After nearly 37 years of service, Brig. Gen. (Tenn.) Lyndon Craig Johnson, a Manchester resident, is retiring from the Tennessee Military Department on Feb. 6.
Johnson, the current commander of the Tennessee State Guard, will relinquish command of the State Guard to Brig. Gen. (Tenn.) Juan R. Santiago from Memphis, during a ceremony held at the Tennessee National Guardâs Joint Force Headquarters in Nashville. Â
âJohnson has done a fantastic job for more than four-and-a-half years,â said Maj. Gen. Holmes, Tennesseeâs Adjutant General. âIt is a great loss to our State but his retirement is well deserved after spending more than 36 years in uniform.â