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Brig. Gen. Natasha S. Taylor Reflects on Service, Promotion, and New Role
Brig. Gen. Natasha S. Taylor, director of the Joint Staff, Joint Force Headquarters, District of Columbia National Guard, speaks to attendees at a ceremony formally promoting her to the rank on Joint Base Andrews, Dec. 3, 2025. In this role, she is responsible for overseeing and managing the development, execution, and evaluation of joint staff programs and policies pertaining to the command, control, and operation of joint functions within the District of Columbia Army and District of Columbia Air National Guard. She manages readiness of joint defense programs to include the Civil Support Team, Homeland Response Force, State Partnership Program, Counter Drug Task Force, and Defense Support to Civil Authorities. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. Andrew Enriquez)
Dec. 3, 2025 - Brig. Gen. Natasha S. Taylor has built a career defined by service, leadership, and resilience. Qualities she says she plans to now bring to her role as the Director of Joint Staff - Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), District...

W.Va. National Guard Soldier dies following D.C. shooting
Nov. 27, 2025 - We are saddened to confirm the death of Army National Guard Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, of Summersville, West Virginia. Spc. Beckstrom died Nov. 27, 2025, as a result of a gunshot wound. She was one of the two West Virginia...

DCNG Counterdrug Program Closes Out Fiscal Year 2025 with Historic Impact Across Enforcement, Community Outreach, and Compliance
Nov. 12, 2025 - The District of Columbia National Guard Counterdrug Program concluded Fiscal Year 2025 with historic achievements in drug interdiction support, community outreach, and compliance, solidifying the program’s supporting role in...
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Alaska Guard’s Snowstorm Response Inspires Local Police Officer to Enlist
Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Brad Adams, assigned to the 297th Infantry Battalion’s Headquarters and Headquarters Company and his team ruck march into town after landing in Tuntutuliak, Nov. 13, 2025, to support ongoing recovery operations following Typhoon Halong, Since joining, Adams has already volunteered for state active duty, serving two weeks in multiple Western Alaska communities impacted by Typhoon Halong. His team conducted home repairs, muck-out operations, and insulation work to help restore safe living conditions. Courtesy photo Alaska National Guard.
Dec. 12, 2025 - JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — What began as a chance encounter during a severe Yakutat snowstorm set Spc. Brad Adams on an unexpected path to the Alaska Army National Guard and toward a new sense of purpose,...

National Guard Mobilizes in Support of Floods in Western Washington
Maj. Gen. Gent Welsh, the adjutant general, Washington National Guard, talks during a news conference with Washington Gov. Bob Ferguson and Robert Ezelle, director of the Washington Emergency Management Division at the State Emergency Operations Center, Camp Murray, Wash., Dec. 10, 2025. Ferguson signed Emergency Proclamation 25-07 on Dec. 10, authorizing the use of the Washington National Guard in response to flooding in Western Washington. Photo by Joseph Siemandel.
Dec. 11, 2025 - CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – As catastrophic flooding continues to cause damage across the state, the Washington National Guard will mobilize up to 300 personnel to help local agencies respond to the ongoing crisis.“There will be...

Spc. Sarah Beckstrom Laid to Rest at West Virginia National Cemetery
Imagery captured during the dignified transfer of U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, 20, a member of the West Virginia National Guard, at the Dodd & Reed Funeral Home in her hometown of Webster Springs, West Virginia, Dec. 5, 2025. Beckstrom, 20, died Nov. 27, after she was fatally wounded in a shooting attack the previous day while performing her duties near the Farragut Square Metro Station in Washington, D.C. Photo by Edwin L. Wriston.
Dec. 11, 2025 - GRAFTON, W.Va. – U.S. Army Spc. Sarah Beckstrom, a military police officer with the 863rd Military Police Company, West Virginia Army National Guard, was laid to rest with full military honors during a ceremony and interment...
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CLB 15 Transfers Authority to 1st CEB

U.S Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Jeremy Winters, the deputy commanding general of Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB), l...

CLB 15 Transfers Authority to 1st CEB

U.S Marine Corps Brig. Gen. Jeremy Winters, the deputy commanding general of Joint Task Force-Southern Border (JTF-SB), g...

CLB 15 Transfers Authority to 1st CEB

U.S Marine Corps Maj. Edward Pritchard, the operations officer of Combat Logistics Battalion 15 (CLB 15), Combat Logistic...
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