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American and Egyptian aircraft over the Egyptian pyramids during Bright Star 83 An F-16C Fighting Falcon, a Mirage 2000EM, and an F-4E Phantom II of the Egyptian Air Force in flight over the Pyramid of Khafre during Bright Star 94 A mass drop of paratroopers during Bright Star 81 A MiG-21PFM, F-16 Fighting Falcon, MiG-15UTI, and an A-10 Thunderbolt II (in order from near to far)flying over the ...
The D.C. National Guard has played a pivotal role in presidential Inaugurations, a tradition starting in the earliest days of the nation. The D.C. Militia or National Guard has been at every presidential Inauguration beginning with an honor detail which rode with President Washington in recognition of his time as Virginia's militia commander.
The District of Columbia National Guard was brought into federal service April 1898 to fight in the Spanish–American War. [22] The organization of the District of Columbia National Guard modified by Act of the Congress, 11 May 1898 to provide for organization of a naval battalion to consist of not more than four companies of naval militia. [23]
As a separate STARC headquarters detachment in accordance with National Guard Regulation 10–2, the primary mission of the 74th Troop Command is to command, control, and supervise Army National Guard units attached to the troop command and to provide manned, trained and equipped units capable of immediate expansion to war strength and available for service in time of war or national emergency ...
Nearly 8,000 National Guard members from 40 states have come to the nation's capital for security ahead of the inauguration on Monday. Maj. Gen. John Andonie, the commanding general of the ...
The Pentagon is developing plans to restructure the National Guard in Washington, D.C., in a move to address problems highlighted by the chaotic response to the Jan. 6 riot and safety breaches ...
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin declined to provide Guard personnel and the use of the D.C. Armory to assist with the reception of migrants into the city, according to U.S. defense officials.
The history of the 201st Airlift Squadron began in 1946 with the activation of "H" Flight, HQ, District of Columbia Air National Guard. Operating out of Hangar 15 on the East side of Andrews Air Force Base, "H" Flight's assortment of B-26, C-47, C-53 and F-51 aircraft provided passenger airlift capabilities to the Air National Guard.