19-9-102. Organization of national guard; duty of governor.

(a) The Wyoming national guard consists of the following officers and staff in addition to or in combination with such elements of the army and air forces of the national guard of the United States as are allocated to the state by the president, the secretary of defense or the secretary of army or air, and accepted by the state:

(i) An adjutant general;

(ii) Those assistant adjutants general and general officers appointed pursuant to W.S. 19-7-104(a);

(iii) One (1) staff officer, subordinate to the adjutant general, designated as the staff judge advocate whose powers and duties shall be provided by the laws of this state and as prescribed by the laws and regulations of the United States pertaining to similar staff positions in United States army and air commands;

(iv) Such other officers and enlisted members as may be designated by the governor in an honorary status or in a state status without regard to their allocation or qualification by the department of defense of the United States.

(b) The national guard shall be organized into separate divisions for army and air with an officer not over the grade of brigadier general at the head of each division who is subordinate to the adjutant general. Each division head shall be an assistant adjutant general who shall serve as the acting adjutant general, in order of rank, upon absence, incapacity or death of the adjutant general. The governor, by and with the advice of the adjutant general, shall make and publish such orders as necessary to conform the national guard of Wyoming in organization, armament and discipline to that prescribed for the regular army or air force of the United States, subject to general exceptions authorized by this act and by the laws of the United States. For this purpose, the governor may increase or decrease the number of officers, noncommissioned officers and personnel of any grade to the extent made necessary by changes authorized by department of defense orders or national guard regulations.