Face of Defense: Third-Generation Officer Takes Oath
Face of Defense: Third-Generation Officer Takes Oath
By Air Force Senior Airman William A. O’Brien
Joint Task Force 435
KABUL, Afghanistan, July 13, 2010 – One of the Navy’s newest officers joined the ranks in a unique way July 9 when he received his commissioning oath via video teleconference from his uncle, a Navy vice admiral who commands a joint task force in Afghanistan.
Navy Vice Adm. Robert S. Harward, Joint Task Force 435 commander, administers the oath of commissioning to his nephew, Navy Ensign Ian Kriegish, via video teleconference in Kabul, Afghanistan, July 9, 2010. Kriegish is a third-generation sailor in the family to serve as an officer. U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman William A. O’Brien
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