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  • A Philippine Air Force FA-50 takes off during the Bilateral Air Contingent Exchange - Philippines (BACE-P) at Cesar Basa Air Base, Philippines, Jan. 22, 2019. This is the seventh iteration of BACE-P established by U.S. Pacific Command and executed by Headquarters Pacific Air Forces. Airmen from the U.S. and Philippines Air Forces marked the successful completion of 12 days of bilateral training Feb. 1, and increased mutual cooperation throughout the operation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Anthony Small)

    D.C. Air National Guard Airmen return from deployment

    More than 250 D.C. Air National Guard Airmen recently returned from a successful deployment to the Indo-Pacific region in support of a theater security package designed to ensure warfighter capability and foster partnerships in the area.“We accomplished numerous security packages in the past with Australia and Guam, but the proximity of our
  • The District of Columbia National Guard and the National Armed Forces of Burkina Faso signed a partnership agreement on Friday, February 1, 2019 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, formalizing D.C. and the West African nation as the newest partners in the Department of Defense’s State Partnership Program.

    State Partnership Program links D.C National Guard and Burkina Faso—underscores importance of regional security in West Africa

    The country of Burkina Faso has become the 76th nation to join the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, following a formal signing ceremony with the District of Columbia National Guard and the National Armed Forces of Burkina Faso at the Ministry of Defense here, Feb. 1.

  • DC National Guard deputized for Women's March 2019

    Soldiers and Airmen within the District of Columbia National Guard provided traffic control to pedestrians and vehicles during the Women's March 2019. They were deputized by members of the Metropolitan Police Department to support civilian authorities and to ensure civilians exercised their rights safely. Guard members were authorized to take in "temporary custody" rioters, looters and other persons who committed crimes. National Guard members were also authorized to provide prompt medical attention to persons in reasonable need and first aid as necessary.
  • Air Force Lt. Col. Jason Halvorsen, a pilot with the District of Columbia Air National Guard's Aerospace Control Alert Detachment, goes through a pre-flight check in an F-16 Fighting Falcon aircraft during a training event at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, Dec. 19, 2018.  Halvorsen is one of several pilots with the detachment, which is tasked with keeping the Washington, D.C., area safe from airborne threats. The ACAD has responded to more than 6,200 alert events since its formation in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks.

    D.C. Air Guard unit protects skies over nation’s capital

    JOINT BASE ANDREWS, Md. – "Scramble, scramble, scramble," a monotonous, booming voice blares from a speaker inside a spotless hangar. As the words echo through the open space, Air Force Col. John Vargas springs into action.Knowing the voice means a potential threat from the sky, he quickly dons his flight gear and rushes to climb aboard an F-16
  • Maj. Joshua Behsudi, Mobilization Augmentation Command branch chief, hands Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan an invitation to the state funeral for 41st U.S. President George H.W. Bush prior to departing to the Washington National Cathedral Dec. 5, 2018.

    D.C. Guard supports state funeral of George H.W. Bush, 41st President of the United States

    District of Columbia National Guard (DCNG) Soldiers and Airmen provided security, transportation and disaster response capabilities during the state funeral held at the Washington National Cathedral for the 41st President of the United States, George H.W. Bush on Dec. 5, 2018.The DCNG joined with multiple agencies including the D.C. Homeland

  • D.C. Air National Guardsman saves elderly woman from house fire

    Tech. Sgt. Kelly Downes, a 213th Air Maintenance Squadron Phase Inspector, saved her 91 year-old neighbor from a house fire in Essex, Md., Oct. 16.Downes received a call from the woman’s daughter, who was away at the time, asking to check on her mother who was smelling smoke in the house.“I, along with my wife, went over to check on her when we
  • Allyson Robinson, human rights activist, speaks during a Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month special observance titled ‘LGBT: I am an American Airman’ at Joint Base Andrews, Md., June 29, 2017. Robinson talked about her life as a military member and her journey during her transition from male to female. (U.S. Air Force photo by Airman 1st Class Valentina Lopez)

    JBA recognizes LGBT Pride Month

    Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Pride Month is recognized each year in June to honor the 1969 Stonewall riots in Manhattan, New York. According to the library of Congress, the riots were a tipping point for the gay liberation movement in the U.S.“The base celebrates this month to raise awareness of gay culture and promote greater diversity
  • A South Carolina Air National Guard F-16D Fighting Falcon from the 169th Fighter Wing taxis for take off during a three-day Aeropsace Control Alert CrossTell live-fly training exercise at Atlantic City Air National Guard Base, N.J., May 23, 2017. Representatives from the Air National Guard fighter wings, Civil Air Patrol, and U.S. Coast Guard rotary-wing air intercept units will conduct daily sorties from May 23-25 to hone their skills with tactical-level air-intercept procedures. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Matt Hecht/Released)

    CrossTell air defense exercise hones air-intercept skills

    Aircrews and associated support personnel from across the military air-defense enterprise are here today for a three-day Aerospace Control Alert CrossTell live-fly training exercise. Representatives from Air National Guard fighter wings, Civil Air Patrol and U.S. Coast Guard rotary-wing air intercept units will conduct daily live-fly sorties from today through May 25 to hone their skills with tactical-level air intercept procedures.
  • An UH-1N Iroquois lands at Joint Base Andrews, Md., April 13, 2017. The helicopters belong to the 1st Helicopter Squadron, which performed a medical evacuation of a downed pilot during the F-16 Fighting Falcon crash incident April 5. (U.S. Air Force photo by Senior Airman Jordyn Fetter)

    Amidst accident aftermath: 1st HS executes F-16 pilot evacuation

    During the F-16 Fighting Falcon crash incident April 5, the 1st Helicopter Squadron sent two UH-1N Iroquois to the scene to medically evacuate the downed pilot.

  • News Release: F-16 Incident

    A D.C. Air National Guard F-16C Fighter, assigned to the 113th Wing, at Joint Base Andrews, MD, crashed about 9:31 A.M. today approximately 6 miles from Joint Base Andrews, MD.  The aircraft was flying along with other DCANG aircraft in a routine training mission in the Greater Washington Area. The aircraft carried only the pilot.  The pilot
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