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Air National Guard

Dec. 5, 2023
Hokanson at Reagan National Defense Forum: National Guard Part of the Fabric of America

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – When he returned from a tour in Iraq as the commander of the Oregon National Guard’s 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team in 2009, then-Army Col. Daniel Hokanson saw how the unit’s 3,500 personnel returned to their communities. “We brought the fabric of America to the war because
Oct. 23, 2023
Hokanson: National Guard Poised for Security Cooperation Partnership with Sweden

STOCKHOLM, Sweden – At the Swedish embassy in Washington in April, the National Guard’s top officer was invited to speak at a reception marking the Swedish army’s 500th anniversary.Several days later, the Swedish government applied to join the Department of Defense National Guard Bureau State
July 22, 2021
Hokanson thanks Guard members supporting wildfire fight

LAKEVIEW, Ore. – The general’s eyes scanned the 40 or so National Guard troops assembled in a horseshoe around him in a field Thursday and he felt pride.“Whatever the mission – fighting America’s wars, securing the homeland or building partnerships – our Soldiers and Airmen provide extraordinary