Brigadier General Christopher S. Sandison

Deputy Director
JTF-AZ Commander

Brigadier General Christopher S. Sandison enlisted in the North Dakota National Guard in 1990 and was Commissioned through the ROTC program in 1997. He was assigned as a Platoon Leader with the 142nd Engineer Combat Battalion in the North Dakota National Guard.

Brigadier General Sandison came to Arizona as a Platoon Leader with the 259th Engineer Company and has ascended through numerous key leadership positions to include; Commander (CDR), 177th Quartermaster Detachment, CDR, 1404th Transportation Company, Executive Officer, 158th CSSB, CDR, 253rd Engineer Battalion, Deputy Chief of Staff, G1, CDR, 198th Regional Support Group overseeing approximately 1,000 Soldiers, and is currently assigned as the Deputy Adjutant General, Arizona National Guard He and his wife Tiffany reside in Tucson, and are proud parents of five children; Cade, Brooke, Nicole, Hope and Luke.