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  • Air National Guard captivates fans at Wizards NBA game

    Rising in unison and clapping feverously as if Merlin himself had cast a spell, a frenzy swept the crowd at the Verizon Center Feb. 24. It wasn't the local NBA basketball team, the Washington Wizards, causing the commotion, but the men and women standing proudly center court that roused the fans to

  • Mission complete, partnership stronger

    District of Columbia National Guard and Jamaican Defence Force soldiers and airmen wrapped up a weeklong subject matter expert exchange here Friday.During the course of the week, the combined and joint team of vehicle mechanics shared best practices on wheeled vehicle maintenance.After a daylong

  • Getting hands dirty: U.S., Jamaican mechanics collaborate on ground vehicles

    "Are you a pilot?"This is a common question asked of Airmen across the Air Force.What many people unfamiliar with the Air Force may not realize is that while the percentage of Airmen who are pilots is low, the rest of the service supports the Air Force's mission to fly, fight and win. In fact, the

  • D.C. soldiers, airmen work alongside Jamaican partners

    District of Columbia National Guard soldiers and airmen kicked off a weeklong subject matter expert exchange with their Jamaican Defence Force counterparts Monday.The team of wheeled vehicle maintenance experts will spend one week working alongside their JDF colleagues, also vehicle maintenance

  • D.C. Airmen protect Nation's capital at Veterans Day concert

    Nearly 100 Airmen of the D.C. Air National Guard spent their Veterans Day volunteering in support of the District of Columbia's security measures for HBO's Concert for Valor Nov. 11."There's nothing else I'd rather do on Veterans Day than to help out," said Airman 1st Class Cayla Clark. "This is

  • Deployed D.C. Guard members inspire school children in the Australian Outback

    D.C. Air National Guard members, the aptly named 'Capital Guardians', took time to plant seeds of friendship with Australian youngsters during their recent deployment to Royal Australian Air Force Base Tindal, Australia.        Approximately 20 pilots, maintainers, medics, and life support Airmen

  • Welcome message from the 113th Wing Commander

    Hello Capital Guardians!I want to take this opportunity to introduce myself and say hello. I started as your new wing commander a few months ago and I have been out meeting as many of you as possible. I am impressed with the professionalism and positive attitudes and I look forward to meeting each

  • 113th Wing members deploy to Brazil

    More than 100 members from the 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard, recently deployed to Natal Air Base, Brazil in support of CRUZEX 2013, a Brazilian-led training exercise focused on interoperability between participating air forces from multiple countries. Combined with members from the 161st

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