Hokanson left the Regular Army in July 1995 and was a member of the Army Reserve Control Group until October.
Hokanson then began his career as a member of the Army National Guard, assigned initially as aide-de-camp in the office of Oregon's adjutant general. His later assignments included: operations officer, 641st Medical Battalion (Helicopter Evacuation); aviation operations officer, Oregon Army National Guard; plans analyst, Program Analysis and Evaluation Division, National Guard Bureau; executive officer, 641st Medical Battalion (Evacuation Helicopter), Oregon Army National Guard; deputy director, Army Aviation, Oregon Army National Guard; commander, 641st Medical Battalion (Helicopter Evacuation), Oregon Army National Guard; chief of staff, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix V, Afghanistan; deputy commander, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard; and commander, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, including deployment as part of Multi-National Corps – Iraq.
General officer
Hokanson being sworn in as adjutant general by Oregon Governor John Kitzhaber
In 2010 Hokanson was promoted to brigadier general. His assignments as a general officer included: deputy director, Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5), North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command; and director, Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5), National Guard Bureau. Hokanson was promoted to major general in May 2013. From August 2013 to July 2015 he served as adjutant general of the Oregon Military Department.[7]
Secretary of Defense Mark Esper presides as Hokanson is promoted to general and takes over as 29th chief of the National Guard Bureau during ceremonies at Joint Base Myer-Henderson Hall, Va., 3 August 2020.
In March 2019, the president nominated Hokanson to succeed Timothy J. Kadavy as director of the Army National Guard.[10] Hokanson assumed his new duties in a ceremony on 21 June 2019.[11] In June 2020, the adjutant general of Minnesota, Jon A. Jensen was nominated to succeed him as Army Guard director.[12]
Chief of the National Guard Bureau
In May 2020, Hokanson was nominated for appointment to the rank of general and assignment as chief of the National Guard Bureau.[13] He was confirmed by the Senate on 20 July 2020[13] and assumed office on 3 August 2020.[14]
July 1986 – July 1987, Student, Survival, Evasion, Resistance and Escape (Level C – Fort Bragg); Aviation Officer Basic Course; Air Assault School; Initial Entry Rotary Wing Flight Training (Aeroscout); Fort Rucker, Alabama
March 1988 – May 1989, Scout Platoon Leader, Troop B, 2nd Squadron (RECON), 9th Cavalry, 7th Infantry Division (LIGHT), Fort Ord, California and the Republic of Panama
May 1989 – August 1990, 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
October 1990 – June 1991, Student, Aviation Officer Advanced Course and AH-64 Combat Aircraft Qualification Course, Fort Rucker, Alabama
July 1995 – October 1995, Army Reserve Control Group (Ready Reserve)
October 1995 – September 1996, Aide-de-Camp, Office of The Adjutant General, Oregon National Guard, Salem, Oregon
October 1996 – September 1997, Operations Officer, 641st Medical Battalion (EVAC), Oregon Army National Guard, Salem, Oregon
October 1997 – December 1998, Aviation Operations Officer, Oregon Army National Guard, Salem, Oregon
December 1998 – June 1999, Student, Naval Postgraduate School, Monterey, California
July 1999 – July 2000, Plans Analyst, Program Analysis and Evaluation Division, National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
July 2000 – June 2001, Student, College of Naval Command and Staff, Naval War College, Newport, Rhode Island
June 2001 – June 2002, Executive Officer, 641st Medical Battalion (EVAC), Oregon Army National Guard, Salem, Oregon
June 2002 – June 2004, deputy director, Army Aviation, Headquarters State Area Command, Oregon Army National Guard, Salem, Oregon
July 2004 – June 2005, Commander, 641st Medical Battalion (EVAC), Oregon Army National Guard, Salem, Oregon
July 2005 – July 2006, Student, Senior Service College Fellowship, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts
August 2006 – July 2007, Chief of Staff, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix V, Afghanistan
July 2007 – March 2008, Deputy Commander, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, Portland, Oregon
March 2008 – July 2010, Commander, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Multi-National Corps – Iraq, and Oregon Army National Guard, Portland, Oregon
August 2010 – August 2012, deputy director, J5, North American Aerospace Defense Command and United States Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
August 2012 – July 2013, Director, Strategic Plans and Policy (J-5), National Guard Bureau, Arlington, Virginia
August 2013 – July 2015, The Adjutant General, Oregon, Joint Force Headquarters, Oregon National Guard, Salem, Oregon
August 2015 – September 2016, Deputy Commander, U.S. Northern Command, Peterson Air Force Base, Colorado
In addition to completion of the Aviation Officer Basic and Advanced Courses and Initial Entry Rotary Wing Flight Training (Aeroscout), Hokanson's aviation qualifications include:
Rating: Command Pilot
Flight Hours: More than 2600 (over 50 combat hours)
^"A Conversation with Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson". NGAUS.org but currently in syria. Washington, DC: National Guard Association of the United States. February 2023. Retrieved 12 April 2024.
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