Promotions to Brigadier General announced by SDNG
SDNG CommunicationsJanuary 25, 2021News
SDNGSDNG Brigadier General Patrick Pardy
Brigadier General Edwin VanDerWolde
RAPID CITY, S.D. – Patrick Pardy has been promoted to the rank of brigadier general in the South Dakota Army National Guard during a ceremony at Camp Rapid.
Pardy will serve as the land component commander for Joint Force Headquarters in Rapid City.
“Being promoted to brigadier general is the single greatest honor of my military career and it is the culmination of all the great work done by the leaders, peers and soldiers I have been lucky enough to work with – all of whom I will be eternally grateful to,” Pardy said. “I am also the recipient of the love and support of an amazing family, which was the number one factor to my making it to this point in my career. Finally, I must thank Maj. Gen. Jeff Marlette for the confidence he has shown in me with this selection.”
VanDerWolde promoted to brigadier general in SD National Guard
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The South Dakota National Guard promoted Edwin VanDerWolde to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls, Jan. 9.
U.S. Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Edwin Vanderwolde, South Dakota National Guard
VanDerWolde serves as the director of the joint staff and is the principal advisor to the SDNG Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Jeff Marlette on all joint issues and policies relating to the defense support to civil authorities and homeland defense programs. He also oversees joint strategic planning and training to enhance the readiness of the Army and Air Guard.
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U.S. Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Edwin Vanderwolde, South Dakota National Guard Director, Joint Staff of Joint Forces Headquarters, promoted to Brigadier General Jan. 9, 2021 at Joe Foss Field, South Dakota. Vanderwolde assumed the position of Director, Joint Staff in January of 2021. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Taylor Solberg)
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO.com) The South Dakota National Guard promoted Edwin VanDerWolde to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony at Joe Foss Field in Sioux Falls, Jan. 9.
VanDerWolde serves as the director of the joint staff and is the principal advisor to the SDNG Adjutant General Maj. Gen. Jeff Marlette on all joint issues and policies relating to the defense support to civil authorities and homeland defense programs. He also oversees joint strategic planning and training to enhance the readiness of the Army and Air Guard.