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Braun makes final cabinet appointment, names Indiana National Guard leader

Brigadier General Lawrence "Larry" Muennich has served as Assistant Adjutant General in the Indiana National Guard since February 2024.
Brigadier General Lawrence "Larry" Muennich has served as Assistant Adjutant General in the Indiana National Guard since February 2024.

Gov.-elect Mike Braun made his  final cabinet appointment this week, choosing Brigadier General Larry Muennich to lead the Indiana National Guard.

Muennich currently serves as Assistant Adjutant General for the Indiana National Guard. His promotion comes as  Adjutant General Dale Lyles announced last month that he will step down early next year.

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Muennich’s military career spans more than three decades, almost all of it with the Guard in Indiana.

And Braun also touted his private sector experience — Muennich worked for nearly 20 years for General Electric and GE Appliances in various leadership roles.

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Brandon J. Smith has previously worked as a reporter and anchor for KBIA Radio in Columbia, MO. Prior to that, he worked for WSPY Radio in Plano, IL as a show host, reporter, producer and anchor. His first job in radio was in another state capitol, in Jefferson City, as a reporter for three radio stations around Missouri. Brandon graduated from the University of Missouri-Columbia with a Bachelor of Journalism in 2010, with minors in political science and history. He was born and raised in Chicago.