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DEOCS inputs in action: Introducing the D.C. National Guard CIPP
June 7, 2024
The Comprehensive Integrated Prevention Plan (CIPP) is the D.C. National Guard's strategic plan to influence the climate of the organization and its members. Over the next six to nine months, the Integrated Resilience Operations (IRO) team will work on shared solutions to better assess and act on climate risk factors and DEOCS trends. The goal is to reinforce positive actions and keep members engaged.
80th Anniversary of D-Day: D.C. Guardsmen among the first Allied forces in Normandy invasion
June 6, 2024
A collection of World War II artifacts is on display in the District of Columbia National Guard Museum highlighting the contributions of eight mobilized units in support of the war in Europe, the Pacific and at home, June 5, 2024. Three units landed on Omaha Beach and fought in the Battle of Normandy or Operation Overlord (D-Day): The 29th Military Police Platoon (MP PLT), Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC) of the 29th Infantry Division (29ID), and the 121st Engineer Combat Battalion (ECB).
D.C. National Guard recognizes AAPI Heritage Month with MOAPIA
May 28, 2024
Ben de Guzman, director, D.C. Mayor’s Office on Asian and Pacific Islander Affairs (MOAPIA), and U.S. Army Spc. Oigon E. Ochirbat, attaché for the Commanding General’s Office, stand for a photograph following a panel discussion to commemorate AAPI Heritage Month at the D.C. Armory, May 28, 2024. The underlying goal of the one-hour program was to honor collective heritage and ignite a renewed commitment to foster inclusivity, understanding, and unity.
District of Columbia National Guard Trains with Joint Task force - National Capital Region
May 20, 2024
U.S. Army Soldiers with the 372nd Military Police Battalion, District of Columbia Army National Guard participate in a joint training event with the 113th Security Forces Squadron at Fort Belvoir, Va. May 19, 2024. The training engages members of the D.C. National Guard to improve interoperability and familiarity to ensure personnel are ready to support civilian lead agency partners involved in high-profile events across the DMV.
AAPI Heritage Month: Relevance and diversity are more than words for UH-60 Black Hawk pilot
May 17, 2024
CW2 Christopher Alora, operations officer and UH-60 Black Hawk pilot, District of Columbia Army National Guard, stands for a photograph at Davison Army Airfield, Va., April 16, 2024. He now serves as the District of Columbia Army National Guard operations officer and UH-60 Black Hawk pilot. DCARNG Aviation is comprised of four different units with AAPIs visibly represented in all sections from pilots and maintainers to administration and operations.
CFD-IC: Mentors, guides, and catalysts for effective instruction
May 10, 2024
U.S. Army Capt. Jesse Searls, AGR Program Manager/OCS Commander, District of Columbia National Guard, gives a presentation during the Common Faculty Development-Instructor Course (CFD-IC) at the D.C. National Guard’s 260th Regiment Regional Training Institute (RTI) at Fort Belvoir, Va., March 15, 2024. The course teaches new instructors, trainers, and facilitators how to build lesson plans and effectively reach their intended audience. (
CGYCA partners with D.C. Commission on Black Men and Boys to repair ‘community villages and pipelines’
May 6, 2024
Representatives from the Capital Guardian Youth ChalleNGe Academy attend and speak during a D.C. Commission on Black Men and Boys meeting in Washington, D.C, April 30, 2024. The commission seeks solutions to disparities affecting Black men and boys in the District to include social conditions, crime and incarceration rates.
D.C. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen describe what AAPI Heritage Month means to them
May 1, 2024
Reflections on Sgt. Richard Sherman: A life still living through social connection
April 26, 2024
Members of the 1st Battalion 5th Infantry Regiment "Bobcats" meet for a 20th anniversary of their deployment to Mosul, Iraq during Operation Iraqi Freedom and commemorate the 19th anniversary of the passing of their colleague, Sgt. Stephen R. Sherman, who was killed in action by an improvised explosive device, on Feb. 3, at Arlington National Cemetery, in Arlington, Va. The Bobcats provided a wreath that was laid at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier by Sherman’s mother who was accompanied by the Sentinels of the 3d U.S. Infantry Regiment – The Old Guard. After laying a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in Sherman’s honor, the Bobcats paid tribute to Sherman, and his surviving mother, by visiting his headstone and recalling stories of Sherman. Sherman’s mother closed the commemorative gathering by distributing coins dedicated to Sherman’s memory.
Planet vs. Plastics: D.C. National Guard and D.C. Operations-DCNG conduct Earth Day cleanup
April 22, 2024
In recognition of Earth Day, members of the District of Columbia National Guard and D.C. Operations-DCNG teamed for an Earth Day cleanup at Fort Dupont Park in Washington, D.C., on April 18, 2024. The D.C. National Guard's Environmental Office promotes environmental stewardship and collaborated with the U.S. National Park Service to determine what areas in the District could best utilize volunteer support. Earth Day is celebrated globally on April 22.
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