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  • June RSD Commander’s Call

    The 113th Wing’s vision, missions, and goals were the theme of Sunday’s Commander’s Call at the Joint Base Andrews Base Theater, June 9.After handing out semiannual awards, Col. Keith MacDonald, 113th Wing Commander, went on to highlight Airmen’s dedication to the wing’s mission and how to surpass

  • D.C. Air National Guard Airmen return from deployment

    More than 250 D.C. Air National Guard Airmen recently returned from a successful deployment to the Indo-Pacific region in support of a theater security package designed to ensure warfighter capability and foster partnerships in the area.“We accomplished numerous security packages in the past with

  • DC National Guard deputized for Women's March 2019

    Soldiers and Airmen within the District of Columbia National Guard provided traffic control to pedestrians and vehicles during the Women's March 2019. They were deputized by members of the Metropolitan Police Department to support civilian authorities and to ensure civilians exercised their rights

  • D.C. Air Guard unit protects skies over nation’s capital

    JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – "Scramble, scramble, scramble," a monotonous, booming voice blares from a speaker inside a spotless hangar. As the words echo through the open space, Air Force Col. John Vargas springs into action.Knowing the voice means a potential threat from the sky, he quickly dons his

  • D.C. Air National Guardsman saves elderly woman from house fire

    Tech. Sgt. Kelly Downes, a 213th Air Maintenance Squadron Phase Inspector, saved her 91 year-old neighbor from a house fire in Essex, Md., Oct. 16.Downes received a call from the woman’s daughter, who was away at the time, asking to check on her mother who was smelling smoke in the house.“I, along

  • Pilots for the Day

    The 113th Wing. D.C. Air National Guard, welcomed the newest Pilots for a Day, Jack Kirkbride and Houston Pirrung. The Pilot for a Day program allows children with potential life-threatening illness a chance to experience a day in the life of a fighter pilot.It’s been a tough year for Jack and

  • JBA recognizes LGBT Pride Month

    Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month is recognized each year in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan, New York. According to the library of Congress, the riots were a tipping point for the gay liberation movement in the U.S.“The base celebrates this month to raise

  • CrossTell air defense exercise hones air-intercept skills

    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