Alaska News

Walker to name adjutant general for Alaska

JUNEAU -- Gov. Bill Walker is scheduled to announce his choices for adjutant general and deputy commissioner of the state Department of Military and Veterans Affairs.

The announcement is scheduled to take place in Anchorage on Friday.

Brig. Gen. Leon "Mike" Bridges has been serving as acting adjutant general following the ouster of Thomas Katkus last year.

Then-Gov. Sean Parnell asked for Katkus' resignation as part of a leadership change stemming from a scathing report that looked into allegations of misconduct within the Alaska National Guard. The report found that victims did not trust the system because of a lack of confidence in the command.

ADVERTISEMENT