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  • Airman 1st Class Jonathan Lake, 113th Maintenance Squadron aerospace ground equipment apprentice, tightens a bolt on an air conditioning unit at Joint Base Andrews, Md., March 27, 2017. The D.C. Air National Guard has various missions including defending the National Capital Region, supporting the District and local communities during special security events and natural disasters, and maintaining a worldwide deployable fighter and support force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Gabrielle Spalding)

    On The Job With The Capital Guardians

  • (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Anthony Small)

    D.C. Air Guardsmen return from Pacific Theater

    More than 200 members of the D.C. Air National Guard returned on an early morning flight, Feb. 8 after 120-day deployment to Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in support of the Pacific Command Theater mission."This was an exceptional deployment for the 113th as it specifically exercised the unit for its mission," said Col. Robert Bowie, 113th Vice
  • Members of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard, stands in formation before Joint Task Force-District of Columbia, Joint Reception Staging Onward Integration on Jan. 18, 2017. The JRSOI welcomes and in-processes Airman and Soldiers that arrive at Joint Base Andrews to support the 58th Presidential Inauguration. More than 7,500 Guardsmen from 44 states, 3 territories (Guam, Puerto Rico & the U.S. Virgin Islands) and D.C. are providing critical functions in support of the 58th Presidential Inauguration. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Anthony Small, JTF-DC)

    Joint operations training prepares National Guard

    The Joint Task Force-District of Columbia, Joint Reception Staging Onward Integration processed 1,400 Airman and Soldiers in support of the 58th Presidential Inauguration, Jan. 17-19, 2017.The JRSOI is a process of accounting for personnel and equipment needed to accomplish mission requirements while ensuring safe and effective functionality of all
  • Master Sgt. David Gray, 113th Air National Guard security forces member, shows Charles Carroll Middle School students a photo from when he worked with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Colin Powell in New Carrollton, Md., Dec. 21, 2016. During a Career and Technical Education Fair, students were briefly introduced to some of the opportunities the U.S. Air Force can present and what it means to be in the Air Force. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Philip Bryant)

    AF members educate youth at career day

    Airmen from Joint Base Andrews and the National Capital Region volunteered to speak with students at Charles Carroll Middle School in New Carrollton, Maryland, during their Career and Technical Education Fair, Dec. 21, 2016. During the career fair, students heard from individuals in an array of career fields in hopes of opening their eyes to future
  • Tech. Sgt. Moira Howerton, 113th Communications Flight, D.C. Air National Guard, poses with co-workers on her last day of chemotherapy to treat stage 2, triple negative breast cancer. Howerton underwent 16 rounds of aggressive chemotherapy. (Photo courtesy of Tech. Sgt. Howerton)

    No Mo' Cancer

    Meeting Tech. Sgt. Moira Howerton has forever changed my outlook on life.I first met Moira, better known as "Mo," during a group lunch, though I had seen her often working around the 113th Communications Squadron, always happy and energetic.During our lunch, she told me about her career going on 14 years in the Air National Guard starting in her
  • Tech. Sgt. Gursimran Shergill, 113th Civil Engineer Squadron engineer, works with members from the Jamaica Defence Force 1 Engineer Regiment in Montego Bay, Jamaica Aug. 4. The team used survey equipment to map the area around a building the JDF plan to turn into a training site for military police. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Erica Rodriguez)

    113 CES joins Jamaica Defence Force to enhance learning

    Members of the 113th Civil Engineer Squadron, D.C. Air National Guard, experienced a very unique training environment far away from the D.C. Metro area, working with members of the First Engineer Regiment, Jamaica Defence Force, on a variety of civil engineer projects.The two-week tour of duty includes projects such as heating, ventilation,
  • JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – Tech. Sgt. Matthew Kyler, 113th Operations Support Squadron aircrew flight equipment technician, answers questions from the Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James during her tour of the 113th Wing May 20. Throughout her tour, James learned about the 113th Wing mission by engaging with Airmen in their various work areas. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Erica Rodriguez)

    Secretary James meets with D.C. Air National Guard Airmen

    Secretary of the Air Force Deborah Lee James visited the 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard, here May 20.James is no stranger to the wing's VIP airlift mission, maintained by the 201st Airlift Squadron, as she has been their passenger nearly 10 times. During this visit, however, the secretary took the opportunity to learn about the wing's fighter
  • 113th Wing Civil Engineering Squadron members Larry Countiss, Capt. Matt Duller and Senior Master Sgt. Sterlin Wilson assess the repair needs of an interior wall Saturday, April 30, 2016 during a Christmas In April renovation project in Forestville, Maryland. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Capt. Nathan Wallin)

    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 1951 home in need of dire repairs. Prince George's
  • Civil engineer structures specialists build a large tent on the field training exercise area at Ramstein Air Base, Germany during Silver Flag training, March 7, 2016. Silver Flag participants utilized the tent as a dining facility during the bare base deployment training exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo/ Senior Airman Erica Rodriguez)

    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 civil engineer specialties, services,
  • 113th Wing security forces specialist Senior Airman Erica Gonzalez patrols the flight line on Naval Air Station Joint Reserve Base, New Orleans during Exercise Sentry Voodoo 2016. Gonzalez is a D.C. Air National Guardsman participating in the two-week flying exercise. (Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Craig Clapper/Released)

    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 459th Air Refueling Wing, Joint Base Andrews, Md.,
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