Mike Thomp­son

In 2017 Governor Mary Fallin appointed Major General Michael C. Thompson as The Adjutant General for the Oklahoma National Guard. Thompson served as the top military advisor to the Governor and commanded the Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard from November 2017 to November 2021.

Thompson joined the Oklahoma Army National Guard in 1983.  Thompson later commissioned to second Lieutenant in 1986 through the Oklahoma Military Department Officer Candidate School. In previous assignments, Thompson has commanded at the company, battalion and brigade levels. Major General Thompson was deployed in support of OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM in 2003 and 2008.

Before being appointed as Adjutant General, as a Citizen Soldier, Thompson had a distinguished 28 year career with the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety. Thompson joined DPS as an Oklahoma State Trooper in 1990. Thompson concluded his DPS career by serving as Commissioner of the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety and Cabinet Secretary for Safety and Security from 2011 to 2017. Thompson was inducted into the Oklahoma Law Enforcement Hall of Fame in 2019 and received the Governor George Nigh Lifetime Achievement Award in 2022. In 2022 Thompson served as the Deputy Director for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigations. In 2023 Thompson was inducted into the Oklahoma State University Hall of Fame.  

Thompson is a proud graduate of Oklahoma’s only historic black college, Langston University. He also holds a Masters degree from Oklahoma State University and the United States Army War College.  Major General Thompson is a graduate of the FBI National Academy, the United States Secret Service Executive Seminar, and the United States War College.

Major General Thompson and his wife of 39 years, Debbie, have two adult children who are combat veterans of the United States Army and the Oklahoma Army National Guard.  They also have a daughter in law who is  a combat veteran with the United States Army.