{"id":27505,"date":"2023-09-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2023-09-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=27505"},"modified":"2023-09-15T06:41:38","modified_gmt":"2023-09-15T06:41:38","slug":"29th-chief-national-guard-bureau-reaffirms-oaths-of-service-for-soldiers-airmen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=27505","title":{"rendered":"29th Chief National Guard Bureau Reaffirms Oaths of Service for Soldiers, Airmen"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Army General Dan Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, thanks New York Air National Guard Sgt. Tiffany Stewart, an air transportation specialist assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing in Newburgh, N.Y., following his administering her oaths of service in Times Square, New York City as part of the National Guard’s 9\/11 remembrance and commitment to service, September 11, 2023. The 25 participants included both new enlistees and reenlisting noncommissioned officers of the New York Army and Air National Guard.
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\n Army General Dan Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, administers oaths of service to 24 members of the Army and Air National Guard and one active duty Airman in Times Square, New York City as part of the National Guard’s 9\/11 remembrance and commitment to service, September 11, 2023. Participants included both new enlistees and reenlisting noncommissioned officers of the National Guard.
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\n Army General Dan Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, thanks New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Jeffrey Miller, assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing in Newburgh, N.Y., following his administering her oaths of service in Times Square, New York City as part of the National Guard’s 9\/11 remembrance and commitment to service, September 11, 2023. The 25 participants included both new enlistees and reenlisting noncommissioned officers of the New York Army and Air National Guard.
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\n Army General Dan Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, thanks New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Cincotta, assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing in Newburgh, N.Y., following his administering her oaths of service in Times Square, New York City as part of the National Guard’s 9\/11 remembrance and commitment to service, September 11, 2023. The 25 participants included both new enlistees and reenlisting noncommissioned officers of the New York Army and Air National Guard.
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\n Army General Dan Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Carlos Lindo, following his administering oaths of service in Times Square, New York City as part of the National Guard’s 9\/11 remembrance and commitment to service, September 11, 2023. Lindo joined 24 other participants, representing both new enlistees and reenlisting noncommissioned officers of the New York Army and Air National Guard. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Col. Richard Goldenberg.
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\n Army General Dan Hokanson, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, poses with Brig. Gen. Gary Charlton, commander of the New York Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift and the wing\u2019s newest member, Airman William Barrow, a former FDNY firefighter who served at the World Trade Center on 9\/11 following his oath of service ceremony at the Time Square Recruiting Station in New York, September 11, 2023. Hokanson administered oaths of service to 24 members of the Army and Air National Guard and one active duty Airman in Times Square, New York City as part of the National Guard’s 9\/11 remembrance and commitment to service, September 11, 2023. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Col. Richard Goldenberg.
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NEW YORK \u2013 The National Guard\u2019s top officer capped a day of 9\/11 commemorations by reaffirming the service oaths for 24 new or reenlisting National Guard Soldiers and Airmen in Times Square on the afternoon of Sept. 11.<\/p>\n

Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau, attended the 22nd annual commemoration of the attacks at the World Trade Center Memorial in lower Manhattan in the morning.<\/p>\n

He also appeared on the MSNBC \u201cMorning Joe\u201d program to discuss the impact of the 9\/11 attacks on the National Guard.<\/p>\n

The oath affirmation event occurred at the Army Recruiting Station in Times Square.<\/p>\n

Hokanson, who graduated from West Point in 1986, thanked the Soldiers and Airmen for their commitment to serve and hoped they enjoyed their careers as he had.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is an incredible experience,\u201d Hokanson said. \u201cIf I could do it all over again, I would. There are so many amazing things you will get to see in your career, and I hope you enjoy it and thank you.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Airmen and Soldiers included several who were not born on Sept. 11, 2001, and others with vivid memories and service experience from 22 years ago.<\/p>\n

Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Cincotta, a flight engineer assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing with more than 37 years of service, reenlisted for one more year before his planned retirement.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a special day here, especially in New York,\u201d Cincotta said, \u201cso having an opportunity to be here, especially with these young folks for their first enlistment and my last, is kind of a memorable moment, so I\u2019m excited about it.\u201d<\/p>\n

The ceremony in Times Square was a fitting way to honor the Guard\u2019s role in the 9\/11 response so many years ago, said Master Sgt. Jeffrey Miller. A maintenance squadron first sergeant in the 105th Airlift Wing, who reenlisted for three more years of service to cap his current 24.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat better place to do it?\u201d Miller said. \u201cI\u2019m part of the New York wing, and we\u2019re in New York City and this is a great venue to reenlist in.\u201d<\/p>\n

Army National Guard Pvt. Liam Kirk, who said he had a family connection to the 9\/11 attacks, agreed.<\/p>\n

\u201cFor me, the National Guard is just something I admired since I was five years old,\u201d Kirk said.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy grandfather was in the towers when they fell, he survived. The ability to be here, on that day, to commemorate that, to be part of the service that is committed to defending the homeland, is incredibly important,\u201d Kirk said.<\/p>\n

Army National Guard Pvt. Carlos Lindo also said he inspired by the events of that day to enlist.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m here today because those people (first responders) that died on that tragic day, they did out of selfless service and I\u2019m here to do the same and set an example for others to do the same,\u201d Lindo said.<\/p>\n

Airman Sean Egbert, a newly enlisted fire suppression specialist assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., saw connections to his fellow Airmen and his family in the ceremony.<\/p>\n

\u201cPersonally, I saw it as an opportunity to bond with my student flight. A number of us volunteered to come out here today. I felt inspired, I guess, to come out here. My father was on the FDNY (Fire Department New York), my brother just joined the FDNY and I\u2019m on the FDNY EMS, so it\u2019s actually a big day for me,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Others said they had childhood memories of the dramatic day.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt was special to come out here because I saw 9\/11 when I was in the third grade,\u201d said Airman Christopher Garcia, who enlisted in the New York Air National Guard\u2019s 105th Security Forces Squadron following nine years of military service with the Army and Army National Guard as an infantryman.<\/p>\n

\u201cI literally watched it on TV; it was a day you don\u2019t forget. A once in a lifetime experience. I thought it would be pretty dope to take an oath and swear in on 9\/11,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Other reenlisting NCOs had their own memories of responding to the day.<\/p>\n

Miller said he was working with his father that day in 2001, saw what happened, and like thousands of other New York National Guard members, immediately went home, put on a uniform and reported to his wing.<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom that day forward, it was 12-hour shifts, and we were working to support all the heavy equipment and personnel coming down to the city,\u201d Miller said. \u201cI was a young Airman back then, with about two years of service.\u201d<\/p>\n

Airman William Barrow, who at age 40 had required a waiver for his age to enlist in the New York Air National Guard\u2019s 105th Airlift Wing, said the ceremony strengthened his commitment to service.<\/p>\n

Barrow, a retired New York firefighter and a veteran of the department\u2019s 9\/11 response, sought to join the Guard to serve in a new way.<\/p>\n

\u201cI was here, Sept. 11. I was part of the fire department, a first responder,\u201d Barrow said. \u201cThere\u2019s nothing stronger than the heart of the volunteer. I love service; that\u2019s why I\u2019ve done it my whole life and I think this is the final chapter of service in my life.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cI almost lost my life that day; being here to get sworn in on 9\/11 is definitely pretty cool. It\u2019s bittersweet and has been so long ago. I think this is great,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

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