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Download full resolution image National Guard Chief marks Guard B-day in Buffalo

National Guard Chief marks Guard B-day in Buffalo

BUFFALO-Gen. Daniel Hokanson, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau (left) and Chief Master Sgt. Tony Whitehead (right), the National Guard Bureau senior enlisted advisor, are joined by New York Army National Guard Master Sgt. John Donoghue and Pfc. Hannah Woodworth during a cake cutting ceremony commemorating the 385th birthday of the National Guard held at the Connecticut Avenue Armory in Buffalo, NY, on Dec. 12, 2021. Hokanson was in western New York to visit with New York Army and Air National Guard leaders and troops. As part of a long standing tradition, the oldest and youngest Soldier in attendance are afforded the honor of cutting the cake

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