{"id":46702,"date":"2021-12-03T20:31:14","date_gmt":"2021-12-03T20:31:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/12\/03\/national-guard-bureau-chief-isolating-after-testing-positive-for-covid\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T03:41:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T03:41:39","slug":"national-guard-bureau-chief-isolating-after-testing-positive-for-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2021\/12\/03\/national-guard-bureau-chief-isolating-after-testing-positive-for-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"Positive COVID test prompts National Guard chief to self-isolate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The chief of the National Guard Bureau, Army Gen. Dan Hokanson, tested positive for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/pentagon-congress\/2021\/11\/04\/october-covid-19-troop-deaths-stay-at-record-highs\/\" target=\"_blank\">COVID-19 <\/a>this week, according to a brief Friday afternoon statement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Dan Hokanson, is working remotely and isolating himself from contact with others, after a positive COVID-19 test this week,\u201d said Guard spokesman Wayne V. Hall in the statement. \u201cAll other members of the National Guard Bureau staff are continuing with their duties under the existing COVID protocols, and all continue to be tested, as required.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hall did not immediately respond to follow-up questions sent by Military Times. <\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/armytimes\/news\/your-army\/2021\/11\/12\/oklahoma-guard-goes-rogue-rejects-covid-vaccine-mandate-after-sudden-change-of-command\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"182\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Screen-Shot-2021-11-12-at-5.16.59-PM.png.png?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Oklahoma Guard goes rogue, rejects COVID vaccine mandate after sudden change of command<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Less than 24 hours after an unexpected change of command, the Oklahoma National Guard rejected the Pentagon&#039;s vaccine mandate.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hokanson was appointed to his current position in August 2020, when he received his fourth star.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pentagon data shows that there have been 77 service member deaths attributed to COVID-19 since the outbreak of the pandemic. 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