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  • National Guard to Support Presidential Inauguration

    WASHINGTON - Thousands of National Guard members from approximately 40 states, territories and the District of Columbia will support the 60th Presidential Inauguration at the request of the Secret Service, U.S. Capitol and Metropolitan Police.With a longstanding tradition of supporting presidential

  • Guard Airmen, Soldiers Train To Care for Fallen Comrades

    For two weeks in September, National Guard Airmen and Soldiers dedicated themselves to preparing for one of the most solemn duties in the military: handling and returning the remains of fallen service members with dignity and respect, even amid dangerous conditions.

  • Minnesota Guard Provides Health Care on Indian Reservation

    FORT BELKNAP INDIAN RESERVATION, Mont. - Minnesota Air National Guard’s 148th Fighter Wing members participated in an Innovative Readiness Training mission at the Fort Belknap Indian Reservation, providing free health care to people and their pets.The multiday mission in early August also involved

  • National Guard Leaders Tout Professional Development

    DETROIT - National Guard leaders helped facilitate professional development for Soldiers and Airmen during the 53rd Annual Enlisted Association of the National Guard of the United States Conference and Expo.“How often do we get a chance to have 2,000 service members, in one location, to hear from

  • Weapons of Mass Destruction Exercise Tests Interoperability

    LIHUE, Hawaii – Members of the 33rd Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team tested interoperability during a weapons of mass destruction exercise with the Kaua’i Emergency Management Agency, the Hawaii National Guard, and a half dozen other integrated CST teams and CBRNE Enhanced Response

  • Virginia Guard Soldiers, Airmen Train on Emergency Response

    FORT BARFOOT, Va. – Virginia National Guard members of the 34th Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and High-Yield Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package conducted a collective training event Jan. 5-7 to instruct their newest Soldiers and Airmen on the basics of incident management and

  • National Guard Defends Skies Over Nation’s Capital

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The crack of the sonic boom over Washington from District of Columbia Air National Guard F-16s scrambling to intercept a private plane flying off course in restricted airspace June 3 was a reminder of the Guard’s vital role in air defense over the nation’s capital.  The 121st

  • Guard Senior Spouse Recognizes DCNG Family Readiness Program

    WASHINGTON - Kelly Hokanson, spouse of the chief of the National Guard Bureau, and U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Sherrie L. McCandless, District of Columbia National Guard commanding general, recognized the DCNG Family Readiness Program Feb. 9 for supporting more than 26,000 Soldiers and Airmen during

  • Face of Defense: Leading the D.C. National Guard

    WASHINGTON – Flying fascinated Air Force Maj. Gen. Sherrie McCandless when she was a child, so it was no big surprise that in 1991 she joined the military after college to pursue her dream of being a pilot. She's one of many female aviators who was already serving in 1993 when the air combat