Gov. Perdue to Promote New Adjutant General at Ceremony

RALEIGH, NC (10/19/2010)(readMedia)-- Gov. Bev Perdue will officially promote the North Carolina National Guard's new adjutant general to the rank of major general tomorrow.

Perdue will pin the two-star rank on Army Brig. Gen. Gregory A. Lusk in the historic Old House Chamber at the State Capitol building at 2 p.m. in downtown Raleigh, N.C.

Lusk assumed command of the nearly 12,000 Soldiers and Airmen of the N.C. National Guard on Oct. 1. He replaced the former adjutant general, Army Maj. Gen. William E. Ingram, Jr., who had served in that post since July 16, 2001.

Lusk was announced as the new state adjutant general by Perdue on Sept. 9. Perdue and Sec. Reuben F. Young, North Carolina Department of Crime Control and Public Safety, both cited Lusk's strong leadership experience in commanding North Carolina's largest National Guard unit and his dedication to duty.

To watch the ceremony via a live-streaming video website, please visit: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/nc-national-guard-adjutant-general-promotion-ceremony