Capital Guardian Youth ChalleNGe Academy

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WASHINGTON - Cadets from the Capital Guardian Youth ChalleNGe Academy (CGYCA) class #51 at their completion ceremony at the D.C. National Guard Armory. The CGYCA is a National Guard Youth Foundation program run by the District of Columbia National Guard in partnership with the Office of the State Superintendent of Education designed to give youths who have not completed a regular high school program a second chance.

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Motivational Monday Minute preview

DC National Guard

March 6, 2025 | 3:27

U.S. Army CH (COL) Vincent A. Cummings, Command Chaplain for the D.C. National Guard presents Motivational Monday Minute to encourage and inspire. Whether full or part-time, each Soldier & Airman has a role to play, in being a Capital Guardian. As Command Chaplain, he's a shepherd multiplier, who develops spiritual readiness. Each episode is a step in that journey…together…as Capital Guardians! (U.S. Air National Guard video by Master Sgt. Arthur M. Wright)