January 2024 Group Watch: Alabama National Guard’s New Leader On the Job
In a ceremony at the Alabama National Guard Joint Force Headquarters, Brigadier General David K. Pritchett officially assumed command of the Alabama National Guard. Pritchett was promoted after the retirement of former Adjutant General Major Sheryl E. Gordon, the first woman to ever hold the position. An Alabama native, Pritchett began his military career in 1988 with the U.S. Marine Corps before entering the Army Reserve Officer Program at Auburn University. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Alabama National Guard in 1991.
