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  • 201st Airlift Squadron offers flight to military spouses

    Why should all the military members have all the fun?Nineteen deserving spouses of 113th Wing members were given the opportunity to travel on a C-40C to circle around the Wright Brothers Monument in Ohio and return to Joint Base Andrews to get a first-hand experience of what their spouses do for a living."It was our way of showing the spouses how

  • 121 FS pilots honor Tuskegee Airman’s burial at Arlington Cemetery.

    Pilots from the 121st Fighter Squadron honored retired Lt. Col. Luke J. Weathers Jr., a famed Tuskegee Airman from the 332nd Fighter Squadron, today during his burial at Arlington Cemetery, Arlington, Va."This is a great honor," said Maj. Freddie Robinson, 121 FS F-16 pilot. "It means everything to me and to every African American pilot to
  • Returning Airman from the 113th DCANG step off from a 18 hours flight from Afghanistan to be greeted back home by Brigadier General Jeff Johnson and Chief Master Sergeant Ronald Anderson. The Guard members returned home after a 60-day Air Expeditionary Force deployment to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. Of the 200 deployers, more than 170 were from the District of Columbia Air National Guard???s 113th Wing. Augmenting the 113th Wing were other Air National Guard members from Iowa, New Jersey, Alabama, and Texas. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt Gareth Buckland/Released)

    D.C. Air National Guard members return home from Afghanistan

    More than 200 members of the Air National Guard returned home Friday from a deployment to Afghanistan. "This homecoming is all the more special as it is so close to the holidays," said Brig. Gen. Jeffrey Johnson, 113th Wing commander. "It is going to make the families and the people deployed a little more cognizant of this holiday and the true

  • Earthquakes, hurricanes and 4-star generals

    Natural disasters come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes even a high-ranking visitor can make a unit scramble more than seismic activity. But in the span of eight days, the 113th Wing expertly navigated a record-breaking earthquake, a Category-II hurricane evacuation and a visit from the NORAD/NORTHCOM commander."I'm really proud of each
  • Brig. Gen. Jeff Johnson, 113th Wing Commander, D.C. Air National Guard, wishes a safe journey to Capt. Danny "Dirty" Hull, 121st Fighter Squadron pilot, before Capt. Hull's Air Expeditionary Force deployment Oct. 11. More than 175 113 WG members departed on the Air Expeditionary Force deployment. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Craig Clapper)

    113th Wing initiates first ANG F-16 deployment to Afghanistan

    More than 175 members of the 113th Wing deployed to Afghanistan this week, initiating the first Air National Guard F-16 deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom.F-16 Fighting Falcon pilots, maintenance crews and other support personnel from the District of Columbia Air National Guard departed in three stages beginning last week. During a

  • Earthquakes, hurricanes and 4-star generals

    Natural disasters come in all shapes and sizes, and sometimes even a high-ranking visitor can make a unit scramble more than seismic activity. But in the span of eight days, the 113th Wing expertly navigated a record-breaking earthquake, a Category-II hurricane evacuation and a visit from the NORAD/NORTHCOM commander."I'm really proud of each
  • Tech. Sgt. Renae Bounouas prepares targets for students qualifying with M16-A2 rifles July 16, 2011, at the combat arms training and maintenance center Joint Base Andrews, Md. Tech. Sgt. Renae Bounouas is the 113th Security Forces CATM NCO in charge (U.S. Air Force photos/Tech Sgt. Gareth Buckland/Released)

    Combat arms instructors train airmen for deployment

    The Combat Arms Training and Maintenance instructors are not your usual airmen. They are an elite cadre of security forces, whose mission is to ensure that every airman and officer leaving for deployment is combat ready. Not only do they teach the marksmanship of the weapon but also the care and maintenance of the weapon. With more deployments
  • Rep. Donna Edwards stands in front of an F-16C Fighting Falcon prior to her flight aboard the jet with the 121st Fighter Squadron, 113th Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 29, 2011. This was the congresswoman’s first time aboard a fighter jet, a life-long desire she held since she was a young daughter of an Air Force veteran. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech Sgt. Craig Clapper/Released)

    113th Wing hosts Maryland Congressmember

    The 113th Wing, District of Columbia Air National Guard hosted and provided an orientation flight to a U.S. Congress member June 29 here.U.S. Representative Donna Edwards, from Maryland's 4th Congressional District, received an orientation flight in a 113 WG,  F-16D, Fighting Falcon aircraft.The purpose of Rep. Edwards' visit and flight was to gain
  • Bill Toledo, an original Navajo "Code-Talker" from World War II, speaks about his experiences during the war, to members of the 113th Civil Engineer Squadron (113 CES), District of Columbia Air National Guard, in Gallup, N.M., June 2, 2011. The 113th CES members are in Gallup and Window Rock, Ariz., as part of the Innovative Readiness Training, a civil-military affairs program linking military units with civilian communities for humanitarian projects. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Tech Sgt. Craig Clapper)

    Guardsman meet living history

    Guard members form the 113th Civil Engineer Squadron got the opportunity to meet with living history June 2, 2011 while deployed to Window Rock, Ariz.Bill Toledo, one of the original Navajo Code Talkers from World Word II spoke about his experiences to a group of around 50 Guard members during a presentation arranged by the Navajo Nation.The group
  • Members of the 113th DC ANG Civil Engineer Squadron assemble for a group shot at the Navajo Code Talkers Memorial, Window Rock, Ariz, May24, 2011 . Members of the 113th CES are in Window Rock, Az., as part of the Innovative Readiness Training, a civil-military affairs program linking military units with civilian communities for humanitarian projects. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Master Sgt. Paula Aragon)

    113 Civil Engineers lend a helping hand to Navajo Nation school

    Members of the District of Columbia Air National Guard are providing construction and renovation support for the St. Michaels Association for Special Education at Window Rock, Ariz.The 113th Civil Engineer Squadron deployed as part of the Nationals Guard's Innovative Readiness Training program. The IRT matches real-world training experience for
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