Richard R. Neely

Richard R. Neely is an United States Air Force officer and the 40th Adjutant general of Illinois.

Career
Neely was appointed the 40th Adjutant General of the Illinois National Guard by Governor JB Pritzker and assumed those duties on February 15, 2019.

Neely's prior assignment was Air National Guard principal deputy director for operations and deputy director for cyber and space operations at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.

Neely began his career as an enlisted man and airman. He received his officer's commission in 1990.