INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – An Indiana Air Guard General with Wabash Valley ties received a second star after a promotion.

Earlier this week, Brigadier General Kip Clark was elevated to the rank of Major General at a ceremony at Stout Field in Indianapolis.

He previously served as the commander of the 181st Intelligence Wing, based out of Terre Haute.

With the promotion, Clark will take a position as the senior Air National Guard advisor to the Air Force Special Operations Command.

Clark is a Clay County native and an Indiana State University graduate.