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| Date       | Subject                                                                                                                  | Attendees                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | Transcript                                                                                                            |
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| 6/21/2023  | National Guard Recruiting and Retention                                                                                  | **Army Col. Andrew Bishop**Chief, Strength Maintenance Division, Army National Guard

**Air Force Col. Anthony Pasquale**Chief, Air National Guard Recruiting & Retention Division

**Air Force Tech. Sgt. Stephen Graves**Recruiter, 182nd Airlift Wing, Illinois Air National Guard

**Army Staff Sgt. Yoon Kim**Recruiter, Woodstock Recruit Sustainment Program, Illinois Army National Guard

**Army Command Sgt. Maj. Marco Irenze**Recruiting & Retention Battalion, Nevada Army National Guard

**Army Col. Steve Rowe**Chief of staff, New York Army National Guard; and Sgt. Maj. Anthony Abbate, command sergeant major, Recruiting & Retention Command, New York Army National Guard

**Army Col. Josh Barrow**Commander, Recruiting & Retention Command, Washington Army National Guard

**Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Chris Perez**Senior enlisted advisor, Washington Air National Guard Recruiting & Retention | MRT National Guard Recruiting and Retention 21 June 2023 Transcript.pdf                                               |
| 6/6/2023   | Cyber Shield 2023                                                                                                        | **Army Brig. Gen. Teri D. Williams**Exercise Director and Vice Director of Operations (CYBER), National Guard Bureau

**Army Col. Jeffrey Fleming (ILARNG)**Exercise Officer in charge

**Army Lt. Col Jenny Naylor (WVARNG)**Exercise staff judge advocate

**Maj Marcin Barszcz**Cyber Analyst, Polish Cyber Command

**OR-6 Staff Sgt. Selim Jashari**Cyber Defense Unit, Kosovo Security Forces                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | Cyber Shield 2023 MRT Transcript 06 June 2023.pdf                                                                     |
| 1/24/2023  | National Guard Top Priorities                                                                                            | **Army General Daniel R. Hokanson**Chief of the National Guard Bureau

**Tony L. Whitehead**Senior Enlisted Advisory to the Chief, National Guard Bureau                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | Gen. Hokanson, SEAC Whitehead 24 Jan brief.pdf                                                                        |
| 11/4/2022  | National Guard Cyber Forces Domestic Support                                                                             | **Air Force Major General Rich Neely** Adjutant General, Illinois

**Army Major General Todd Hunt**Adjutant General, North Carolina National Guard

**Air Force Brigadier General Gent Welsh**Assistant Adjutant General, Washington National Guard

**Air Force Colonel Paul Perron**Cyber Chief, Louisiana National Guard

**Army Colonel Joed Carbonell**National Guard Bureau Cyber Chief                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | MRT 4NOV2022 -  National Guard Cyber Forces Domestic Support Transcript.pdf                                           |
| 9/20/2022  | Recruiting and Retention                                                                                                 | **Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson**Chief of the National Guard Bureau

**Air Force Maj. Gen. Daryl L. Bohac**Adjutant General, Nebraska National Guard

**Army Maj. Gen. Jeff H. Holmes**Adjutant General, Tennessee National Guard

**Mr. Anson D. Smith**Deputy Chief, Army National Guard Strength Maintenance Division

**Air Force Col. Nashid A. Salahuddin**Division Chief, ANG Recruiting & Retention                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | MRT 20SEP2022 - National Guard Recruiting and Retention.pdf                                                           |
| 9/9/2022   | Weekend Drill Child Care Pilot                                                                                           | **Army Maj. Gen. Eric K. Little**National Guard Bureau Manpower and Personnel (J1)

**Ms. Nadine Moore**Family readiness branch chief.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | WDCC_Pilot_transcript.pdf                                                                                             |
| 6/7/2022   | National Guard Cyber Shield 2022                                                                                         | **Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard Neely**Adjutant General of Illinois and Commander of the Illinois National Guard and a Master Cyber Space Officer

**Mr. George Battistelli**exercise director and Deputy Chief Information Officer, ARNG

**Army Lt. Col. Jeffrey Fleming** (ILARNG)exercise Officer in Charge

**Army Lt. Col. Carla Raisler** (KYARNG)exercise Training Officer

**Army Capt. Cumah Blake** (MNARNG)exercise Staff Judge Advocate                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | MRT 7JUN202 -  National Guard Cyber Shield 2022 Trainscript.pdf                                                       |
| 6/7/2022   | National Guard Opening Statement to the Senate Committee on Appropriations Subcommittee on Defense                       |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | SAC-D Opening Statemeent 07JUN2022.pdf                                                                                |
| 6/2/2022   | National Guard State Partnership Program                                                                                 | **Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson**Chief of the National Guard Bureau (Prepared Statement)

**Army Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin**Adjutant General, California National Guard

**Air Force Maj. Gen. James O. Eifert**Adjutant General, Florida National Guard

**Air Force Maj. Gen. Daryl L. Bohac**Adjutant General, Nebraska National Guard

**Army Maj. Gen. Gregory C. Knight**Adjutant General, Vermont National Guard                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                               | MRT 05MAR2021 - National Guard State Partnership Program Transcript (with Biographies).pdf                            |
| 1/13/2022  | National Guard COVID-19 Response Efforts                                                                                 | **Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson**chief of the National Guard Bureau

**Maj. Gen. John C. Harris Jr.**Ohio National Guard's Adjutant General

**Army Brig. Gen. Isabel Rivera Smith**New York National Guard's Director of Joint Staff

**Air Force Col Michael Bruno**Chief of the Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, Colorado National Guard

**Army Colonel Will DiProfio**Director of Joint Plans, Operations and Military Support, Colorado National Guard

**Air Force Master Sgt. Robert Stephens**NCO in charge at the testing site at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | National Guard COVID-19 Response -- Transcript.pdf                                                                    |
| 10/1/2021  | National Guard Bureau’s Response to 2020 DoD Annual Suicide Report: Partnering to Reduce Suicides                        | **Army Maj. Gen. Eric K. Little**National Guard Bureau Manpower and Personnel (J1)

**U.S. Public Health Service Rear Adm. Matthew Kleiman**Director National Guard Warrior Resilience and Fitness                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    | 2020 ASR MRT - Transcript.pdf                                                                                         |
| 9/1/2021   | National Guard Hurricane Ida and Western States Wildfire Response                                                        | **Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson**Chief, National Guard Bureau

**Army Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin**Adjutant General, California National Guard

**Army Maj. Gen. Lee W. Hopkins**Assistant Adjutant General, Louisiana National Guard

**COL Greg St. Romain**225th Engineer Brigade Commander, Louisiana Army National Guard

**Lt. Col. Chuck Steffens**MAFFS pilot and instructor, NV Air National Guard

**Lt. Col. Jon Holland**187th Airlift Squadron Commander, WY Air National Guard                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        | MRT 01SEPT2021-  Media Roundtable - National Guard Hurricane Ida and Western States Wildfire Response Trainscript.pdf |
| 7/16/2021  | State National Guards’ Mitigation Efforts Due to Funding Deficit                                                         | **Air Force Major General Richard R. Neely**Adjutant General, Illinois National Guard

**Army Brigadier General R. Dale Lyles**Adjutant General, Indiana National Guard

**Army Brigadier General John J. Driscoll**Land Component Commander, Massachusetts Army National Guard

**Army Brigadier General Craig W. Strong**Vice Director of Programs and Resources/Comptroller on the Chief of the National Guard Bureau's Joint Staff                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                              | State National Guards’ Mitigation Efforts Due to Funding Deficit 07162021.pdf                                         |
| 6/29/2021  | Cyber Shield 2021                                                                                                        | **Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson**Chief, National Guard Bureau

**Air Force Maj. Gen. Richard Neely**Adjutant General of Illinois and Master Cyber Space Officer

**Mr. George Battistelli**Exercise Director and Chief of Information Technology Security, Compliance and Readiness Division, G-6, Army National Guard

**Army LTC Brad Rhodes**Exercise Officer in Charge and Incoming Chief Information Officer for the 76th Operational Response Command, U.S. Army Reserve

**Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Dionysus Griffith**Information Systems Technician, G-6 Cyber Security Response Force, North Carolina Army National Guard

**Army Sgt. Tucker Huff**Senior Host Analyst, 175th Cyber Protection Team, 91st Cyber Brigade, Kentucky National Guard                                                                                                                                                                    | CyberShield June 29, 2021 -  Transcript FINAL.pdf                                                                     |
| 6/23/2021  | Chief of The National Guard Bureau Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson holds a press priefing                                        | **Army General Daniel Hokanson**Chief of the National Guard Bureau                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | State of the Guard - NGB PA Transcript - 24 June 2021.pdf                                                             |
| 5/5/2021   | Healing Highlights of the National Guard – Guard Reaches 10 Million Shot Milestone                                       | **Army General Daniel R. Hokanson**Chief of the National Guard Bureau

**Air Force Maj Gen James Eifert**Florida National Guard Adjutant General. His Guard members have made significant contributions to the fight against COVID.

**Air Force Maj Gen Steven Nordhaus**National Guard Bureau’s Director of Operations. His team has overseen the Guard’s response efforts since COVID began.

**Air Force Maj Gen Jerry Fenwick**Director of the National Guard Bureau’s Office of the Joint Surgeon. His team has been instrumental in the Guard’s vaccination efforts.

**Army SSG Shavonne Santiago**Massachusetts National Guard combat medic, who recently vaccinated her grandmother. She has some unique observations about supporting this mission.                                                                                                                                                                     | MRT 05MAY2021 -  CNGB - Guard Reaches 10 Million Shot Milestone.pdf                                                   |
| 4/8/2021   | Over 6M Shots in the Arm - Healing Highlights of National Guard COVID Missions                                           | **Army Brig. Gen. Adam Flasch**Maryland National Guard director of joint staff and Dual-Status Commander for Title 10 Active Duty troops assigned to the Federal Pilot Community Vaccination Center in Greenbelt, Md.

**Army Col. Larry D. Fletcher**Deputy Director, Office of the Joint Surgeon, National Guard Bureau

**Air Force Col. Russell W. Kohl**Commander, 131st Medical Group, Missouri National Guard

**Army Staff Sgt. Shavonne Santiago**Combat medic and medical section noncommissioned officer in charge, Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Engineer Battalion, Massachusetts National Guard

**Army Spc. Garett Rollag**Combat medic, 2nd Battalion, 134th Infantry Regiment (Airborne), Nebraska National Guard                                                                                                                                                                                  | MRT 08APR2021 - Over 6M Shots in the Arm - Healing Highlights of National Guard COVID Missions.pdf                    |
| 3/5/2021   | A Year of National Guard COVID-19 Response Efforts                                                                       | **Army General Daniel R. Hokanson**Chief of the National Guard Bureau

**Air Force Maj. Gen. Daryl L. Bohac**Nebraska National Guard’s Adjutant General

**Army Maj. Gen. Bret D. Daugherty**Washington National Guard’s Adjutant General

**Air Force Command Chief Master Sgt. Seth Zweben**California Air National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     | MRT 05MAR2021 -  A Year of National Guard COVID-19 Response Efforts.pdf                                               |
| 2/11/2021  | National Guard COVID Vaccination Efforts in Texas and West Virginia                                                      | **Army Col. Peter Coldwell**Texas Military Department state surgeon

**Air Force Lt. Col. Billy Enochs**Joint Task Force Texas medical coordinator

**Army Spc. Matthew Bernal**Joint Task Force Texas medic

**Army Lt. Col. Jim Adkins**Task Force Medical commander and the deputy commander of Administration, WVNG Medical Detachment

**Army Maj. Caroline Muriama**Operations officer for Task Force CBRN Response Enterprise and executive officer for Army Interagency Training and Education Center CBRNE Battalion

**Air Force Senior Airman Joseph Holloway**Task Force Vaccine and 167th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | Transcript - MRT COVID Vaccination Efforts WV TX - 11 FEB 2021.pdf                                                    |
| 1/29/2021  | COVID Response Effort                                                                                                    | **Air Force Maj. Gen. Jerry L. Fenwick**Director, National Guard Bureau Office of the Joint Surgeon

**Army Maj. Gen. David S. Baldwin**Adjutant General, California National Guard

**Army Maj. Gen. Paul D. Rogers**Adjutant General, Michigan National Guard

**Army Maj. Gen. Bret D. Daugherty**Adjutant General, Washington National Guard

**Army LTC Paul Tumminello**Deputy Surgeon General, DC National Guard                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                            | National Guard COVID Response Efforts Transcript.pdf                                                                  |
| 1/19/2021  | Department Of Defense Press Briefing By Assistant To The Secretary Of Defense Hoffman                                    | **Army General Daniel R. Hokanson**Chief of the National Guard Bureau

**Jonathan R. Hoffman**Assistant to the Secretary

**Thomas Muir**Washington Headquarters Service                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                             | 0119_Press Conference w_GEN Hokanson.pdf                                                                              |
| 1/19/2021  | Lt. Gen. Sasseville NPR interview with Nolle King                                                                        | **Lt. Gen. Marc H. Sasseville**Vice Chief, National Guard Bureau                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       | Lt Gen Sasseville NPR Interview with Noelle King Jan 19 2021.pdf                                                      |
| 1/11/2021  | National Guard Mobilized for DC Support                                                                                  | **Army General Daniel R. Hokanson**Chief of the National Guard Bureau

**Jonathan R. Hoffman**Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Public Affairs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                | MRT 11JAN2021 -  NG Mobilized for DC Support - GEN Hokanson and Hoffman Transcript.pdf                                |
| 1/8/2021   | National Guard Support to DC Law Enforcement and the Inauguration                                                        | **USAF Major General Steve Nordhaus**Director of Operations, National Guard Bureau

**Army Major General, Tim Gowen**Adjutant General for the state of Maryland

**Army Brigadier General David Wood**Director of the Joint Staff from Pennsylvania

**Army Colonel Lisa Howe**Interim Adjutant General for the State of New Jersey                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                 | MRT 08JAN2021 - National Guard Support to DC Law Enforcement and the Inauguration - Nordhaus and TAGs Transcript.pdf  |
| 12/14/2020 | National Guard on-the-record telephonic media roundtable discussing National Guard role in COVID-19 vaccine distribution | **Army Maj. Gen. John C. Harris, Jr.**Adjutant General, Ohio National Guard

**Army Brig. Gen. Murray E. “Gene” Holt**Assistant Adjutant General and Joint Task Force Corona Commander, West Virginia National Guard

**Army Brig. Gen. Cynthia K. Tinkham**Assistant Adjutant General, Oklahoma National Guard                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                      | COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution - Dec. 14, 2020.pdf                                                                     |

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