Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Jason T. Yates participated in the 56th Presidential Inauguration Jan. 20th as part of the largest ever contingent of National Guard members to serve in Washington, D.C.
More than 7,000 Army and Air National Guard members from 31 states and territories provided the 2009 Presidential Inauguration with military working dogs, consequence management planning, and ceremonial, logistics, and medical support through the Armed Forces Inaugural Committee. National Guard members also assisted local authorities with crowd management, traffic control, and emergency services operations.
The Armed Forces Inaugural Committee is established every four years by the Secretary of Defense as a joint service organization to coordinate military ceremonial participation and support inaugural events.
Yates is a services journeyman with the 105th Airlift Wing in Newburgh, N.Y.
He is the son of Paula C. Yates of Highland Ave., Monticello, N.Y.
The guardsman graduated in 2001 from Monticello High School.
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