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District of Columbia National Guard senior leaders release professional reading list

By | Jan. 15, 2020

With the start of a New Year, resolutions focused on professional development can be enhanced with the new District of Columbia National Guard’s Professional Reading List. Crafted by DCNG senior leaders and senior enlisted leadership, the list is a catalog of professional development tools designed to inform, inspire and educate Soldiers and Airmen of all ranks in the DCNG.

Event set to honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, Black History and Women’s History Month

By | Jan. 15, 2020

To commemorate and honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s Birthday, Black History and Women’s History Month there will be a celebration open to all District of Columbia National Guard members. The event will be held at the National Museum of African American History & Culture Feb. 13 from 10:30 a.m. until 2 p.m.

Two District of Columbia Air National Guard F-16’s from the 113th Wing fly high over the Washington Nationals victory parade in Washington, D.C., Nov. 2, 2019. The District of Columbia National Guard also provided military band performances and Civil Support Team assistance to aid District officials with the Nationals’ World Series parade.

2019 milestone year for District of Columbia National Guard’s Capital Guardians

By | Dec. 30, 2019

The world is preparing to ring in the New Year and welcome in 2020. As 2019 comes to a close, it proved to be a year full of training, exercises and new leadership for the District of Columbia National Guard. Check out a summary of 2019 accomplishments and milestones pulled together from Public Affairs coverage.

Members of the 33rd Civil Support Team brief Maj. Gen. Olivier Kim, Chief of the French Gendarmerie Reserves Command, at the District of Columbia National Guard’s Armory Dec. 11.

District of Columbia National Guard Armory fosters bi-national engagement

By | Dec. 20, 2019

The District of Columbia National Guard’s Armory hums with activity, and two countries were brought

Members of the District of Columbia National Guard’s 33rd Civil Support Team work to identify an unknown substance during a recent Training Proficiency Evaluation at Fort Lee in Colonial Heights, Va.

33rd CST evaluated as fully mission capable

By | Dec. 20, 2019

The District of Columbia National Guard’s 33rd Civil Support Team was recently evaluated as fully

National Guard News

176th Wing completes 2,000th rescue mission

Members of the 210th, 211th and 212th Rescue Squadrons from the Alaska Air National Guard took part in a simulated casualty evacuation training exercise off the coast of Homer, Alaska, April 27, 2016. The 176th Wing completed its 2,000th rescue mission Jan. 4, 2020, saving a distressed PA-18 Super Cub pilot on the west side of Mount Susitna.

Jan. 17, 2020 - JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — Search and rescue Airmen of the Alaska Air National

Maryland National Guard helps assess Puerto Rico quake damage

Army 1st Lt. Jerry Rivera serves as officer-in-charge for the Maryland National Guard's Joint Unclassified Processing, Analysis and Dissemination (UPAD) team while supporting earthquake recovery efforts in Puerto Rico Jan 15, 2020, at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation in Reisterstown, Md.

Jan. 17, 2020 - REISTERSTOWN, Md. – From more than 1,500 miles away, about 10 Maryland National Guard and Defense

81st SBCT tests command post with NGB observer

Command Sgt. Major Christopher Kepner, senior enlisted advisor to the chief, National Guard Bureau, helps a soldier check communication equipment before the start of a Command Post Exercise at Camp Murray, Wash., Jan. 10, 2020.

Jan. 17, 2020 - CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – The 81st Stryker Brigade Combat Team tested its command post in an exercise

National Guard supporting earthquake relief in Puerto Rico

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Caycee Watson, public affairs superintendent with the 156th Wing, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, documents base camp “tent cities” from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, Jan. 15, 2020. Guard members helped set up the emergency shelters for victims of earthquakes that struck Puerto Rico in December 2019 and January 2020.

Jan. 16, 2020 - ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 1,000 Army and Air National Guard members continue to provide disaster

251st CEIG wins 2019 Maj. Gen. Harold M. McClelland Award

The 251st Cyberspace Engineering and Installation Group, honored with the 2019 Maj. Gen. Harold M. McClelland Award, provides engineering support and extended communications capabilities worldwide. The 251st CEIG is shown at Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base in Ohio.

Jan. 16, 2020 - SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – The 251st Cyberspace Engineering Installation Group won the 2019 Maj. Gen.

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RT @DCGuard1802: Congratulations to District of Columbia National Guard award winners! Their contributions were recognized in a ceremony at…

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RT @USNationalGuard: Way to go, Staff Sgt. Christian Flores! https://t.co/ugp9k94mYA

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SSG Christian R. Flores receives DC National Guard Hero Recognition Award for saving the life of a gunshot victim w… https://t.co/DBeytuIJQV

Commanding General of the @DCNGHRO, Major General William J. Walker, delivers opening remarks… https://t.co/IG05uo3JF4

DC @DCGuard1802 kicks off its 2019 Awards & Decorations Ceremony today @ 0930 at DC Armory. Members of the press we… https://t.co/J1kQVxRei6

The #CapitalGuardians are set to recognize excellence with an annual awards and decorations ceremony at 8:45 a.m. t… https://t.co/LJRCxNKUba

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