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Garshak selected to lead Idaho's military |
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October 27, 2017 |
Governor C.L. “Butch” Otter announced today his
selection of Colonel Michael J. Garshak to serve
as Idaho’s next adjutant general. This
appointment will take effect November 1 as
outgoing Adjutant General and Idaho National
Guard Commanding General, Major General Gary L.
Sayler retires after serving Idaho since 1977.
Garshak currently serves as the Chief of Staff,
Idaho Army National Guard, and will be Idaho’s
25th adjutant general upon his appointment.
In this capacity, Garshak will command the Idaho
Army and Air National Guard, and as adjutant
general, will serve on the governor’s cabinet as
secretary of the Idaho Military Division. In
this role, Garshak will also serve as the
director of Idaho’s Office of Emergency
Management.
“Colonel Garshak is a strong leader with a
proven track record of success,” said Sayler.
“He’s respected by his peers and those he has
led throughout his career and I am very
comfortable with this selection and confident he
will continue to do great things for this
organization.”
Garshak, who commissioned as a second lieutenant
in 1987, has been a member of the Idaho National
Guard since 1993 after serving on active duty
for six years.
“I am truly honored and appreciate Governor
Otter’s trust and confidence in my abilities,”
Garshak said. “I am deeply humbled by the
opportunity to serve Idaho and the nation in
this capacity.”
Garshak is a Master Army Aviator with more than
2,300 flying hours, primarily in the AH-64
Apache attack helicopter. In his current role,
he is the principal executive assistant and
advisor to the Assistant Adjutant General, Army.
He is responsible for assisting the Adjutant
General in managing and directing the
administration, coordination, planning,
execution and supervision of all Idaho Army
National Guard programs.
He has served as the Idaho Army National Guard’s
1-183rd Aviation Battalion commander; Aviation
Task Force SFOR12 commander in
Bosnia-Herzegovina and the aviation group
commander/state Army Aviation officer at Gowen
Field in Boise.
Garshak’s awards and decorations include the
Meritorious Service Medal, the Air Medal, the
Army Commendation Medal and the Army Achievement
Medal. In 1987 he earned a bachelor’s degree in
Business Administration from Northern Arizona
University and holds a master’s degree in
Strategic Studies from the United States Army
War College.
Garshak and his wife, Dina, live in Meridian and
have three children, Tara, Alaina and Blake. |
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