US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Rick Bumgardner, deployed from the 1ST Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, as a member the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee (AFIC), meets Vice President Richard Cheney in the West Wing of the White House, Washington, D.C. MSGT Bumgardner and fellow AFIC members were on hand to congratulate US Air Force MASTER Sergeant Michael A. Reed deployed from the 367th Training Support Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, after Vice President Cheney welcomed him back into the Air Force by administering the Oath of Enlistment. The 2001 Armed Forces Inaugural Committee (AFIC) carries on a more than 200-year-old tradition for the 54th ...
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[Complete] Scene Caption: US Air Force Master Sergeant Rick Bumgardner, deployed from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron, Charleston Air Force Base, South Carolina, as a member the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee (AFIC), meets Vice President Richard Cheney in the West Wing of the White House, Washington, D.C. MSGT Bumgardner and fellow AFIC members were on hand to congratulate US Air Force Master Sergeant Michael A. Reed deployed from the 367th Training Support Squadron, Hill Air Force Base, Utah, after Vice President Cheney welcomed him back into the Air Force by administering the Oath of Enlistment. The 2001 Armed Forces Inaugural Committee (AFIC) carries on a more than 200-year-old tradition for the 54th Presidential Inauguration honoring the new commander-in-chief and recognizing civilian control of the military. AFIC is a joint service organization established by the Secretary of the Army at the direction of the Secretary of Defense, and is charged with coordinating all military ceremonial support traditionally including musical units, marching bands, color guards, firing details and salute batteries.
Base: Washington
State: District Of Columbia (DC)
Country: United States Of America (USA)
Scene Camera Operator: TSGT Jim Varhegyi, USAF
Release Status: Released to Public
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