Placerville, Calif. \u2014 Aug. 2, 2025<\/p>\n
COL. (CA) Duane A. Tadlock of Placerville has been officially promoted to the rank of Brigadier General<\/strong> and named Deputy Commanding General<\/strong> of the California State Guard<\/strong>, becoming the first officer in the state force to reach general officer rank without prior federal service<\/span>. The promotion ceremony was held July 12, 2025, at the Consolidated Headquarters Complex in Rancho Cordova, where hundreds attended the event including senior state guard leadership<\/span>.<\/p>\n Tadlock, a reserve sergeant with the Placerville Police Department<\/strong>, brings more than four decades of service in both state guard and civilian law enforcement positions. He began his law enforcement career with Sacramento PD in 1982, later serving with UC Davis Police, the Elk Grove Unified School District, and the California Horse Racing Board and Lottery enforcement divisions, and ultimately arriving at Placerville PD as a reserve sergeant<\/span>.<\/p>\n In his remarks Tadlock described the scope of his new role:<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWhen Brigadier General Adams is out of state \u2026 the running of the CSG falls on my shoulders. \u2026 managing Emergency State Active Duty missions, and assisting all our CSG volunteers throughout the State of California\u201d<\/span>.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n Tadlock\u2019s rise within the California State Guard reflects more than 41 years of service. Beginning in 1984 as a corporal, he advanced through the enlisted and warrant officer ranks before being commissioned as an officer in 2005. He was promoted to colonel in March 2022 and held key leadership roles including Chief of Staff and Director of Strategy and Policy before being tapped for deputy commanding general<\/span>.<\/p>\n Timeline & Stakeholders<\/strong><\/p>\n July 12, 2025<\/strong>: Promotion ceremony at Joint Forces Headquarters, Rancho Cordova.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n Stakeholders<\/strong>: California State Guard leadership, including Brig. Gen. Larry\u202fAdams and Command Sgt. Maj. Rebecca Wolkenhauer; Placerville Police Department; local community.<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n Tadlock\u2019s promotion marks a milestone in California emergency preparedness, reflecting deeper integration of the CSG with California\u2019s National Guard under a mustang officer who rose from the enlisted ranks. His dual civilian-law enforcement and military service roots give him a unique perspective on local readiness, particularly in serving El Dorado County in emergencies.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Placerville\u2019s own Sgt. Duane Tadlock has become the first California State Guard officer promoted to Brigadier General without prior federal military service \u2014 a major step for local leadership in California emergency readiness.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":9592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jnews-multi-image_gallery":[],"jnews_single_post":{"format":"standard","override":[{"template":"7","parallax":"1","layout":"no-sidebar-narrow","sidebar":"default-sidebar","second_sidebar":"default-sidebar","sticky_sidebar":"1","share_position":"float","share_float_style":"share-normal","show_share_counter":"1","show_view_counter":"1","show_featured":"1","show_post_meta":"1","show_post_author":"1","show_post_author_image":"1","show_post_date":"1","post_date_format":"default","post_date_format_custom":"Y\/m\/d","show_post_category":"1","post_reading_time_wpm":"300","post_calculate_word_method":"str_word_count","show_zoom_button":"0","zoom_button_out_step":"2","zoom_button_in_step":"3","show_post_tag":"1","show_popup_post":"1","number_popup_post":"1","show_author_box":"1","show_post_related":"1","show_inline_post_related":"1"}],"image_override":[{"single_post_thumbnail_size":"crop-500","single_post_gallery_size":"crop-500"}],"trending_post_position":"meta","trending_post_label":"Trending","sponsored_post_label":"Sponsored by","disable_ad":"0","subtitle":"Placerville Police Sergeant Duane Tadlock Promoted to Brigadier General in California State Guard"},"jnews_primary_category":[],"jnews_social_meta":[],"jnews_override_counter":{"view_counter_number":"0","share_counter_number":"0","like_counter_number":"0","dislike_counter_number":"0"},"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-9591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-government"],"yoast_head":"\n\n
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