02.27.2026
Airman Samir Harris / 121st Air Refueling Wing Public Affairs
Ohio adjutant general promoted to major general
Brig. Gen. Matthew S. Woodruff, Ohio adjutant general, was promoted to the rank of major general during a ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio, Feb. 27, 2026. Woodruff, adjutant general since May 2025, serves as a member of the governor’s cabinet and is responsible for the administration and command oversight of the Ohio Army National Guard, Ohio Air National Guard and State Defense Force.
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05.30.2025
Staff Sgt. Jillan Maynus / Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
Woodruff takes command as Ohio adjutant general, Harris retires after 44 years of service
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr., outgoing Ohio adjutant general, transferred authority and responsibility as head of the Ohio National Guard to Brig. Gen. Matthew S. Woodruff, incoming Ohio adjutant general, during a change of command ceremony at the Ohio Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio. Following the change of command, Harris officially retired after 44 years of military service, the last six as adjutant general, to begin his new state government role as director of the Ohio Department of Veterans Services.
01.19.2023 OHARNG | 37TH IBCT
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Mann / Ohio National Guard historian
Ceremony signifies transition of assistant adjutants general for Army
A January change of command ceremony signified the transition from the outgoing assistant adjutant general for Army, Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Moore II, to the incoming one, Brig. Gen. Matthew S. Woodruff. Moore, a Cumberland, Ohio native, retires after a 33-year military career that includes service both on active duty and in the Ohio Army National Guard.
01.06.2023 OHARNG | ATAG
Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Mann / Ohio National Guard historian
Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army promoted to brigadier general
Brig. Gen. Matthew S. Woodruff, Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, receives his general officer flag at a promotion ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio, Jan. 6, 2023. Woodruff, a native of West Liberty, Ohio, has served as the assistant adjutant general for Army since October.
06.25.2021 OHARNG | 37TH
Capt. Jayme Aksterowicz / 196th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
37th IBCT conducts change of command during monthlong training at JRTC
Col. Matthew Woodruff, from left, outgoing 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team commander, Brig. Gen. Thomas E. Moore II, Ohio assistant adjutant general for Army, and Col. Michael Flaherty, incoming 37th IBCT commander, arrive for the 37th IBCT change of command ceremony June 25, 2021, at Fort Polk, La. The ceremony was conducted near the end of a monthlong training rotation for the 37th IBCT at Fort Polk’s Joint Readiness Training Center, which trains BCTs to conduct large-scale combat operations on the battlefield.
10.21.2019 OHARNG | 37TH
Sgt. 1st Class Chad Menegay / Ohio National Guard
37th IBCT commander promoted to colonel
Col. Matthew S. Woodruff, commander of the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, buttons his Army Service Uniform coat to display his new rank with the help of his fiancée as part of a promotion ceremony Oct. 21, 2019, at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio. Woodruff encouraged everyone in the audience who came to show their support to get after it. “If you’re getting after it, then we’re all better,” Woodruff said. “If you have to get after getting after it, if you’ve got to do anything like that, that will make us all a better organization.”
04.07.2019 OHARNG | 37TH
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‘Buckeye’ Brigade holds change of command
Soldiers of the 37th Infantry Brigade Combat Team stand in formation following the “Buckeye” Brigade's change of command ceremony April 7, 2019, at Camp Atterbury Joint Maneuver Training Center near Edinburgh, Ind. Brigade Command Sgt. Maj. Jeffrey Shuster (holding the brigade colors) is flanked by incoming commander Lt. Col. Matthew Woodruff, left, and outgoing commander Col. Corwin Lusk, who had led the brigade since 2016.