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19 Jun 2020

Military.com | By Richard Sisk

The nominee to lead the National Guard Bureau sidestepped questions Thursday on the alleged use of helicopters to disperse protesters in Washington, D.C., but stressed the Guard's growing mission to de-escalate violence by backing up local law enforcement.

"Given the magnitude of recent domestic events, I anticipate a larger role for the National Guard in supporting civil authorities in the homeland," Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson said at his Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing.

Hokanson said he also foresaw a "potential increased role for me, if confirmed, in the interagency in planning for and reacting to events in the homeland."

As Hokanson was testifying, police in Tulsa, Oklahoma announced that about 250 members of the Oklahoma National Guard had been activated to assist in maintaining order during President Donald Trump's Saturday campaign rally there.

Senators did not express any opposition to Hokanson's nomination, and he is expected to receive quick approval from the full Senate to get four-star rank and succeed retiring Air Force Gen. Joseph Lengyel as chief of the National Guard Bureau and a member of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.

However, Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questioned Hokanson closely on the Guard's response to the protests in Washington, D.C., over the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis..

 

https://www.military.com/daily-news/2020/06/19/nominee-lead-national-guard-sees-bigger-role-quelling-civil-unrest.html