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Senate committee hears strong support for Karen L. Watson’s nomination as Guam National Guard adjutant general
Summary
Senators and 34 written witnesses offered broad support for retired U.S. Army Colonel Karen L. Watson at a Dec. 3 confirmation hearing, while Watson told lawmakers her top priorities are building leadership depth, homeland defense readiness and transparent personnel processes; senators pressed her on residency and transition plans.
Colonel Karen L. Watson, U.S. Army (ret.), the governor’s nominee for adjutant general of the Guam National Guard, faced a daylong confirmation hearing Dec. 3 before the Committee on Public Safety, Emergency Management and Guam National Guard, where dozens of witnesses and several retired generals urged the legislature to confirm her.
The hearing, chaired by the committee, drew more than 30 speakers and 34 written testimonies submitted to the committee by the morning of Dec. 3. Supporters, many of them fellow veterans and Guam ROTC alumni, praised Watson’s command experience, humanitarian work and ties to the island. ‘‘She brings leadership experience to Guam along with master’s degrees in management, leadership and national security,’’ Reynaldo Abaganen, a University of Guam ROTC classmate, said in testimony.
Watson, who opened by recounting her Guam upbringing and family ties, told senators her immediate priorities would be assessing personnel gaps, strengthening homeland-defense readiness and building partnerships for collective training.…
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