Martin native joins Joint Task Force-National Capital Region in support of the 60th Presidential Inauguration

Photo By Staff Sgt. Danny Gonzalez | U.S. Army Specialist Chaeton Hill, a native of Martin, Tennessee, is a member of Joint Task Force-National Capital Region in support of the 60th Presidential Inauguration at Fort McNair, Washington, D.C. Hill is a heavy wheel vehicle operator responsible for transporting military and civilian personnel supporting the Presidential Inauguration as well as supplies and equipment.  

WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, UNITED STATES

11.01.2024

Story by Staff Sgt. Danny Gonzalez       

Joint Task Force-National Capital Region

WASHINGTON – U.S. Army Spc. Chaeton Hill, from Martin, Tennessee, recently joined the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region (JTF-NCR), which is preparing to support the 60th Presidential Inauguration on Jan. 20, 2025.

Hill is one of more than 800 service members assigned to JTF-NCR, a joint service command charged with executing all military ceremonial support for the inaugural period. The JTF-NCR is composed of service members from all branches of the armed forces of the United States, including Reserve and National Guard components.

Hill, a 2017 graduate of Westview High School in Martin, Tennessee, has served with the U.S. Army for one year. He is currently assigned as a heavy wheel operator with motor vehicle operations. He is responsible for transporting inauguration personnel and supplies.

"It's an absolute honor to be working with the JTF-NCR in support of the 60th Presidential Inauguration,” Hill said. “It is part of history.”

JTF-NCR is the joint service command charged with planning, coordinating and providing U.S. military support to presidential inaugurations. During the upcoming inauguration, approximately 5,000 service members from every branch, including active and reserve components, will provide integral ceremonial and operational support for the 60th Presidential Inauguration.

Since 1789, when a military escort and full ceremonial procession including a military contingent of 500 members of the Army, local militia, and Revolutionary War veterans escorted the newly elected President to his swearing-in, military support has played a traditional role in presidential inaugurations.

Participation of the armed forces in this time-honored tradition demonstrates the military’s support to the nation’s newly elected commander in chief, reaffirms civilian control of the nation’s military and the peaceful transition of power which celebrates the principles of democracy.

• Date Taken: 11.01.2024
• Date Posted: 11.02.2024 12:28
• Story ID: 484453
• Location: WASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US
• Hometown: MARTIN, TENNESSEE, US