Brig. Gen. William J. Walker, acting commanding general, District of Columbia National Guard, accompanied by, Brig. Gen. Aaron R. Dean, II., adjutant general, D.C. National Guard, and Chief Warrant Officer 5 Michael R. Jewett, command chief warrant officer, D.C. National Guard, and members of the D.C. National Guard warrant officer cohort, signs a proclamation declaring 2018 the year of the warrant officer for the D.C. National Guard. 2018 marks the 100th anniversary of the U.S. Army Warrant Officer Corps. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Byron Coward/released)

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Michael R. Jewett, command chief warrant officer, District of Columbia National Guard, presents his vision for the D.C. Army National Guard warrant officer cohort, on Feb. 27, in the Commanding General’s Conference Room of the D.C. Armory, in Washington, D.C. Jewett shared his thoughts during a reception celebrating 100 years of the U.S. Army warrant officer corps. (U.S. Army National Guard photo and caption by Spc. Kevin Valentine/released)

Brig. Gen. Aaron R. Dean, II, adjutant general, District of Columbia National Guard, presents Warrant Officer Jonathan Callaway with an Army Commendation Medal during a reception celebrating 100 years of the U.S. Army warrant officer corps, on Feb. 27, in the Commanding General’s Conference Room of the D.C. Armory, in Washington, D.C. Callaway was presented the award for being the distinguished honor graduate in his Army rotary wing pilot course. (U.S. Army National Guard photo and caption by Spc. Kevin Valentine/released)