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WASHINGTON – U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Thomas Gallagher, from Albuquerque, New Mexico, is a member of the Joint Task Force-National Capital Region (JTF-NCR), which is preparing to support the 60th Presidential Inauguration on January 20, 2025.
Gallagher 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 comprised of service members from all branches of the armed forces of the United States, including Reserve and National Guard components.
Gallagher, a 2008 graduate of Sandia High School and a 2020 graduate of the University of New Mexico, is assigned to the Ceremonies and Outreach Directorate as the noncommissioned officer in charge of broadcast engineering. He is responsible for maintaining over 12 million dollars of audiovisual equipment for the Military District of Washington and acting as the technical director for Army TV broadcasts.
Gallagher is an active-duty member of the United States Army and has served for seven years.
“One of the most rewarding aspects of my military service is engaging with historic milestones,” said Gallagher. “Our forces have been present at every presidential inauguration and I’m thrilled to play a role as we honor the 47th president.”
“It’s cool to work with all of our sister services for this event,” said Gallagher. “We’re all here for this high importance, high visibility job."
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 essential 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 Washington 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.
EDITOR’S NOTE: For an interview with Staff Sergeant Gallagher or members assigned to the JTF-NCR, please contact the JTF-NCR Public Affairs Media Relations at usarmy.mcnair.mdw.mbx.mediadesk-omb@army.mil.
Visit www.inauguralsupport.mdw.army.mil for more information. Be sure to follow https://www.facebook.com/jointtaskforceNCR/ for behind-the-scenes military preparation leading up the inauguration of the 47th President of the United States of America.
| Date Taken: | 11.13.2024 |
| Date Posted: | 11.26.2024 16:54 |
| Story ID: | 486156 |
| Location: | WASHINGTON D.C., DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, US |
| Hometown: | ALBUQUERQUE, NEW MEXICO, US |
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