I’ve been in the DC area for the last 29 years and most of that connected with the US Army. I’ve never heard about him. I’ll have to ask one of my folks who is in the DC Army National Guard about him. The DC ARNG is seldom in the news here, usually during the winter snow storms or “the DC ARNG Band is performing....”
the “Adjutant General” is the key position in state National Guard organizations and has a political element to it in that the AG is appointed by the state govenor.
I take this as a manufactured publicity by the Anti-Trump forces & Dems of a normal function during a change of presidents, wherein the new president accepted the resignation. No one seems to be complaining that Ms. Lynch, Mr. Kerry, and the remainder of the cabinet officers are also being “fired” at 12:01 pm on Jan 20.
On reflection, the is the way I have come to see it. Thanks for the response, and for your service.