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 Maj.
Gen. R. Martin Umbarger was appointed as the Adjutant
General of Indiana on 11 March 2004, and reappointed by
Governor Mitchell E. Daniels, Jr. on
1 December 2004.
As The Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. Umbarger's primary focus
is to lead the Indiana Army
and
Air National Guard.
Maj. Gen. Umbarger began his career as an enlisted
soldier for the Indiana Army National Guard in 1969.
He was commissioned as a Second Lieutenant, Infantry Branch,
in June 1971 after graduating from the Indiana Military
Academy.
Prior to his current assignment, Maj. Gen.
Umbarger served as the Deputy Commanding General (Reserve
Component) United States Forces Command. Other notable
assignments include the Assistant Division Commander for
Training, 38th
Infantry Division (Mechanized) and Commanding General of the
76th Infantry
Brigade (Separate), one of fifteen Enhanced Brigades in the
Army National Guard. Under Maj. Gen. Umbarger’s
leadership the 76th
Infantry Brigade (Separate) executed a very successful
Deployment and Rotation at the Joint Readiness Training
Center, Fort Polk, Louisiana in May of 2000.
Information is current as of October
2006. |
