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  • Military tax services available through Military OneSource

    WASHINGTON -- Filing taxes can be a daunting task every year, but the Department of Defense has helpful resources for active duty service members and their families, and it’s all free through Military OneSource.Tax services for the military — also known as MilTax — is DOD's approved tax-filing and

  • Teamwork leads to historic mobilization of Washington Guard

    CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Dozens of Washington National Guard Airmen and Soldiers listened to words of encouragement from their state and military leadership in the passenger terminal at Joint Base Lewis-McChord Jan. 17.They were about to embark on a historic mission to Washington, D.C., to support

  • 193rd SOW Airmen head to Capitol region to support inauguration

    MIDDLETOWN, Pa. – Airmen from the 193rd Special Operations Wing joined about 25,000 Air and Army National Guard troops in the Capitol region recently, as the nation prepares for the 59th Presidential Inauguration later this week.Members of the wing's 271st Combat Communications Squadron are

  • National Guard troops head to DC from as far away as Guam

    WASHINGTON – Thousands of National Guard troops are arriving in the nation's capital from as far away as Guam to support authorities through the presidential inauguration Wednesday.Volunteers from the Guam National Guard departed from the A.B. Won Pat International Airport in Tamuning on Jan. 17, en

  • Guard's judge advocates brief Soldiers and Airmen in DC

    WASHINGTON – Several District of Columbia National Guard (DCNG) judge advocates are providing guidance to Soldiers and Airmen during Operation Capitol Response in the nation's capital.Thousands of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from many states have traveled to the National Capital Region to

  • National Guard members getting the support they need in DC

    ARLINGTON, Va. — The thousands of National Guard members supporting the 59th presidential inauguration are receiving proper lodging when off duty and three meals a day, according to Guard officials. Establishing that support in a short timeframe is a testament to the Guard’s readiness, said Army

  • Historic Air National Guard airlift brings troops to DC

    WASHINGTON – Thousands of National Guard troops continued to stream into the nation's capital to support law enforcement during the presidential inauguration, building to a force of up to 25,000 members. Many of the Soldiers and Airmen are getting there via the Air National Guard in a historic

  • Idaho National Guard sends 300 to support inauguration

    BOISE, Idaho – The Idaho National Guard sent more than 300 Soldiers and Airmen to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 15 to augment the District of Columbia National Guard and support the U.S. Secret Service for the presidential inauguration.“The National Guard has participated in every presidential

  • C-17 fleet hits milestone; reaches 4 million flight hours

    JOINT BASE CHARLESTON, S.C. -- After almost 30 years of flight and thousands of combat and humanitarian missions around the world, Airmen and various stakeholders celebrated the C-17 Globemaster III fleet hitting four million flight hours on January 15, 2021 during a flight flown out of the 437th