October 1996 - September 1997, Operations Officer, 641st Medical Battalion (EVAC), Oregon Army National Guard, Salem, Oregon.

October 1995 - September 1996, Aide-de-Camp, Office of The Adjutant General, Oregon National Guard, Salem, Oregon.

July 1995 - October 1995, Control Group (Ready Reserve).

June 1994 - April 1995 Project Engineer, Aircraft Armament Test Division, Yuma Proving Ground, Arizona.

October 1992 - June 1994, Commander, Company B, 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment (Attack), 18th Airborne Corps, Fort Bragg, North Carolina.

June 1991 - October 1992, Assistant S3, 1st Battalion, 229th Aviation Regiment (Attack), Apache Training Brigade, Fort Hood, Texas.

October 1990 - June 1991, Student, Aviation Officer Advanced Course and AH-64 Combat Aircraft Qualification Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama.

July 1987 - August 1990, Executive Officer, later Scout Platoon Leader, later Flight Operations Officer and 3rd Infantry Brigade Aviation Liaison Officer, 2nd Squadron (RECON), 9th Cavalry, 7th Infantry Division (LIGHT), Fort Ord, California and the Republic of Panama.

July 1986 - July 1987, Student, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (Fort Bragg) Aviation Officer Basic Course Air Assault School Initial Entry Rotary Wing Flight Training (Aeroscout) Fort Rucker, Alabama.General Hokanson was also a member of the United States World Helicopter Team and founded the National Guard’s first Military Assistance to Safety and Traffic (MAST) and Military Air Rescue Team (MART) program where he commanded nearly 100 air rescue and fire-fighting missions throughout the Pacific Northwest.ġ986 United States Military Academy, Bachelor of Science, Mechanical Engineering (Aerospace), West Point, New YorkĢ000 Naval Postgraduate School, Master of Arts, International Security and Civil-Military Relations, Monterey, CaliforniaĢ001 United States Naval War College, Master of Arts, National Security and Strategic Studies, Newport, Rhode IslandĢ006 Harvard University, Senior Service College, National Security Fellowship Program, Cambridge, Massachusetts He commanded the 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team in Iraq and served as Chief of Staff for Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix in Afghanistan. His combat deployments include Operations JUST CAUSE, ENDURING FREEDOM and IRAQI FREEDOM. Element, North American Aerospace Defense Command at Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado. Northern Command, and Vice Commander, U.S. General Hokanson also served as the Deputy Commander of U.S. He has commanded at the company, battalion and brigade combat team levels, and served as the 30th Adjutant General of the State of Oregon. General Hokanson graduated from the United States Military Academy and served on active duty in Air Cavalry, Attack Helicopter and Aircraft Test organizations prior to joining the Oregon National Guard.

General Hokanson served previously as the Director of the Army National Guard, and earlier as the 11th Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau. He is responsible for ensuring the more than 453,000 Army and Air National Guard personnel are accessible, capable and ready to protect the homeland and provide combat ready resources to the Army and Air Force. In this capacity, he serves as a military adviser to the President, Secretary of Defense, National Security Council and is the Department of Defense’s official channel of communication to the Governors and State Adjutants General on all matters pertaining to the National Guard. Hokanson serves as the 29th Chief of the National Guard Bureau and as a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

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