Maj. Gen. Joanne F. Sheridan retired from the Louisiana National Guard after 38 years of military and state service during an official ceremony at the Adjutant General’s Office at Jackson Barracks in New Orleans, June 18.
Sheridan, a Leesville native, became the first female general officer in the Louisiana National Guard in 2012, and she went on to become the first female two-star general officer in 2017. Sheridan served as the assistant adjutant general where she was the principal advisor to the adjutant general and was responsible for assisting in the deployment and coordination of programs, policies and plans for the LANG.
During the ceremony, Brig. Gen. D. Keith Waddell, the adjutant general of the LANG, spoke highly of Sheridan’s accomplishments throughout the years.
“It is my honor to recognize and thank one of the true trailblazers of our organization. She is a trailblazer because of the outstanding leadership and service to her state and country and the many firsts she achieved in our organization as a female leader.”
