LITTLE ROCK — Gov.-Elect Asa Hutchinson has named Brigadier Gen. Mark Berry of Ozark as the new Adjutant General of the Arkansas National Guard.
Berry is currently chief of staff for the Arkansas Air National Guard. Hutchinson's office said in a news release that this is the first time in memory that the Arkansas Adjutant General has been appointed from the Air Force.
Berry has more than 40 years military experience, having enlisted in the U.S. Air Force in 1974.
Berry will replace Major Gen. William Wofford as the leader of the Arkansas National Guard.