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Space

Establishment of Space National Guard a Top Priority for Chief of National Guard

Frank Wolfe

Wednesday, May 5th, 2021

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Establishment of Space National Guard a Top Priority for Chief of National Guard

Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, briefs reporters at the Pentagon (U.S. Defense Department Photo)

The chief of the National Guard Bureau, Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, told the House Appropriations Committee's defense (HAC-D) panel on May 4 that "the establishment of a Space National Guard" is one of his top priorities and suggested that such a force would help the National Guard sustain its role in space missions. Hokanson said in his prepared testimony that the National Guard has supplied 11 percent of U.S. Space Force personnel and that the Air National Guard provides 60…

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