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DC National Guard celebrates partners and air power at its 217th birthday gala
May 20, 2019 — The District of Columbia National Guard celebrated its 217th birthday at its annual gala May 9 at the DC National Guard Armory here. The event recognized 20 years of cooperation with the Jamaican Defense Force and the DC National Guard’s new partnership with the armed forces of Burkina Faso, under the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program (SPP). ... MORE

DC National Guard participates in natural disaster table top event with the Jamaica Defense Force and the Jamaica Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management
May 15, 2019 — KINGSTON, Jamaica – Soldiers and Airmen from the District of Columbia National Guard (DCNG) arrived in Kingston, Jamaica today to participate in a humanitarian assistance and disaster response table top event with the Jamaica Defense Force (JDF) and Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), as part of the National Guard... MORE

PRESS ADVISORY: National Guard Bureau, D.C. National Guard, and Burkina Faso Discuss New State Partnership Program
April 30, 2019 — The National Guard Bureau and District of Columbia National Guard will host a media roundtable, May 1 at 2 p.m., in the Pentagon Briefing Room, to discuss the State Partnership Program (SPP) and the D.C. National Guard's newest partnership with Burkina Faso... MORE

Del. Eleanor Holmes Norton recognizes D.C. National Guard and Burkina Faso partnership
April 1, 2019 — Ms. NORTON. Madam Speaker, I rise today to ask the House of Representatives to join me in recognizing another outstanding achievement by the District of Columbia National Guard. On February 1st, 2019 Burkina Faso became the 76th nation to join the State Partnership Program - a Department of Defense joint security cooperation program administered by... MORE

State Partnership Program links D.C National Guard and Burkina Faso—underscores importance of regional security in West Africa
February 3, 2019 — The country of Burkina Faso has become the 76th nation to join the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, following a formal signing ceremony with the District of Columbia National Guard and the National Armed Forces of Burkina Faso at the Ministry of Defense here, Feb. 1... MORE

District of Columbia National Guard announces state partnership with Burkina Faso
February 3, 2019 — The District of Columbia National Guard and the National Armed Forces of Burkina Faso signed a partnership agreement here Friday, formalizing D.C. and the West African nation as the newest partners in the Department of Defense’s State Partnership Program. “The D.C. National Guard is proud to be a part of the multi-faceted relationship between the... MORE

Capital Guardians continue a very familiar role during Women’s March in D.C.
January 19, 2019 — Cars and pedestrians negotiate their movement along and across busy Washington, D.C. streets. Then a tire flies out of the back of a vehicle and lands with a thud. People looked. Cars swerved. Soldiers jumped into action... MORE

D.C. Guard supports state funeral of George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States
December 6, 2018 — District of Columbia National Guard (DCNG) Soldiers and Airmen provided security, transportation and disaster response capabilities during the state funeral held at the Washington National Cathedral for the 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush on Dec. 5, 2018.The DCNG joined with multiple agencies including the D.C. Homeland... MORE

Achievements of top soldiers and airmen recognized during awards and decorations ceremony
December 2, 2018 — The District of Columbia National Guard hosted its annual awards and decorations ceremony today at the D.C. National Guard Armory here.The ceremony, themed “Capital Guardian for Life,” was held to recognize unit-level and individual award winners from both the D.C. Army and Air National Guard and to remind members of their exclusive and life-long... MORE

White House staffer promoted to colonel in D.C. National Guard
November 3, 2018 — Special Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs and the Senior Director for Defense Policy and Strategy on the National Security Council Staff, Earl G. Matthews, has been promoted to the rank of colonel, in the District of Columbia National Guard... MORE