113WG participates in five inspections

The 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard will host Air Force and National Guard Bureau inspectors for its unit inspections here March 3 to 7.This is the first time an Air Force Wing will participate in five simultaneous inspections.Components of the 113 WG will be participating in the Air Combat

D.C. Air National Guard 3 Chief's promotion

The D.C. Air National Guard promoted three of its members to the rank ofchief master sergeant at Joint Base Andrews during their February UnitTraining Assembly. Chief Master Sgts. Louis R. Keeler, Kevin W. Kling and James T. Mathews, ofthe 113 Maintenance Squadrons, were officially promoted to chief

113 Wing issues new gas mask

8 Jan. 2011 -- Joint Base Andrews, Md. - The 113th Medical Group is replacing Airman's outdated MCU-2A/P gas mask for the newer, more improved and comfortable M50 Joint Service General Purpose gas mask.The Bioenvironmental staff has been replacing the masks over the last two drill weekends. The new

113 Maintenance Group performs 300-hour phase inspection

201 AS Crew conducts training during Congress' recess

Joint Base Andrews, Md. -- The 201st Airlift Squadron conducted an Off Station Training (OST) mission with a C-40 crew to and from Naval Air Station Rota, Spain January 4 to 6, 2011. With Congress being away on recess the OST enabled pilots and flight attendants to meet their requirements and allow

Honoring those who went before

WASHINGTON, D.C. - Approximately 30 volunteers from the D.C. National Guard spent the day honoring veterans by escorting and greeting a group of WWII veterans from Chicago as they visited the WWII Memorial in Washington, D.C., as part of Honor Flight Network.The Honor Flight Network provides free

113 SVS trains for deployment

The 113th Force Support Squadron, Sustainment Services Flight, completed a deployment for training Oct. 1 to 3 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Penn., in order to accomplish training that is required for wartime readiness.This training is normally conducted at home station; however, some of the resources for

On the wings of our hearts: one brave child becomes a 113th pilot for a day

Elijah Davis has never been in the cockpit of jet. He's never commanded any aircraft, and he's never even donned a flight suit. But on April 22 at Andrews Air Force Base, the 7-year-old brain tumor survivor became a 'Pilot for a Day.' The 113th Wing, led by the 201st Airlift Squadron and in

113 AW provides foundation leaders insight into F-16s and Wing mission

Twenty-five business leaders, who are part of The Kaplan Public Service Foundation, were welcomed to the 113 AW April 22 for a static tour of the F-16s.David and Mitchell Kaplan founded The Kaplan Public Service Foundation with the goal of encouraging American civilians to become more involved in

113th receives newer, more capable F-16s

The first two F-16s in a 21-jet exchange flew into the 113th Wednesday, marking the start of a complete transition of the Capital Guardians fighter assets. The new jets have the same engine (Block 30), and are roughly two years newer. The big difference? A larger inlet. More air going in means