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  • A Look Back at 2020: D.C. National Guard Civil Unrest Mission

    The D.C. National Guard was called upon to support the district’s first responders in May 2020 as protests spread across the nation following the death of George Floyd. The mission was the biggest activation of D.C. National Guard soldiers and airmen in over 40 years since the civil rights movement.

  • A Look Back at 2020: D.C. National Guard COVID-19 Response Efforts

    The District of Columbia National Guard has been providing support for the capital region’s response effort for COVID-19 since March 2020. In the early weeks of the outbreak, creative solutions were necessary to address challenges that arose from the pandemic – shortages in hospital beds and

  • Interview with the Author: Senior Airman Nicholas Cammaroto

    A former Capital Guardian from Southern Maryland is trading his wrench for a pen in a way that is impacting people all around the world with a powerful message. Senior Airman Nicholas Cammaroto, an F-16 Falcon crew chief turned recruiter, has authored his first book, “You Are Loved,” which aims to

  • In the Time of Coronavirus: Reflections of a D.C. Guardsman

    2nd Lt. Deborah Ou-Yang reflects on her experience as a student at the Defense Information School’s Public Affairs Qualification Course, as a public affairs officer in the D.C. Air National Guard, and as a foreign officer in the State Department during the COVID-19 pandemic.