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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

The District of Columbia National Guard and the National Armed Forces of Burkina Faso signed a partnership agreement on Friday, February 1, 2019 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, formalizing D.C. and the West African nation as the newest partners in the Department of Defense’s State Partnership Program.

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

District of Columbia National Guardsmen keep a watchful eye in the McPherson Square Metro Station January 19 as part of their Task Force Amendment mission. The task force, consisting of approximately 250 Soldiers and Airmen, provided crowd management and traffic control in support of an annual march in Washington, D.C.

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

Maj. Joshua Behsudi, Mobilization Augmentation Command branch chief, hands Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan an invitation to the state funeral for 41st U.S. President George H.W. Bush prior to departing to the Washington National Cathedral Dec. 5, 2018.

Keeper of Continuity
May 4, 2018 — Connectors — we all know them. They are the folks who are in every high-level meeting, featured somewhere in every important photo, and in the recent call history of all of the movers and shakers. When it comes to U.S. and Jamaica relations, Maj. Jason Hanslovan, bilateral affairs officer, District of Columbia National Guard, is one such... MORE

District of Columbia National Guard Celebrates 2018 as Year of the Warrant Officer
May 4, 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

180th Cavalry Regiment brings ‘Run to Remember’ to Kabul
May 1, 2018 — KABUL, Afghanistan – Oklahoma Army National Guard troopers with 1st Squadron, 180th Cavalry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, deployed as part of the Kabul Security Force in support of the NATO-led train, advise and assist Resolute Support Mission, brought a 17-year tradition to Kabul on April 27 by conducting a 5-kilometer (5K) "Run to... MORE

Oklahoma Army National Guard Troopers with 1st Squadron, 180th Cavalry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, deployed as part of the Kabul Security Force in support of the NATO-led train, advise and assist Resolute Support Mission, brought a 17-year tradition to Kabul on April 27, 2018, by conducting a 5-kilometer "Run to Remember" in conjunction with the Oklahoma City Memorial Marathon held in Oklahoma City each year.

Citizen-Warrior: Military, civilian experience enhances Soldier’s situational awareness
May 1, 2018 — ARLINGTON, Va. – An infantryman with the South Carolina Army National Guard’s C Company, 1st Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment takes the Warrior Ethos to heart.“We’re supporting the mission on the ground and making that difference,” said Army Sgt. Stephen Caldwell, adding that he loves being a part of a larger team. “Being a fire team leader,... MORE

As a watch analyst with the Department of Homeland Security in Arlington, Virginia, Stephen Caldwell monitors potential national threats that could pose harm to critical infrastructures.

Guardsmen from New England train in handling disasters
April 30, 2018 — PEASE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.H. - Vehicles laid overturned in the road, fires burned high, downed power lines draped low across the wreckage and people, trapped under debris, cried out for rescue. In the aftermath of a notional nuclear detonation at the university in Burlington, Vermont, on April 11, a specialized team of Air and Army National... MORE

Senior Airman Jesse D. Hyam and Staff Sgt. Alexander J. Barnhart, medical search and extraction team members assigned to the 157th Medical Group, N.H. Air National Guard, work to lift debris during a simulated exercise on April 11, 2018 at Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass. Hyam and Barnhart participated in a weeklong regional deployment readiness exercise as members of the N.H. CBRNE Enhanced Response Force Package team.

Texas Guardsmen improve disaster response skills in Slovakia
April 30, 2018 — TRAINING AREA LEST, Slovakia – Seventeen Texas Army National Guard engineers from the 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade's 836th Engineer Company provided search and rescue support and participated recently in a multinational exercise, Operation Toxic Lance, at this site in central Slovakia. The operation, which ran March 12-23, brought together... MORE

Texas Army National Guard engineers from the 836h Engineer Company, 136th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, work alongside soldiers from the Indiana National Guard, the Czech Republic and Slovakia in support of Operation Toxic Lance, a search and rescue exercise involving a chemical warfare scenario, March 12-23, 2018, at Training Area Lest in central Slovakia. The soldiers were brought together as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program that focuses on building interoperability and strengthening international relationships through military-to-military exchanges.

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)