This story was first published at Colorado Newsline.

DENVER | Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Monday announced the appointment of Maj. Gen. Robert Davis to lead Colorado’s National Guard as the state’s adjutant general.

Davis currently serves as the deputy director of the U.S. Army National Guard. His appointment follows Maj. Gen. Laura Clellan’s announcement in August that she will retire in October after serving as adjutant general since 2020.

The Colorado Guard operations are based at Buckley Space Force Base.

“As Executive Director of our state’s Department of Military and Veterans affairs, General Davis will continue the work to make Colorado the best state for active duty military and for veterans — building on efforts like the tuition waiver for National Guard members, recognizing

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