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Indiana National Guard adjutant general Maj. Gen. Dale Lyles, announced his new state command sergeant major and senior enlisted leader Wednesday.
Command Sgt. Maj. Joshua Brown, of Greenwood, will take responsibility for the position, which leads and advises the adjutant general on all enlisted matters including training, discipline, morale and well-being.
“I am looking forward to Command Sgt. Maj. Brown stepping into this new role and joining our command team,” Lyles said in a statement on the promotion. “His enlisted experience and strong leadership development skills are an asset to our organization.”
Brown began his military career in 1997, where he first served as a rifleman with Company A, 1st Battalion, 293rd Infantry Regiment in Portland. From there he spent more than a decade with the Long Range Surveillance Unit. He rose from team leader to detachment sergeant, first sergeant and finally a command sergeant major in 2015 at the battalion level, then to the 76th Brigade in 2020.
He most recently helped lead the 76th Infantry Brigade Combat Team to Kosovo in support of Operation Joint Guardian during a nine-month deployment in the Balkans.
“I am humbled by and grateful for this leadership opportunity,” Brown said in a statement on the promotion. “I will strive to positively impact the daily lives of soldiers and airmen, as well as significantly advance the priorities of Maj. Gen. Lyles.”
The Afghanistan combat veteran also graduated from Airborne, Jumpmaster and Pathfinder schools during his military career, and he was the distinguished honor graduate at his senior leadership courses.
He will replace Command Sgt. Maj. Dale Shetler in the position beginning March 15. Shetler, of Goshen, has held the state command sergeant major position since 2020.
“I would like to thank Maj. Gen. Lyles for this opportunity over the past four years,” Shetler in a statement. “Command Sgt. Maj. Brown is a great servant leader, and I am excited for him to take on the senior enlisted leader responsibilities of our organization.”
