Joint Staff Leadership

Brig. Gen. Robinson is the Director of the Joint Staff. He is responsible to The Adjutant General to prepare the Idaho National Guard to effectively respond to contingency operations in a federal or state emergency. General Robinson also serves as the designated Dual Status Commander, Joint Forces Headquarters-Idaho. He has oversight responsibilities for the joint staff, the Counter Drug Taskforce, the State Partnership Program, the 101st Civil Support Team, and other fulltime joint activities. He advises The Adjutant General and the Idaho Office of Emergency Management Bureau Chief on all issues and policies relating to Defense Support to Civil Authorities – National Guard Civil Support.

Col. Eric D. Orcutt is the Chief of the Joint Staff, Joint Forces Headquarters, Idaho National Guard. He serves as the full time principal advisor to the Adjutant General, the Director of the Joint Staff and the Idaho Office of Emergency Management on a broad range of joint military and domestic operations matters concerning the Department of Defense, the Departments of the Air and Army National Guard, and the Idaho Military Division. Additionally, he directs the State Partnership Program with the Kingdom of Cambodia, 101st WMD/Civil Support Team and Idaho National Guard Counter Drug operations.

Command Sgt. Maj. Sheldon Stace is the Senior Enlisted Leader of the Joint Staff. As the state’s Senior Enlisted Leader, he advises the Director of the Joint Staff and Chief of the Joint Staff on all matters pertaining to Idaho Air and Army National Guard enlisted personnel and capabilities. Over the course of his 28 years of service, he has served in a variety of leadership roles across the organization, including at the 116th Cavalry Brigade Combat Team, Idaho Medical Detachment, Recruiting and Retention Battalion, the 2-204th Regional Training Institute, and Joint Force Headquarters.