Boyles new lead of MNG

JACKSON, Miss. - Maj. Gen. Augustus L. Collins, adjutant general of Mississippi, has announced his retirement from the Mississippi National Guard (MNG), effective Aug. 31. Brig. Gen. Janson D. Boyles will take charge Sept. 1. In 2005, Boyles, a native of Jackson, Miss., served as Executive Officer for the 168th Engineer Group of the MGN during Hurricane Katrina recovery efforts. In 2009, he was in Afghanistan with the 168th Engineer Brigade of the MNG. Most recently, he served in Kosovo as Chief of Staff of the KFOR Forces, a NATO Division deployed as part of Operation Joint Guardian. Boyles is a graduate of Mississippi State University where he received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Engineering. In 2005 he received his Master’s Degree in Strategic Studies from the U.S. Army War College. (Source: WCBI 07/05/16)