Spencer J. Cox
Commander in Chief
Utah national Guard

Major General Michael J. Turley

The Adjutant General

Commanding

Utah National Guard

Maj. Gen. Michael J. Turley, a West Jordan resident, enlisted as a United States Marine in 1985 and was commissioned a U.S. Army Engineer Officer in 1997 after graduating from Army Officer Candidate School. His most recent assignment was commander, 204^th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade. Prior to this assignment, he was deputy director, Joint Training and Exercises Directorate-J7 and Chief-Joint Resources and Readiness Division-J74, NORAD and U.S. Northern Command. He was also a U.S. Army War College Fellow in Residence, National Security Affairs Fellow at the Hoover Institution-Stanford University for the academic years 2016-2017.

Command Sergeant Major Spencer D. Nielsen

Senior Enlisted Leader

Utah National Guard

Command Sgt. Maj. Spencer D. Nielsen began his military career in the Utah Army National Guard enlisting as a cannon-fire-direction specialist with Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 140th Field Artillery in Fillmore, Utah. He attended basic training and advanced individual training in 1994 at Fort Sill, Okla. His first active-duty position was as a unit training NCO for Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion 145th Field Artillery in 1998. Since then, he has served in the 65th Field Artillery Brigade; 97th Troop Command; 640th Regiment, Regional Training Institute; and UTNG Joint Forces Headquarters. He deployed twice in support of the Global War on Terrorism: Operation Noble Eagle from August 2003 through July 2004, and Operation Iraqi Freedom from June 2007 through June 2008.

Chief Warrant Officer 5 William Erickson

Command Chief Warrant Officer

Utah National Guard

Erickson joined Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 140th Field Artillery, “Animals,” as a cannon crewmember in March 1986, and has been an active member of the Utah National Guard since. He deployed in support of Operation Noble Eagle in 2002 to Tooele, Utah; in support of Hurricane Rita relief in Louisiana in 2005; and for Operation Enduring Freedom to Herat, Afghanistan in 2013.