2013 Inauguration

Members of the U.S. Navy Band trumpet section march onto Pennsylvania Ave. as they start their portion of the 57th Inaugural Parade. Comprised of 99 enlisted musicians, one drum major and four officers, the Nav More

Parade participants march down Pennsylvania Avenue during the 2009 presidential inaugural parade in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, 2009. More than 5,000 men and women in uniform are providing military ceremonial s More

With the U.S. presidential election decided, the deadline for groups to apply to the Joint Task Force – National Capital Region to participate in the Presidential Inaugural Parade is fast approaching. All inte More

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Robert Valenca, from the 1st Combat Camera Squadron in Charleston, S.C., joined the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, More

U.S. Navy Chief Mass Communication Specialist Elizabeth Thompson, a San Francisco native, joined the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which takes plac More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kristopher Levasseur, a Manchester, N.H., native, joined the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which will take place Jan. 21, More

Members of Joint Force Headquarters - National Capitol Region/ Military District Washington show off their emergency management capabilities to U.S. House of Representatives staff during a tour and briefing of More

U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Meghan Malloy, a Comano Island, Wash., native, joined the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which takes place Jan. 21, 2013. More

U.S. Navy Lt. Cmdr. Mike Billips, an Atlanta native, joined the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which will take place Jan. 21, 2013. The task force i More

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brittany Jones, a Columbus, Ohio, native, joined the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which takes place, Jan. 21, 2013. The More

U.S. Army Maj.Treg Ancelet, a Houma, La. native, joined the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which takes place Jan. 21, 2013. The task force is charge More

U.S. Army Capt. Zeroy Lawson Jr., a Marshal, Va. native, joined the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which takes place Jan. 21, 2013. The task force i More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Zachariah D. Gonyea, a Rochester, N.Y., native, and Niagara University graduate, joined the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, wh More

U.S. Marine Corps. Master Sgt.David F. Leon, a Pasadena, Calif. native, joined the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which takes place Jan. 21, 2013. T More

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Alex Butler, a Denver native, joined the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which takes place Jan. 21, 2013. The task force is More

U.S. Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Elizabeth Bordelon, a New Orleans native, joined the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which takes place, Jan. More

U.S. Coast Guard Chief Petty Officer Jennifer Loudin, a Loveland, Colo. native, joined the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which takes place, Jan. 21 More

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington, commander, Joint Task Force -National Capital Region, speaks with members of the media during a newcomer's orientation, Nov. 15, 2012, at Joint Base Myer - Henderson H More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James P. Scanlan, deputy for Inaugural Support, Joint Task Force - National Capital Region, gives opening remarks during the second large-scale map exercise, Nov. 16, at Fort Lesley J. More

Diane Tyler-Grant, an Orangeburg, S.C., native, joins the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which will take place, Jan. 21, 2013. The task force is ch More

U.S. Navy Master Chief Tat Huen, a Gaithersburg, Md. native, joins the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which will take place, Jan. 21, 2013. The task More

U.S. Army Spc. Tray Gabriel, a Youngstown, Ohio, native, joins the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which will take place Jan. 21, 2013. The task for More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Toy Johnson, a Temple, Ga., native, joins the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which will take place Jan. 21, 2013. The task for More

U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. James P. Scanlan, a Doylestown, Pa., native, joins the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which will take place Jan. 21, 2013. More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Joshua Bryant, a Radcliff, Ky. native, joins the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which will take place Jan. 21, 2013. The task f More

U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Wanda West, a Riverside, Calif. native, joined the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which will take place Jan. 21, 2 More

U.S. Army Col. Michelle Roberts, a Youngstown, Ohio native, joins the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which will take place, Jan. 21, 2013. The task More

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U.S. Navy Senior Chief Petty Officer Michael Perez, whose family resides in New York, N.Y., Hazelton Pa., and Woodbridge, Va., joins the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Preside More

U.S. Coast Guard Lt. Cmdr. Michelle Watson, a Vancouver, Wash., native whose family resides in Chicago, joins the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, whi More

U.S. Navy Cmdr. Redd Brown, a Beaumont, Texas, native whose family resides in Charleston, S.C., joins the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which will More

U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Amber Hester, a Salter, N.C., native, joins the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which will take place Jan. 21, 2013. The task fo More

U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Kelly Hiser, a Union, Mo., native, currently residing in Bellevue, Neb., joins the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which will More

U.S. Army soldiers of the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, at Fort Myer, Va., practice marching in preparation for the 57th Presidential Inauguration, Dec. 7, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by More

U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Mary Harp, a Brooklyn, N.Y., native, currently residing in Chattanooga, Tenn., joins the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, whic More

U.S. Army soldiers of the Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment, at Fort Myer, Va., practice marching in preparation for the 57th Presidential Inauguration, Dec. 7, 2012. (U.S. Army photo by More

Construction workers build the inaugural platform at the Upper West Terrace of the U.S. Capitol, Dec. 12, 2012. The platform will hold 1,600 people, to include the President-elect and the outgoing President, Ja More

DCARNG 74th Troop Command Commander Col. Aaron Dean presents to DC Government agencies and civil authority leadership at the 2013 Presidential Inauguration Map Exercise on the DC Armory drill floor Dec. 11.

DCNG J3 Director Col. Kenneth Wellons presents to D.C. Government and civil authority leadership during the 2013 Presidential Inauguration Map Exercise on the DC Armory drill floor Dec. 11.

Members of the media film on a large scale map at the District of Columbia National Guard Armory, in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday Dec. 12, 2012. The map was used by the Joint Task Force -- National Capital Re More

U.S. Army Sgt. First Class Meghan Malloy, a Camano Island, Wash., native, joined the Joint Task Force - National Capital Region in support of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, which takes place, Jan. 21, 2013 More

U.S. Army Pfc. Jon Irwin, an infantryman with the Continental Color Guard, Honor Guard Company, 4th Battalion, 3rd Infantry Regiment, polishes his dress shoes before an assignment at the Pentagon, Jan. 10. Irwi More

Col. James C. Markert, Regimental Commander, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), leads the Joint Task Force-National Capitol Region marching element during inaugural practice, Jan. 10, on Joint Base Mye More

Tech Sgt. Erin Connolly (right) paints a moulage on Staff Sgt. Jennifer Cummings intended to simulate head trauma for a medical training held at Joint Base Andrews, Jan. 10, 2013. The training is to prepare a m More

Members of the U.S. Coast Guard Honor Guard rehearse for the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 2013. Service members participating in the 57th Presidential Inauguration represent an i More

U.S. Army 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment Caisson Platoon begins its route during the dress rehearsal of the presidential inaugural parade in Washington, D.C., Jan. 13, 2013. Military involvement in the presidential More

Senior Airman Daniel Burkhardt and Staff Sgt. Christopher Bevins, both Air Force broadcast journalists currently supporting Joint Task Force, National Capital Region, a task force of Department of Defense milit More

Members of the U.S. Army Presidential Salute Battery, 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard," fire cannon salutes during a training exercise at Arlington National Cemetery, Va., Jan. 15, 2013. The exercise More

Gunnery Sgt. Daniel Orban with "The President's Own" United States Marine Band, tunes his trumpet at John Phillip Sousa Band Hall in Washington, D.C. Jan. 17, 2013, prior to a band rehearsal for the upcoming 57 More

President Barack Obama greets Navy Lt. Cmdr. Roger Dubé in Washington, D.C., Jan. 17, 2013. President Obama thanked Joint Task Force-National Capital Region staff for their support and hard work in preparation More

Army National Guard members listen to a briefing at the District of Columbia Armory, Washington, D.C., Jan. 18. Soldiers who attended the public affairs, medical, safety and chaplain briefings were sworn in as More

Staff Sgt. Meghan Kawaller, of Centerville, Va., speaks with a fellow Marine during a rehearsal of the U.S. Marine Corps Band, known as "The President's Own", at the Marine Barracks, Washington, D. C., Jan. 18, More

Petty Officer 2nd Class John Cantu, of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Galveston, Texas, mans a mounted machine gun on a Coast Guard 25-foot Response Boat - Small in front of the Washington Monume More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 1st Class Shawn Soultz, of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team (MSST) Galveston, Texas, talks with Officer Dennis Hamel of the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Depart More

Army Reserve Master Sgt. Robert Wood from Fort Worth, Texas, carries the United States Army Reserve Command colors during drill and ceremony practice at Fort Meade, Md., Jan. 19, 2013, in preparation for the 57 More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class John Cantu, of Coast Guard Maritime Safety and Security Team Galveston, Texas, mans a mounted machine gun on the bow of a Coast Guard 25-foot Response Boat – Small during a s More

The United States Capitol taken during the preparations for the 57th Presidential Inauguration. (Air National Guard photo by: Master Sgt. Ken Johnson)

Second Lt. Tyler Brockel, of Volga, S.D., and Sgt. 1st Class Mark Wood, of Omaha, Neb., provide directions to one of the more than 8000,000 visitors during President Barack Obama’s second presidential inaugurat More

Denise Lambert, wife of Command Sgt. Maj. James Lambert, the interim command sergeant major of the Army Reserve, greets Army soldiers representing 11 major subordinate commands of the USARC during a rehearsal a More

National Guardsmen deployed to the National Capital Region line the floors of the Kennedy Recreation Center for a night of rest while supporting the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, More

Army Brig. Gen. Arthur W. Hinaman and Air Force Brig. Gen. Marc H. Sasseville visit operation centers that are supporting the 57th Presidential Inauguration. Brig. Gen. Hinaman is commander, Land Component Comm More

U.S. Air Force Academy cadet first classmen Yasmin Sarmiento and Alyssa Manwaring practice for the 57th Inaugural Parade at the U.S. Naval Academy in Annapolis, Md., Jan. 20, 2013. Cadet Squadron 22, which was More

Pictured is an aerial view of the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Jan. 20, the day before the 57th Presidential Inauguration. More than 6,000 Air and Army National Guardsmen supported local authorities durin More

Coast Guard Petty Officer 2nd Class Kyle Mellon monitors dive operations during checks of the Potomac River in Washington, Jan. 20, 2013. Mellon, a diver from Coast Guard Regional Dive Locker West in San Diego, More

Petty officer 1st Class Thomas McCollum, a member of the Sector Baltimore Vessel Boarding and Security Team, peers into the engine room aboard the commercial passenger vessel Odyssey III prior to its disembarka More

A cordon comprised of soldiers from the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), line 15th Street in preparation for the 57th Presidential Inauguration parade in Washington Jan. 21. More than 400 soldiers fr More

Soldiers from the 273rd Military Police Company in Washington, D.C., march in the inaugural parade during the 57th Presidential Inauguration Jan. 21, 2013. More than 6,000 Army and Air National Guardsmen provid More

Marines, assigned to Marine Barracks Washington, march during the 57th Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, Jan. 21, 2013. Military involvement in the presidential inauguration dates back to April 30, 1 More

Audience members gather in front of the Washington Memorial on the National Mall in Washington during the 57th Presidential Inauguration Jan. 21, 2013. More than 700 thousand people made their way to the Nation More

113th Wing parade group members participate in a full-dress marching rehearsal in preparation for the 57th Presidential Inauguration for President Re-elect Barack Obama. The 100-member group practiced multiple More

President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden watch from the Presidential Inauguration Parade official review stand opposite Lafayette Park. The procession of more than 8,000 people that started at Consti More

Army Sgt. Mario Moreno, of the Florida National Guard, stands watch at a traffic control point during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington D.C., Jan. 21. The National Guard is performing several cri More

The Washington, D.C., Metropolitan Police Department Color Guard march down Pennsylvania Avenue during the 57th Presidential Inaugural Parade in Washington, Jan. 21, 2013. (U.S. Army Photo by Gregory Jones/Released)

The U.S. Navy Ceremonial Guard, part of the president's escort, performs a patriotic march during the parade for the 57th Presidential Inauguration Jan. 21, 2013, in Washington. President Barack H. Obama was el More

U.S. soldiers with the 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment "The Old Guard" Fife and Drum Corps perform during the presidential inauguration parade in Washington, Jan. 21, 2013. President Barack H. Obama was elected to a More

The sun rises over the Capitol the morning of the 57th Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 21, 2012. (U.S. Army Photo by: Eboni Everson-Myart/released)

Members of The U.S. Army Band "Pershing's Own" march in formation during the 57th Presidential Inauguration, Washington, Jan. 21, 2013. Military involvement in the presidential inauguration dates back to April More

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff U.S. Army Gen. Martin E. Dempsey, right, and his wife, Deanie, second from right, discuss the evening's events with Patricia Shinseki, left, the wife of Secretary of Vetera More

President Barack H. Obama rides on a limousine from the White House to the Capitol prior to his presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013. (U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Teddy Wade/ Released)

Army National Guard Spc. George Young, Florida 1st 111th Aviation, provides crowd control and direct inaugural attendees near the national mall area in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013. There were more than 6,00 More

The Joint Armed Forces Color Guard marches during the inaugural parade in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013. President Barack H. Obama was elected to a second four-year term in office Nov. 6, 2012. More than 5,00 More

Approximately 100 soldiers assigned to the United States Army Reserve Command march for millions during the 57th Presidential Inaugural Parade on Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington D.C., Jan. 21. The soldiers ha More

From center left, on stairs, first lady Michelle Obama, President Barack Obama, U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington, the commanding general of Joint Task Force-National Capital Region, Vice President Joe More

Gen. James F. Amos, commandant of the U.S. Marine Corps, pauses to look at pictures of President Barack Obama in the Executive Office Building during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Jan. 21, 2 More

Soldiers from the Florida National Guard conduct access operations in support of the 2013 Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013. More than 300 Florida guardsmen traveled to the National C More

Sgt. Ezra Ifie (left), a survey team member and 2nd Lt. Steven Brouillet, a survey team leader, both with the 10th Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), Washington National Guard, take initial radio More

U.S. soldiers with the 1st Battalion, 319th Airborne Field Artillery Regiment participate in the presidential inauguration parade in Washington Jan. 21, 2013. President Barack H. Obama was elected to a second f More

The crew aboard the Coast Guard Cutter Cochito, an 87-foot patrol boat homeported in Virginia Beach, Va., enforces a temporary security zone along the Potomac River for the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Was More

A Marine tactical team aboard a Zodiac LE2400 from the Queen Anne County, Md. Sheriff's Department patrols the Potomac River during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2013. Federal More

Virginia National Guard soldiers from the Staunton-based Detachment 1, of the 266th MP Company operate traffic control points in Washington, D.C. in support of the Presidential Inauguration Jan. 21, 2013. More More

Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey speaks with Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Rear Adm. Sandra Stosz and Commandant of the U.S. Coast Guard Adm. Robert J. Papp prior to the 57 More

The sun rises over the U.S. Capital in Washington, D.C., presidential inauguration day Jan. 21, 2013. (Department of Defense photo EJ Hersom)

A joint U.S. color guard renders honors during the Commander in Chief Inaugural Ball, held at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center in Washington, Jan. 21, 2013. Military involvement in the presidential in More

Army National Guard Sgt. Steven Rider and Spc. George Young, Florida National Guard military police, provide traffic control during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C., Jan. 21, 2012. The Fl More

U.S. Navy members board their buses at the Pentagon, Va., to travel to the 57th Presidential Inauguration Parade. Military involvement in the presidential inauguration dates back to April 30, 1789, when members More

President Barack Obama shakes hands with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Michael S. Linnington, Joint Task Force - National Capital Region commander, before getting into the presidential limousine to ride in the parade, Ja More

Participants of the 57th Presidential Inaugural Parade make their way down Pennsylvania Avenue, Washington, Jan. 21, 2013. More than 5,000 service members from all five branches of the military are working with More

Members of The United States Army Band "Pershing's Own" arrive at the Capitol Building in Washington to perform during the 57th Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 21, 2013. Military involvement in the presidential More

Audience members wave flags from the National Mall during the 57th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, Jan. 21, 2013. More than 700 thousand people made their way to the National Mall for the day's events. More