The Army National Guard will soon have a new director.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Maj. Gen. Timothy Kadavy, former adjutant general of the Nebraska National Guard, was confirmed Friday by the Senate, the National Guard Bureau announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kadavy, who is currently the special assistant to the Guard Bureau vice chief, will succeed Maj. Gen. Judd Lyons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Lyons has served as the acting director of the Army Guard since January 2014. He was appointed to the position following the retirement of Lt. Gen. William Ingram.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kadavy will be the 20th director of the Army Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As director, Kadavy will be responsible for formulating, developing and coordinating all programs, policies and plans affecting the Army Guard and its more than 350,000 soldiers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Prior to his current assignment, Kadavy served as commander of Combined Joint Inter-Agency Task Force-Afghanistan, where he was responsible for coordinating and directing the efforts for counter\/anti-corruption, counter-narcotics, counter threat financing, and the “No Contracting with the Enemy” program, according to the Guard Bureau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kadavy also has served as deputy director of the Army Guard, adjutant general of Nebraska and director of that state’s emergency management agency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kadavy, who received his commission in 1984, has commanded at the troop, squadron and battalion task force levels, according to the Guard Bureau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has deployed to Bosnia, Iraq and Afghanistan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Officials have not announced when Kadavy will be promoted to lieutenant general and assume responsibilities at the Army National Guard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The National Guard Association of the United States, which advocates for the Guard, applauded Kadavy’s confirmation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Maj. Gen. Judd Lyons has done a good job under trying circumstances over the last 14 months as the acting director of the Army National Guard, but today’s challenges require a director who is allowed to develop and implement a vision for the force,” said retired Maj. Gen. Gus Hargett, the president of NGAUS, in a statement. “Maj. Gen. Kadavy \u2026 is the right leader with the right experience at the right time for the Army National Guard, and he will have the authority to move our force forward.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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