page_title: Michael E. Stencel
section_title: Oregon National Guard Adjutant General
hierarchical_section_title: Michael E. Stencel / Oregon National Guard Adjutant General
caption_attribution_description: Oregon Governor Kate Brown stands with Maj. Gen. Michael E. Stencel during an investiture ceremony where she administered the oath of office to Oregon’s new adjutant general, Nov. 18, in the Governor’s Ceremonial Room at the State Capitol. The governor appointed Stencel as adjutant general on Sept. 25, 2015, to succeed Lt. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson. (Photo by Sgt. 1st Class April Davis, Oregon Military Department Public Affairs)
context_page_description: Michael E. Stencel is the current Adjutant General of the Oregon National Guard. As a Major General, he commands over 8,100 soldiers and airmen. He is a command pilot with over 1,900 hours flying training and fighter aircraft.
context_section_description: Governor Kate Brown appointed Brigadier General Stencel to the position of Adjutant General of the Oregon National Guard, Oregon's top military leader, in September 2015.  In November of that year, he was promoted to Major General. As Adjutant General, his command includes over 6,100 Army and 2,200 Air National Guard service members, is responsible for the administration of the Oregon National Guard, the Oregon State Defense Force, and the Office of Oregon Emergency Management and serves as the governor's homeland security adviser. He also collaborates with the state's governor and legislature to develop and coordinate programs, plans and policies of the Oregon National Guard.
  In October 2015, Stencel went to Vietnam as part of the U.S. Agency for International Development's Overseas Humanitarian Disaster Assistance and Civic Action Program in the Quang Nam Province of Vietnam.  Serving as the senior U.S. representative, he cut a ribbon at the grand opening of an intermediate school cooperatively built by the U.S. and Vietnam, which will also be a natural disaster shelter.
caption: Governor Kate Brown and Major General Michael Stencel.
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