Beyond the Table: Making the most of National Nutrition Month
March 18, 2024
A member of the District of Columbia National Guard is served lunch at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Feb. 3, 2024. March marks National Nutrition Month, a time when individuals across the nation are encouraged to focus on making more informed food choices and developing healthier eating and physical activity habits.
‘The President’s CST’ for a reason: 33rd WMD-CST supports 2024 SOTUA
March 14, 2024
U.S. Army Maj. Keith Hapenney, commander, 33rd WMD-CST, speaks with interagency partners in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024. The 33rd WMD-CST was strategically positioned to respond effectively with D.C. Fire, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Capitol Police, and CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Packages (CERFP) units.
Serving with Intention: D.C. National Guard’s Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (OSJA) expands
March 4, 2024
1st Lt. Nick Harrison, stands for a photograph with Maj. Gen. Alison C. Martin, Commanding General/Commandant, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, following his completion of the 222nd Officer Basic Course, Charlottesville, Va., Feb. 28, 2024. Initially enlisting in 2000, 1st Lt. Harrison calls the military the cornerstone of his personal and professional development. (U.S. Army photo courtesy of U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School)
CW4 Aguon selected as next Command Chief Warrant Officer of the District of Columbia National Guard
March 1, 2024
CW4 Bernard L. Aguon poses for an official command photograph, March 1, 2024. CW4 Aguon will assume the duties of the Command Chief Warrant Officer for the D.C. Army National Guard, April 14, 2024.
District Dustoff bolsters partnership with local Urban Search & Rescue
February 27, 2024
Maryland Task Force 1 (MD-TF1) and Virginia Task Force 1 (VA-TF1) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FMEA) train during an Urban Search and Rescue Task Force exercise, at Montgomery County Airpark and Public Safety Training Academy (PSTA), Feb. 15, 2024. The training represents a new partnership for members of the D.C. National Guard’s Aviation Detachment, nicknamed District Dustoff, designed to improve interoperability and familiarity between partners involved in disaster response in the DMV.
1946th Financial Management Support Detachment returns from Kosovo
February 23, 2024
Soldiers with the 1946th Financial Management Support Detachment, District of Columbia National Guard, are greeted by family, friends, senior leadership and D.C. National Guard Family Programs reps at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 16, 2024. Guard members returned from a nine-month deployment to Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, providing financial management support to Kosovo Forces assigned to the NATO peacekeeping mission.
District of Columbia National Guard celebrates National Engineers Week
February 20, 2024
The District of Columbia National Guard joins other agencies nationwide on Feb. 18 through Feb. 24 to celebrate 2024 National Engineers Week.
JROTC 'Best of the Best' Drill Competition brings region's top cadets to D.C. Armory
January 29, 2024
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) teams from a dozen D.C. metropolitan area schools competed in the 2024 JROTC “Best of the Best” Drill Competition at the D.C. Armory, Jan. 27, 2024. The regional qualifier is a collaboration between D.C. Public Schools, D.C. Government Operations, and the D.C. National Guard.
TMDE: The ‘hidden gem’ that tests, adjusts and verifies accuracy for readiness
January 23, 2024
Spc. Jasmine Felton, a District of Columbia National Guard electronics and calibration technician within the Test Measurement Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) section, inventories mechanical tube scales at the Surface Equipment Maintenance Facilities/Combined Support Maintenance Shop at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Jan. 18, 2024. Standardized measurements ensure weapons systems from aircraft to mission-critical vehicles operate safely and effectively.
NCO development a ‘security goal’ as D.C. National Guard and Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) mark 25-year state partnership
January 16, 2024
Sgt. Maj. Esmeralda Vaquerano, G-1 (personnel) Sergeant Major for the D.C. Army National Guard and Sgt. Jessica A. Frazer, Recruitment and Retention Battalion, D.C. Army National Guard are briefed by members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) during a State Partnership Program visit to the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA), Dec. 12-14, 2023. D.C. Guard members participated in an NCO Career Development Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) which included reviewing training, promotions, leadership, duties and responsibilities of NCOs with JDF’s Jamaica Regiment, Support Brigade, and the Martitime, Air and Cyber Command (MACC).
Beyond the Table: Making the most of National Nutrition Month
March 18, 2024
A member of the District of Columbia National Guard is served lunch at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Feb. 3, 2024. March marks National Nutrition Month, a time when individuals across the nation are encouraged to focus on making more informed food choices and developing healthier eating and physical activity habits.
‘The President’s CST’ for a reason: 33rd WMD-CST supports 2024 SOTUA
March 14, 2024
U.S. Army Maj. Keith Hapenney, commander, 33rd WMD-CST, speaks with interagency partners in Washington, D.C., March 7, 2024. The 33rd WMD-CST was strategically positioned to respond effectively with D.C. Fire, U.S. Secret Service, U.S. Capitol Police, and CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Packages (CERFP) units.
Serving with Intention: D.C. National Guard’s Office of the Staff Judge Advocate (OSJA) expands
March 4, 2024
1st Lt. Nick Harrison, stands for a photograph with Maj. Gen. Alison C. Martin, Commanding General/Commandant, U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School, following his completion of the 222nd Officer Basic Course, Charlottesville, Va., Feb. 28, 2024. Initially enlisting in 2000, 1st Lt. Harrison calls the military the cornerstone of his personal and professional development. (U.S. Army photo courtesy of U.S. Army Judge Advocate General’s Legal Center and School)
CW4 Aguon selected as next Command Chief Warrant Officer of the District of Columbia National Guard
March 1, 2024
CW4 Bernard L. Aguon poses for an official command photograph, March 1, 2024. CW4 Aguon will assume the duties of the Command Chief Warrant Officer for the D.C. Army National Guard, April 14, 2024.
District Dustoff bolsters partnership with local Urban Search & Rescue
February 27, 2024
Maryland Task Force 1 (MD-TF1) and Virginia Task Force 1 (VA-TF1) of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FMEA) train during an Urban Search and Rescue Task Force exercise, at Montgomery County Airpark and Public Safety Training Academy (PSTA), Feb. 15, 2024. The training represents a new partnership for members of the D.C. National Guard’s Aviation Detachment, nicknamed District Dustoff, designed to improve interoperability and familiarity between partners involved in disaster response in the DMV.
1946th Financial Management Support Detachment returns from Kosovo
February 23, 2024
Soldiers with the 1946th Financial Management Support Detachment, District of Columbia National Guard, are greeted by family, friends, senior leadership and D.C. National Guard Family Programs reps at Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, Feb. 16, 2024. Guard members returned from a nine-month deployment to Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, providing financial management support to Kosovo Forces assigned to the NATO peacekeeping mission.
District of Columbia National Guard celebrates National Engineers Week
February 20, 2024
The District of Columbia National Guard joins other agencies nationwide on Feb. 18 through Feb. 24 to celebrate 2024 National Engineers Week.
JROTC 'Best of the Best' Drill Competition brings region's top cadets to D.C. Armory
January 29, 2024
Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps (JROTC) teams from a dozen D.C. metropolitan area schools competed in the 2024 JROTC “Best of the Best” Drill Competition at the D.C. Armory, Jan. 27, 2024. The regional qualifier is a collaboration between D.C. Public Schools, D.C. Government Operations, and the D.C. National Guard.
TMDE: The ‘hidden gem’ that tests, adjusts and verifies accuracy for readiness
January 23, 2024
Spc. Jasmine Felton, a District of Columbia National Guard electronics and calibration technician within the Test Measurement Diagnostic Equipment (TMDE) section, inventories mechanical tube scales at the Surface Equipment Maintenance Facilities/Combined Support Maintenance Shop at Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, Jan. 18, 2024. Standardized measurements ensure weapons systems from aircraft to mission-critical vehicles operate safely and effectively.
NCO development a ‘security goal’ as D.C. National Guard and Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) mark 25-year state partnership
January 16, 2024
Sgt. Maj. Esmeralda Vaquerano, G-1 (personnel) Sergeant Major for the D.C. Army National Guard and Sgt. Jessica A. Frazer, Recruitment and Retention Battalion, D.C. Army National Guard are briefed by members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) during a State Partnership Program visit to the Caribbean Military Academy (CMA), Dec. 12-14, 2023. D.C. Guard members participated in an NCO Career Development Subject Matter Expert Exchange (SMEE) which included reviewing training, promotions, leadership, duties and responsibilities of NCOs with JDF’s Jamaica Regiment, Support Brigade, and the Martitime, Air and Cyber Command (MACC).