User talk:KingEdinburgh

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North8000 (talk) 21:17, 22 April 2024 (UTC)

MG Bonner

FYI, there's a new image of MG Bonner on GOMO. SuperWIKI (talk) 17:26, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

@SuperWIKI  Done KingEdinburgh (talk) 23:05, 22 May 2024 (UTC)

BG Peasley

BG Peasley has a second portrait on GOMO. SuperWIKI (talk) 14:32, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Vice Chief of the National Guard Bureau

@SuperWIKI, Lt. Gen.Sasseville retired yesterday. the office is VCNGB is now vacant. Who do you guys think will replace him as well as Hokanson as CNGB? Neovu79 (talk) 22:40, 30 May 2024 (UTC)

Long updated already. Pls give me a mo'. SuperWIKI (talk) 01:41, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

@Neovu79 and EPMen: At the moment, there are only two eligible three-star National Guardsmen with normal career paths (since Lt Gen Loh is also retiring) - LTG Jensen and LTG Carden, both of whom are Army. Jensen was Minnesota's AG, and Carden was Georgia's AG. At least one of them will be the new Vice Chief; I doubt they'll bring an Army person to succeed Hokanson. I think Carden has the edge here, as he was Georgia's AG during the George Floyd protests in Atlanta. His experience there may prove useful as the principal advisor to the service secretaries on federalised Guard forces, with the 2025 inauguration. A new NORTHCOM deputy is an easy order compared to a new ARNG director, which requires a change of command (though Jensen is due to rotate out soon). Alternatively, Carden becomes ARNG director while Jensen becomes VCNGB for his remaining three to four years of service before turning 64.

Assuming DOD doesn't deep-select from one of its current two-star officers, the only sitting ANG three-star, Lt Gen Caine would be an unusual choice for CNGB. Intelligence and special operations with a dearth of high-level Guard positions. He briefly served as a special assistant to Hokanson in 2021. It's not without precedent for a CIA military advisor to reach high levels - Gen Welsh, the 20th CSAF, is testament to this.

If DOD does deep-select for CNGB and/or VCNGB, the delay in Maj Gen Pirak's nomination for ANG director is intriguing. Perhaps they're rerouting him to another position? For Army, MG Edwards (recently left the Joint Staff), MG Wilz, MG Prendergast and AGs currently in their 4th or 5th year of duty (anyone below is too junior, anyone above is probably retiring within 2 years) are potential nominees. The possibilities two-star wise are mind-boggling. SuperWIKI (talk) 05:23, 31 May 2024 (UTC)

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