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  • Military Makeover: DC Airmen volunteer to renovate local home

    While many of us were still asleep on the Saturday morning of April 30, a group of 20 D.C. Air National Guard Airmen arrived at Forestville, Md., with one goal: to make a difference in their community, especially for one individual. Forestville community member 73-year-old Grace Williams lived in a

  • 113th CES airmen train in Silver Flag 2016

    The 113th Civil Engineering Squadron joined members from the Maryland Air National Guard, Air Force Reserve and the active duty for the Silver Flag training exercise March 5 to 12 here. Conducted by the 435th Construction and Training Squadron, Silver Flag is required training to prepare Air Force

  • D.C. Airmen participate in New Orleans flying exercise

    More than 200 Airmen from the 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard teamed up with the Air Force Reserve and a local ANG unit to partake in Exercise Sentry Voodoo 2016, Jan 15-29.The multi-aircraft exercise brings together fighter jets, F-15s and F-16s, and refueling aircraft, the KC-135, from the

  • Air Force recognizes D.C. Air Guard as Outstanding Unit

    For the 15th time in their history, the D.C. Air National Guard's 113th Wing received the Air Force Outstanding Unit Award for operational performance and mission accomplishment, setting clear track record as a showcase unit that can get the job done."The Capital Guardians are committed to

  • D.C. National Guard supports Papal visit to Washington, D.C.

    More than 150 Airmen from the 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard volunteered as task force support for visit of Pope Francis here, Sep. 22-24.Sworn-in and deputized by the D.C. Metropolitan Police as special police, the Airmen served as a standing police force for the event that attracted thousands

  • D.C. Air National Guard demonstrates its Air Power

    The D.C. Air National Guard participated in the 2015 Joint Base Andrews Air Show Sept.18 to 19.As one of the most active and unique units in the Air National Guard, the 113th Wing was able to showcase its mission to their local community and other military personnel during the free, public air

  • Air Combat Training: Red Flag-Alaska 15-2

    "It's a lot of work, but it's a lot of reward as well."That's how Col. Mark Valentine described Red Flag-Alaska, a two-week combat air power exercise hosted by Eielson Air Force Base and Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska. Valentine, the 113th Wing operations group commander, is deployed here