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D.C. Militia MWR and Unity Thunder Car Clup presents 9th Annual Car Show
March 24, 2018 — "The DC Militia MWR and the Unity Thunder Car Club presents its 9th Annual Custom, Classic, and Street Rod Car Show this weekend at the D.C. National Guard Armory.Show dates are March 23-25. Proceeds help benefit our Veterans and Veteran Service Organizations.For more information, please contact Mike McKelvin (202) 327-1881, Stan Peoples (301)... MORE

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)

D.C. National Guard supports local authorities during March for Our Lives demonstration
March 24, 2018 — The District of Columbia National Guard will support local authorities during the March for Our Lives demonstration in Washington, D.C., today. At the request of the District of Columbia Homeland Security and Emergency Management Agency, the D.C. National Guard will be supporting the Metropolitan Police Department of the District of Columbia and... MORE

The DC Militia MWR and the Unity Thunder Car Club presents its 9th Annual Custom, Classic, and Street Rod Car Show this weekend at the D.C. National Guard Armory.

District of Columbia National Guard celebrates 2018 as Year of the Warrant Officer
March 9, 2018 — The District of Columbia National Guard held a warrant officer reception in the Commanding General's Conference Room of the D.C. National Guard Armory Feb 27, 2018.The purpose of the reception was to celebrate 2018 as the year of the warrant officer.Chief Warrant Officer 5 Michael R. Jewett, command chief warrant officer, DCNG and members of the... MORE

District of Columbia National Guard commemorates World War I throughout 2018
February 27, 2018 — During the centennial of the end of World War I, the District of Columbia National Guard will host a series of special activities, programs, and events to commemorate the end to the first war. Approximately 400,000 National Guard Soldiers served in the Great War, among them were 2,000 Guardsmen from the District of Columbia."As we mark 100 years of... MORE

D.C. National Guard's 257th Army Band to hold tryouts for the D.C. High School, All-city Honor Band
January 12, 2018 — The District of Columbia National Guard's 257th Army Band, will conduct tryouts for its second annual D.C. High School, All-city, Honor Band at the D.C. National Guard Armory Jan. 27, 2018.The band is open to District of Columbia public and charter high school students. Registration for auditions can be completed at our website:... MORE

CrossTell air defense exercise hones air-intercept skills
May 23, 2017 — Aircrews and associated support personnel from across the military air-defense enterprise are here today for a three-day Aerospace Control Alert CrossTell live-fly training exercise. Representatives from Air National Guard fighter wings, Civil Air Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard rotary-wing air intercept units will conduct daily live-fly sorties from today through May 25 to hone their skills with tactical-level air intercept procedures. ... MORE

A South Carolina Air National Guard F-16D Fighting Falcon from the 169th Fighter Wing taxis for take off during a three-day Aeropsace Control Alert CrossTell live-fly training exercise at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., May 23, 2017. Representatives from the Air National Guard fighter wings, Civil Air Patrol, and U.S. Coast Guard rotary-wing air intercept units will conduct daily sorties from May 23-25 to hone their skills with tactical-level air-intercept procedures. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht/Released)