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adjutant

a juh tuhnt

  • n  an officer who acts as military assistant to a more senior officer
  • n  large Indian stork with a military gait

  • Under him ex-Cadet Busch rose fast, became adjutant to Kundt, then Chief of the General Staff, was aide to Ernst Roehm when that luckless Nazi spent two years in Bolivia after a .
  • He appoints his own adjutant general, often a political pal with a sketchy military background.
  • Anthony, who joined the King's Royal Rifle Corps, at 19 became the youngest adjutant in the British army.
News & Articles

  • Hackensack Legion SAL new officers
    They are (front from left) Jeff Peterson, Commander; Dave Sack, Finance Officer; Scott Buck, First Vice; (back) Ron Benesh, Gambling Manager; Kevin Meixner, Adjutant; and Terry Cook, Second Vice. Also installed but not pictured were Tony Peterson, Sgt. at Arms; Dave Hoopman, Chaplain; and Truste...
    June 21, 2013 - The Pilot-Independent
  • Flag Day ceremonies held in Greene County
    Cumberland American Legion Post 400 Commander Bill Ross is presented one of the many flags which have become faded and worn in a tribute of service and love to be fittingly destroyed for retiring by Adjutant Bill Varesko during Flag Day ceremonies.
    June 21, 2013 - Greene County Messenger
  • Brewer declares state of emergency in Yavapai County
    Brewer signed the declaration of emergency Thursday, making $100,000 available from the governor's state emergency fund and authorizing the state adjutant general to mobilize the Arizona National Guard to protect life and property.
    June 20, 2013 - CBS 5 Phoenix
Quotes

  • Sam Brownback in Seattle Post Intelligencer
    That's what really got me, is her saying that,Brownback said in an interview. "So I asked, privately and publicly, the adjutant general, do you have the equipment you need?"
  • Ed Rendell in PR Newswire (press release)
    Jessica Wright does a fantastic job as Adjutant General and will do equally well in this new assignment,Governor Rendell said.
  • Haley Barbour in Air Force Link
    The Adjutant General, Maj. Gen. William L. Freeman Jr., and I are very proud that the 186th Refueling Wing was chosen for this very important mission,said Governor Haley Barbour. "This wing has shown success time after time because of the...

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