A previous executive order establishing the Military Commission designated the lieutenant governor as chair of the 11-member panel. The order signed on Feb 11th, allows the governor to designate a chair from the governor’s staff.

Armstrong intends to appoint Governor’s Office Chief Operating Officer Alan Dohrmann to chair the Military Commission. Dohrmann retired in July from a military career that spanned over 40 years, including more than nine years as adjutant general of the North Dakota National Guard.