Pennsylvania lawmakers confirm new Adjutant General
Pippy has served as acting adjutant general since late September after Mark Schindler announced his retirement. He previously served as director of the joint staff at the Pennsylvania National Guard Joint Force Headquarters at Fort Indiantown Gap.
'Ensuring the PA National Guard is able to effectively serve our communities, our Commonwealth, and our country and that the DMVA is able to deliver for Pennsylvania service members, veterans, and their families is critically important to my Administration,' Governor Josh Shapiro said. 'Brigadier General Pippy has the experience and readiness to lead on day one — and I look forward to working with him and the men and women of the PA National Guard and the DMVA to continue delivering for all Pennsylvanians.'
'I am humbled and truly honored to serve as the 55th Adjutant General of Pennsylvania,' Pippy said. 'Serving with the members of the Pennsylvania National Guard and the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs is a privilege that I hold with the utmost respect. I look forward to continuing to work with our service members, families, veterans, and DMVA employees to ensure that we are Always Ready and Always There when our Commonwealth or Country needs us.'
Pippy has served on two deployments to the Middle East, including in 2003 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom as the Commander of the 332nd EN CO.
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