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Gen. Jeff Holmes, today announced Governor Bill Lee’s appointment of retired U.S. Army Colonel Kevin Stewart as the new commander of the Tennessee State Guard. Stewart will be promoted to the rank of Brig. Gen. (Tenn.) and assume command of the State Guard during a ceremony at Nashville’s Joint Force Headquarters on Oct.
Posted February 5th, 2021 for Tennessee Government Friday, February 05, 2021
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – 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 Guard’s Joint Force Headquarters in Nashville. “Johnson has done a fantastic job for more than four-and-a-half years,” said Maj. Gen. Holmes, Tennessee’s Adjutant General. “It is a great loss to our State but his retirement is well deserved after spending more than 36 years in uniform.”
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
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Brigadier General Juan Santiago named new Commander of Tennessee State Guard
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Nashville, TN – Major General Jeff Holmes, Tennessee’s Adjutant General, has announced that Brigadier General (Tennessee) Juan R. Santiago, from Memphis, is to become the new commander of the Tennessee State Guard.
“Gen. Santiago is a committed Soldier and volunteer,” said Holmes. “He is a talented leader and I am looking forward to what he will bring to his new role in the State Guard.”
Brig. Gen. (Tenn.) Juan R. Santiago
For more than 30 years, Santiago has served in the military as a member of the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Air Force Reserves, or the Tennessee State Guard. He is a veteran of Desert Storm and served as an Information Technology (Cyber) Officer for the Air Force.