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New Guam adjutant general says transition followed rules after predecessormemo
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Brig. Gen. Karen L. Watson told a legislative oversight hearing she assumed the Adjutant General role lawfully, described the administrative transition process and disputed claims of ambiguity in command raised in memorandum DMA-26-022 from her predecessor.
Brigadier General Karen L. Watson, the Adjutant General of the Guam National Guard and Director of the Department of Military Affairs, told the Committee on Public Safety, Emergency Management, and the Guam National Guard on March 13 that her assumption of command followed established administrative procedures and did not violate regulations.
Watson said she was sworn in as acting Adjutant General on Nov. 17, 2025 and that the formal notification of a replacement is the governor's authority. "I was not sworn in as the acting tag until 11/17/2025," she said, and explained…
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