positions in United States army and air commands;

(iv)Such other officers a

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(a) The Wyoming national guard consists of the following
officers and staff in addition to or in combination with such
elements of the army and air forces of the national guard of the
United States as are allocated to the state by the president,
the secretary of defense or the secretary of army or air, and
accepted by the state:
(i) An adjutant general;
(ii) Those assistant adjutants general and general
officers appointed pursuant to W.S. 19-7-104(a);
(iii) One (1) staff officer, subordinate to the
adjutant general, designated as the staff judge advocate whose
powers and duties shall be provided by the laws of this state
and as prescribed by the laws and regulations of the United
States pertaining to similar staff positions in United States
army and air commands;
(iv) Such other officers and enlisted members as may
be designated by the governor in an honorary status or in a
state status without regard to their allocation or qualification
by the department of defense of the United States.
(b) The national guard shall be organized into separate
divisions for army and air with an officer not over the grade of
brigadier general at the head of each division who is
subordinate to the adjutant general. Each division head shall
be an assistant adjutant general who shall serve as the acting
adjutant general, in order of rank, upon absence, incapacity or
death of the adjutant general. The governor, by and with the
advice of the adjutant general, shall make and publish such
orders as necessary to conform the national guard of Wyoming in
organization, armament and discipline to that prescribed for the
regular army or air force of the United States, subject to
general exceptions authorized by this act and by the laws of the
United States. For this purpose, the governor may increase or
decrease the number of officers, noncommissioned officers and
personnel of any grade to the extent made necessary by changes
authorized by department of defense orders or national guard
regulations.