Maj. Gen. Paul E. Knapp to Leave Wisconsin National Guard

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Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers Thursday announced Maj. Gen. Paul E. Knapp will be resigning as Wisconsin’s adjutant general, effective June 6, 2024. As the interview process to select Wisconsin’s next adjutant general is underway, Brig. Gen. David W. May will serve as interim adjutant general, pursuant to Wis. Stat. § 321.10(2).

“Maj. Gen. Knapp joined my administration at the outset of our whole-of-government response to the coronavirus pandemic during a difficult, turbulent time in our state and across the country,” said Evers.

“The people of Wisconsin are grateful for his service over the past four years during some of our state’s most challenging circumstances, as well as his decades of service to our state and country. I wish him and his family well in the future.”

Brig. Gen. May has served as the Deputy Adjutant General – Air, commanding the Wisconsin Air National Guard since April 2020. In this role, he has served as chief advisor to the adjutant general on all matters pertaining to Air National Guard programs, policies, operations, management and command, and control of the Wisconsin Air National Guard, as well as providing staff assistance guidance and direction concerning Air National Guard personnel, administration, training, recruiting and retention incentives, and budgetary matters. Brig. Gen. May received his commission through the Air Force Officer Training School, Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, in August 1996. Prior to his current assignment, he was the commander of Volk Field Air National Guard Base, which includes the Combat Readiness Training Center, 128th Air Control Squadron, and 126th Weather Flight.