Miss. State Guard to welcome new commander in April Col. John B. Carter will assume command of the Mississippi State Guard in late April. (Source: Mississippi State Guard) By WDAM Staff | March 16, 2021 at 9:32 AM CDT - Updated March 16 at 10:08 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WDAM) – Maj. Gen. Janson D. Boyles, Mississippi’s adjutant general, announced that Col. John B. Carter is to become the Mississippi State Guard’s new commander.
Carter is scheduled to assume command from Brig. Gen. Douglas M. Hayhurst, who has been the commander of the State Guard since August 2016.
An official ceremony will take place at Camp Shelby Joint Training Center on April 24.