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Hokanson: ESGR ‘empowers everything we do’November 21, 2022 — ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Throughout the past 50 years, the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve program has provided a conduit between reserve component service members and their employers.The National... MORE 

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National Guard Chief Visits New York’s 106th Rescue WingNovember 9, 2022 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. – The National Guard’s top officer, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, spent Nov. 5 at Gabreski Air National Guard Base with 106th Rescue Wing... MORE 

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Hokanson: Maintaining Joint Force Competitive Edge Requires Rapid Modernization, InnovationNovember 3, 2022 — TUCSON, Ariz. – Modernization is a central priority for the Joint Force to preserve its competitive edge, the National Guard’s most senior general recently told Air Force reserve component... MORE 

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Hokanson: High-Altitude Army National Guard Aviation Training Site 'Incredible Capability'November 2, 2022 — GYPSUM, Colo. – Look up in the sky in and around Eagle County and you’re likely to see military helicopters in flight. They may be flying as part of a training exercise or for a lifesaving... MORE 

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Whitehead: Relationships the ‘Magic Ingredient’ in NCO Development in EuropeSeptember 12, 2022 — MONS, Belgium – Standing in a city twice liberated from enemy occupation in the last century, the two senior enlisted military leaders of Moldova and Ukraine conversed in Russian — a common language... MORE 

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Hokanson: Individual Readiness Makes National Guard Always Ready, Always ThereAugust 29, 2022 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – The physical and mental readiness of each Guard member enables the National Guard to keep its promise to America to stand Always Ready, Always There, the component’s most senior... MORE 

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Fort Pickett Hosts Guard Chief for Weapons QualificationAugust 26, 2022 — FORT PICKETT, Va. – Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, completed a weapons qualification course for the M17 pistol and M4 carbine at Fort Pickett Aug. 1.Hokanson experienced the... MORE 

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National Guard Chief Thanks Guardsmen at tip of Strategic Space and Missile Defense SpearAugust 23, 2022 — HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – The Defense Department’s space and missile defense capabilities serve as critical deterrents amid a rapidly changing domain and looming threats.The U.S. Army Space and Missile... MORE 

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Lessons Learned at JRTC Will Last a Lifetime, National Guard Chief SaysJuly 28, 2022 — FORT POLK, La. – In oppressive heat with humidity thicker than a wool blanket, Army National Guard Soldiers are training to build combat readiness and capacity. The theme at the Joint Training... MORE 

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Long-term Relationships Drive State Partnership Program SuccessJuly 26, 2022 — PRAGUE, Czech Republic – When Daryl Bohac came here in 1998, he didn’t just help advance a young partnership between the Czech Republic and the Nebraska National Guard – he returned to his ancestral... MORE 

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In Central Europe, Guard Chief Sees Enduring Partnerships and GrowthJuly 26, 2022 — VIENNA, Austria – In the heart of Europe, as a new security cooperation partnership takes its first steps, another prepares to celebrate its 30th anniversary.Here in Austria, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson... MORE 

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National Guard Chief Stresses Readiness as key to Homeland DefenseJuly 15, 2022 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – The chief of the National Guard Bureau emphasized the Guard’s readiness to support overseas operations is also a key element in homeland defense and emergency response... MORE 

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Three Nations, One Goal: Continued FreedomJune 24, 2022 — VILNIUS, Lithuania – Three Baltic nations are laser-focused on one goal: defending their independence and territorial integrity.The chief of the National Guard Bureau heard the same message in visits... MORE 

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ESGR: A 50-year Bridge Between Employers, National Guard, ReservesJune 22, 2022 — WASHINGTON – With the end of conscription looming in the United States, leaders knew the nation would rely more often on the National Guard and Reserves.They knew moving from a strategic to an... MORE 

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National Guard Coordinates Transport of German SatelliteJune 22, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – A rocket carrier is barely recognizable from a distance on a typically foggy June morning at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California. Its payload, the German Ministry of Defense’s... MORE 

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National Guard Bureau Chief Visits 325th Weapons SquadronJune 15, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, visited students, instructors and support personnel from the 325th Weapons Squadron taking part in graduation week at... MORE 

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Continued Investments Make Guard Effective, Chief SaysJune 7, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The chief of the National Guard Bureau told senators June 7 that continued investments in the National Guard mean it will be able to effectively support the Joint Force while quickly... MORE 

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Land at Your own Risk: Air Guardsmen Honored for Valor During Operation Allies RefugeJune 4, 2022 — NEWBURGH, N.Y. – Flying into a “hornet’s nest” is how one of the crew members of Reach 824 described the scene as their C-17 Globemaster military transport aircraft approached Hamid Karzai... MORE 

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Recent events, past decades have transformed Guard, chief saysMay 24, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The past 20 years have proven the National Guard has transformed from a strategic reserve to an operational force, the chief of the National Guard Bureau told lawmakers... MORE 

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Chief of National Guard Bureau visits New Hampshire troopsMay 5, 2022 — NEWINGTON, N.H. – Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead visited the Granite State to meet with Guard leaders and discuss strategic... MORE 

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