Adjutant General of Kansas The Adjutant General of Kansas is the highest - ranking military official in the State of Kansas and is subordinate to the Governor of Kansas . The Adjutant General is a member of the Governor ' s Cabinet and advises the Governor on military and emergency management matters . The Adjutant General runs the day - to - day administration of the Kansas Adjutant General ' s Department , including the Kansas National Guard . Appointment . The Governor appoints , subject to confirmation by the Kansas Senate , the Adjutant General with the rank of major general . The person appointed must have served at least five years as a commissioned officer in the Kansas National Guard and have served as an officer in the armed forces of the United States . The Governor may promote , subject to confirmation by the Senate any Adjutant General who has served at least 15 consecutive years to the rank of lieutenant general . The Adjutant General serves at the pleasure of the Governor . Duties . The Adjutant General is the principal military advisor to the Governor and is also responsible for the organization , training and supervision of the Kansas National Guard . In addition , the Adjutant General is the Director of the Kansas Division of Emergency Management and the head of Kansas Homeland Security . The Office of the Adjutant General also provides administrative services to the Kansas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol . Staff . The Adjutant General ' s staff is headquartered in Topeka , Kansas and oversees the operation of many installations throughout the state . Kansas Army National Guard . The Kansas Army National Guard is the land component of the Kansas National Guard and is manned by approximately 5600 soldiers assigned at installations throughout the state . Kansas Air National Guard . The Kansas Air National Guard is the air component of the Kansas National Guard and is composed of a headquarters component located at Topeka , Kansas and two main units : the 184th Intelligence Wing , located at Wichita , Kansas and the 190th Air Refueling Wing located at Topeka . There are approximately 2100 airmen assigned in all locations . Kansas Division of Emergency Management . KDEM is the branch of the Adjutant General ' s Department that deals with mitigation advocacy , planning requirements and guidance , training and exercising , response coordination , and administration of recovery programs for the civil sector on the State of Kansas regardless of the type of hazard . It was created in 1950 in response to Cold War nuclear threats as the State Civil Defense Agency and was transferred to the Adjutant General ' s Department in 1955 . At that time its role was expanded to include emergency management for all disasters and coordination of recovery and response activities statewide . Kansas Homeland Security . This branch coordinates activities in the State of Kansas dealing with the prevention and protection from terrorist related activities including response and recovery from terrorist acts . Kansas Volunteer Department of the Civil Air Patrol . The Volunteer Department was created to administer state funds allocated to the Civil Air Patrol and was placed under the control of the Adjutant General ' s Department by state law in 1997 for the administrative support and control of state resources and funding used by the Kansas Wing of the Civil Air Patrol .