Maj. Gen. John Adonie (Ret.)

The author is a 1989 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, New York. He served on active duty with the Army until 2000. He subsequently joined the New York Army National Guard. He was appointed deputy director of the Army Guard at the National Guard Bureau in 2020. In September 2023, he assumed command of the D.C. Guard, where he remained until his retirement Oct. 1, 2025.