The adjutant and inspector general shall prepare and provide at the expense of the state, or procure from the federal government, the necessary rosters and books of record, the blank forms for commissions, discharges, returns and other papers required by law, and distribute the same to the officers and organizations requiring them. He or she shall make such return of the national guard and its arms and equipment as may be required by the federal government or the commander in chief and transmit the same to the proper officials.