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href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Role</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Militia_(United_States)" title="Militia (United States)">State militia</a>, <a href="/wiki/Reserve_forces" class="mw-redirect" title="Reserve forces">reserve force</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Size</th><td class="infobox-data">3,400</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;">Part of</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/National_Guard_(United_States)" title="National Guard (United States)">National Guard</a><br /><a href="/wiki/National_Guard_Bureau" title="National Guard Bureau">National Guard Bureau</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color:#C3D6EF;color:inherit;text-align:center;vertical-align:middle;font-size:110%;">Commanders</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/Powers_of_the_president_of_the_United_States#Commander-in-chief" title="Powers of the president of the United States">Commander-in-Chief</a></th><td class="infobox-data">The <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lloyd_Austin" title="Lloyd Austin">Lloyd Austin</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right: 1em;"><a href="#List_of_commanding_generals">Commanding General</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">MG</a> <a href="/w/index.php?title=John_C._Andonie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John C. Andonie (page does not exist)">John C. Andonie</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army" title="United States Army">USA</a></td></tr></tbody></table><div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">Military unit</div> <p>The <b>District of Columbia National Guard</b> is the branch of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="United States National Guard">National Guard of the United States</a> based in the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a>. It comprises both the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Army_National_Guard" title="District of Columbia Army National Guard">D.C. Army National Guard</a> and the <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Air_National_Guard" title="District of Columbia Air National Guard">D.C. Air National Guard</a> components. </p><p>The <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a> is the commander-in-chief of the District of Columbia National Guard. Command is exercised through the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">secretary of defense</a> and the commanding general, Joint Force Headquarters (JFHQ), District of Columbia National Guard. In 1949, President Truman issued Executive Order No. 10030, of January 26, 1949, providing authority for the Secretary of Defense to delegate his command authority over the D.C. National Guard to: the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Army" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of the Army">secretary of the Army</a> for the D.C. Army National Guard, and the <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of the Air Force">secretary of the Air Force</a> for the D.C. Air National Guard.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> However, in 1969, President Nixon issued Executive Order 11485, revoking the previous authorities of EO 10030.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Secretary of Defense then delegated command authority to the Secretary of the Army, operating through the singular Commanding General of the D.C. National Guard. In 2021, the Secretary of Defense amended the previous delegation of authority to the Secretary of the Army, to explicitly specify a single point of contact, the DoD Executive Secretary, for all requests from or for assistance by the D.C. National Guard. Further, the Secretary of Defense retained sole authority over such requests when actions within 48 hours are required, or if the anticipated request will include support of civilian law enforcement, such as “crowd control, traffic control, search, seizure, arrest, or temporary detention.”<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The D.C. National Guard is commanded by a <a href="/wiki/Major_general_(United_States)" title="Major general (United States)">major general</a> with a <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_general_(United_States)" title="Brigadier general (United States)">brigadier general</a> as the <a href="/wiki/State_adjutant_general" title="State adjutant general">adjutant general</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Mayor of the District of Columbia">mayor of the District of Columbia</a>, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Marshal" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Marshal">United States Marshal</a> for the District of Columbia, or the <a href="/wiki/Title_40_of_the_United_States_Code#Subtitle_II_—_Public_Buildings_and_Works" title="Title 40 of the United States Code">National Capital Service</a> director may request the commander-in-chief to aid them in suppressing <a href="/wiki/Insurrection" class="mw-redirect" title="Insurrection">insurrection</a> and enforcement of the law; however, there is no chain of authority from the Mayor of the District of Columbia (or any other executive or legislative body organic to the District of Columbia) to the D.C. National Guard.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Units">Units</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Units"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Army_National_Guard" title="District of Columbia Army National Guard">District of Columbia Army National Guard</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Mobilization_Augmentation_Command" title="Mobilization Augmentation Command">Multi-Agency Augmentation Command</a>, commanded by an O7</li> <li><a href="/wiki/74th_Troop_Command_(United_States)" title="74th Troop Command (United States)">74th Troop Command (United States)</a>, commanded by an O6 <ul><li>372nd Military Police Battalion ("Red Hand")</li> <li>547th Transportation Company</li> <li>104th Maintenance Company</li> <li>1946th Finance Company</li></ul></li> <li>260th Regiment (Regional Training Institute)</li> <li>257th Army Band "The Band of the Nation's Capital"</li> <li>1-224th Aviation Security and Support Battalion <ul><li>D Company (Air Ambulance)</li> <li>Detachment 1, A Company</li></ul></li> <li>1-126th General Support Aviation Battalion <ul><li>Detachment 1, C Company (Air Ambulance)</li></ul></li> <li>District of Columbia Medical Command</li> <li>Detachment 4, Operational Support Airlift Command</li> <li>Recruiting and Retention Battalion</li> <li>National Guard Bureau Legal Support Office</li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Air_National_Guard" title="District of Columbia Air National Guard">District of Columbia Air National Guard</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/113th_Wing" title="113th Wing">113th Wing</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/113th_Operations_Group" title="113th Operations Group">113th Operations Group</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/121st_Fighter_Squadron" title="121st Fighter Squadron">121st Fighter Squadron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/201st_Airlift_Squadron" title="201st Airlift Squadron">201st Airlift Squadron</a></li></ul></li> <li>113th Maintenance Group</li> <li>113th Support Group</li> <li>113th Medical Group</li> <li>121st Weather Group</li> <li><a href="/wiki/231st_Combat_Communications_Squadron" title="231st Combat Communications Squadron">231st Combat Communications Squadron</a></li></ul></li> <li>The <a href="/wiki/Naval_militia" title="Naval militia">Naval militia</a> of the District of Columbia remains an authorized force by Federal statute, but has been inactive for several decades with no current membership.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Creating_the_District_of_Columbia">Creating the District of Columbia</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Creating the District of Columbia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Residence Act of 1790 established that the country would create a new capital city rather than selecting an existing city. In 1801, The Organic Act designed District of Columbia as the capital of the United States and put its governance under the control of Congress. Which militia would protect a city without a governor under the control of Congress?<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Establishing_the_District_of_Columbia_National_Guard">Establishing the District of Columbia National Guard</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Establishing the District of Columbia National Guard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CGs.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/CGs.jpg/220px-CGs.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="304" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/CGs.jpg/330px-CGs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/CGs.jpg/440px-CGs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="965" data-file-height="1334" /></a><figcaption>(From left to right): District of Columbia Militia commanding generals, Brig. Gen. Richard Simms (January 18, 1918 – March 31, 1920), Maj. Gen. Anton Stephan (April 28, 1920 – April 10, 1934) and Brig. Gen. William Harvey (June 4, 1913 – August 17, 1917)</figcaption></figure> <p>The D.C. National Guard came about in part due to the efforts of President <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a>, the first president to spend his term in District of Columbia. He came into office during a time when strife between two major political parties were threatening to divide a newly developed country. The commanding generals of the two closest militia units were members of President Jefferson's rival political party. At this point, there was only a very small regular army, and they were mostly patrolling the border. If a state's militia tried to force political will, there would be no way to keep them from marching on the Capitol and coercing, or overthrowing the government. </p><p>President Jefferson saw the vulnerability of United States' political system would be put in jeopardy if the will of a military leader could significantly influence the legislative body from enacting the political will as determined by elections envisaged by the Constitution. To prevent this, the Militia of the District of Columbia was established in the Assumption Act of May 3, 1802.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Due to the fact that the District of Columbia is not a state, the D.C. National Guard is the only local National Guard with a national mission to protect the Federal Government – a mission reflected in its motto "Capital Guardians." </p><p>On October 30, 1802, the D.C. Militia held its first muster. President Jefferson hand-selected his new officers and was known to enjoy attending drills. A year later, the Congress officially recognized the organization. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Bladensburg_races">The Bladensburg races</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: The Bladensburg races"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The fledgling D.C. Militia was tested during the <a href="/wiki/War_of_1812" title="War of 1812">War of 1812</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Bladensburg" title="Battle of Bladensburg">Battle of Bladensburg</a>. Maryland and Virginia, preoccupied with attacks on their own territory, were sluggish to send troops to D.C. The D.C. Militia, even when augmented by regular forces, was overwhelmed and ordered to withdraw and to concede the city to the British forces. After the battle, Congress too noticed and increased the size and equipment of the D.C. Militia. </p><p>Other than the Headquarters itself, which traces its lineage to 1776 as an elements of the Maryland Militia in Georgetown and Bladensburg, the oldest continuous unit of the D.C. National Guard is Headquarters and Headquarters Company (HHC), 372nd Military Police Battalion, which traces its lineage to the Washington Light Infantry organized in 1836 by John A. Blake.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Francis_Scott_Key_and_the_national_anthem">Francis Scott Key and the national anthem</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Francis Scott Key and the national anthem"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The war of 1812 would produce an American treasure and one of the most famous veterans of the D.C. National Guard, <a href="/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key" title="Francis Scott Key">Francis Scott Key</a>. Key was a lieutenant with the <a href="/wiki/Georgetown,_District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Georgetown, District of Columbia">Georgetown</a> Field Artillery of the D.C. Militia. During the British bombardment in Baltimore harbor, he was sent to Maryland to negotiate with the British for a prisoner exchange. After negotiations, the ship's commander felt Key had seen too much and needed to stay on the ship through the rest of the attack on Baltimore's Fort McHenry. The following morning, Key observed the flag still flying above the Fort and was inspired to write the poem that became the lyrics to <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner" title="The Star-Spangled Banner">The Star-Spangled Banner</a>— the national anthem of the United States.<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Inaugural_heritage">Inaugural heritage</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Inaugural heritage"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Security460.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Security460.jpg/180px-Security460.jpg" decoding="async" width="180" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Security460.jpg/270px-Security460.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/36/Security460.jpg/360px-Security460.jpg 2x" data-file-width="460" data-file-height="276" /></a><figcaption>DCNG service member performed security duty during Obama inauguration, January 2009. (photo by Brendan Hoffman/Getty images.)</figcaption></figure> <p>The D.C. National Guard has played a pivotal role in <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_inauguration" title="United States presidential inauguration">presidential Inaugurations</a>, 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 <a href="/wiki/George_Washington" title="George Washington">President Washington</a> in recognition of his time as Virginia's militia commander. </p><p>The D.C. Guard's participation in inaugurations may be that old, but certainly takes form in 1860. The election of <a href="/wiki/Abraham_Lincoln" title="Abraham Lincoln">Abraham Lincoln</a> triggered several southern states to eventually secede from the Union. At Lincoln's first inaugural, <a href="/wiki/Winfield_Scott" title="Winfield Scott">Lieutenant General Winfield Scott</a>, General-in-Chief of the Army, ordered the D.C. Militia to protect the president-elect from harm. The D.C. Militia guarded the parade routes, <a href="/wiki/Sapper" title="Sapper">sappers</a> preceded the president-elect, and D.C. <a href="/wiki/United_States_Cavalry" title="United States Cavalry">Cavalry</a> rode alongside of him, bucking their horses to make it difficult for snipers to take a shot. Upon arriving at the White House the new president received his first military salute from volunteer members of the D.C. Militia and an unbroken tradition of inaugural service was born. </p><p>When necessary, members of the D.C. National Guard may be deputized as special police, a role the active Army and Air Force cannot perform. That makes the National Guard an important element in large-scale events such as an inauguration. In 2009, the D.C. National Guard led a group of over ten thousand National Guard soldiers and airmen in support of the largest inauguration in history.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="American_Civil_War">American Civil War</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: American Civil War"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As war approached, the D.C. Militia was commanded by <a href="/wiki/Major_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Major General">Major General</a> Roger C. Weightman, one of six District of Columbia mayors to serve as D.C. Militia colonels or generals. His subordinates included Major General Force; <a href="/wiki/Brigadier_General" class="mw-redirect" title="Brigadier General">brigadier generals</a> Bacon and Carrington; and Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/Robert_Ould" title="Robert Ould">Robert Ould</a>, who would move to Virginia and later join the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_Army" title="Confederate States Army">Confederate States Army</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Maryland and Virginia were both slave states at the beginning of the war, surrounding District of Columbia with potential enemy territory. Three days before the shots at <a href="/wiki/Fort_Sumter" title="Fort Sumter">Fort Sumter</a>, President Lincoln called in the D.C. Militia to protect the capital, making it famous for providing "the first man…first company…first regiment" mobilized for the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">American Civil War</a>. </p><p>The D.C. Militia saw an unfortunate first when Private Manual C. Causten became the first Union <a href="/wiki/Prisoner_of_war" title="Prisoner of war">prisoner of war</a> captured by the Confederacy during the Civil War. </p><p>D.C. Militia soldiers served on active duty for up to four years, engaging in combat during the <a href="/wiki/First_Battle_of_Bull_Run" title="First Battle of Bull Run">Battle of Manassas</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Jackson%27s_Valley_Campaign" class="mw-redirect" title="Jackson's Valley Campaign">Valley Campaign</a>. They also maintained their historical role as protectors of the Capital, manning the forts which encircled Washington, D.C. At <a href="/wiki/Fort_Stevens_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Fort Stevens (Washington, D.C.)">Fort Stevens</a>, in District of Columbia soldiers included African-American quartermaster clerks who were originally not allowed to join combat regiments. As D.C. faced attack from the <a href="/wiki/Confederate_States_Army" title="Confederate States Army">Confederate States Army</a>, they were issued weapons and told to defend their city. President Abraham Lincoln traveled to Fort Stevens to view the fighting. It is said that he was brusquely ordered from harm's way by an officer, possibly Horatio Wright, although other probably apocryphal stories claim that it was <a href="/wiki/Oliver_Wendell_Holmes_Jr." title="Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.">Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.</a>, later Acting Chief Justice of the U.S. Supreme Court. It would be the only time in history that a serving president would face enemy fire. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Black_militia:_1867–1898"><span id="Black_militia:_1867.E2.80.931898"></span>Black militia: 1867–1898</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Black militia: 1867–1898"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The Butler <a href="/wiki/Zouave" title="Zouave">Zouaves</a>, named after <a href="/wiki/Gen._Benjamin_F._Butler" class="mw-redirect" title="Gen. Benjamin F. Butler">Gen. Benjamin F. Butler</a>, and the Stanton Guard, named after Secretary of War <a href="/wiki/Edwin_Stanton" title="Edwin Stanton">Edwin Stanton</a>, were the first post-<a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a> African-American units to organize. The Butler Zouaves survived the decline of the militia in the late 1870s and, in 1887, entered the then new National Guard of the District of Columbia as its Fifth Battalion. The first unit destined to become a permanent part of the D.C. Guard, however, was the Washington Cadet Corps, established June 12, 1880, as a single company ("Company A"), and expanded in October 1884 as a three-company battalion, reaching its full four-company strength in 1885.<sup id="cite_ref-Columbia-Historical-Soc_1971-72,_Vols._71-72_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Columbia-Historical-Soc_1971-72,_Vols._71-72-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Protecting_the_nation's_borders"><span id="Protecting_the_nation.27s_borders"></span>Protecting the nation's borders</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Protecting the nation's borders"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>From its earliest days, the D.C. National Guard has remained ready to accept the call to protect the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>, participating in the <a href="/wiki/Creek_War" title="Creek War">Creek War</a>, <a href="/wiki/Seminole_Wars" title="Seminole Wars">Seminole Wars</a> and <a href="/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War" title="Spanish–American War">Spanish–American War</a>. In 1898, the D.C's 1st Volunteer Infantry fought alongside the United States Volunteers during the War, where they earned credit for the Santiago Campaign. The 1st DC Volunteer Infantry was commanded by <a href="/wiki/George_Herbert_Harries" title="George Herbert Harries">George Herbert Harries</a>, who left his position as commander of the DC National Guard and accepted reduction in rank to colonel so he could lead the regiment in Cuba.<sup id="cite_ref-Orders_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Orders-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the war Harries returned to command of the district National Guard as a brigadier general, and he attained promotion to major general before retiring in 1915.<sup id="cite_ref-Retirement_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Retirement-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The D.C National Guard served with border patrols on the <a href="/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_border" title="Mexico–United States border">Southwest border</a> in 1916 during the <a href="/wiki/Pancho_Villa" title="Pancho Villa">Pancho Villa</a> raids, a mission similar to the one they would return to in the 21st century in support of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection" title="U.S. Customs and Border Protection">U.S. Customs and Border Protection</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_I">World War I</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: World War I"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Arms_room.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Arms_room.jpg/220px-Arms_room.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="165" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Arms_room.jpg/330px-Arms_room.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Arms_room.jpg/440px-Arms_room.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1334" data-file-height="999" /></a><figcaption>Enlisted men of the 1st Separate Battalion, an all African-American unit, examining weapons in the old army arms room prior to <a href="/wiki/World_War_I" title="World War I">World War I</a></figcaption></figure> <p>In 1917, fearing espionage, D.C. National Guard elements were mobilized 12 days before the U.S. officially entered World War I to protect reservoirs and power plants around District of Columbia Military officials were concerned that too many of the D.C. units were made up of men with foreign roots, thus the job of protecting vital facilities fell to the all-black 1st Separate Infantry, the only unit the military believed could be trusted with this mission. </p><p>Eventually the 1st Separate was mustered into active service and re-designated the 1st Battalion of the <a href="/wiki/372nd_Infantry_Regiment_(United_States)" title="372nd Infantry Regiment (United States)">372nd Infantry</a>. In France, unsure of what to do with an African-American regiment, the 372nd was attached to the <a href="/wiki/157th_Infantry_Division_(France)" title="157th Infantry Division (France)">French Army's 157th "Red Hand" Division</a>. The soldiers fought in <a href="/wiki/Meuse-Argonne_Offensive" class="mw-redirect" title="Meuse-Argonne Offensive">Meuse-Argonne</a>, <a href="/wiki/Lorraine" title="Lorraine">Lorraine</a> and <a href="/wiki/Alsace" title="Alsace">Alsace</a>, where they were awarded the <a href="/wiki/Croix_de_Guerre" title="Croix de Guerre">Croix de Guerre</a>—one of the highest honors bestowed by the French military. <a href="/wiki/Mariano_Goybet" title="Mariano Goybet">Général Goybet</a>, the 157th commanding general, gave the unit a Red Hand insignia in honor of their service. The red hand appears today on the crest of the 372nd Military Police Battalion. Although many D.C. National Guard units were mobilized, the 372nd was the only one to actually see combat during the war. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="World_War_II">World War II</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: World War II"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:M-29_%22_Weasel%22_St_Lo_special.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/M-29_%22_Weasel%22_St_Lo_special.jpg/150px-M-29_%22_Weasel%22_St_Lo_special.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="175" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/M-29_%22_Weasel%22_St_Lo_special.jpg/225px-M-29_%22_Weasel%22_St_Lo_special.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/7b/M-29_%22_Weasel%22_St_Lo_special.jpg/300px-M-29_%22_Weasel%22_St_Lo_special.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2480" data-file-height="2890" /></a><figcaption>A service member from the 121st Engineer Combat Battalion, driving a <a href="/wiki/M29_Weasel" title="M29 Weasel">M29 Weasel</a>, in France, 1944. (photo by Conseil Régional de Basse-Normandie / National Archives USA)</figcaption></figure> <p>When the U.S. entered World War II, the D.C. National Guard was immediately mobilized. Ground units served in both the Pacific and European theaters and air units saw service along the Atlantic coast in anti-submarine defense. The D.C. National Guard's 121st Engineer Combat Battalion was among the units in the first wave on Omaha beach in <a href="/wiki/Normandy" title="Normandy">Normandy</a> on <a href="/wiki/Normandy_landings" title="Normandy landings">D-Day</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This is portrayed in the 1962 film, <i>The Longest Day</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In 1940, the 121st Observation Squadron was organized and began operations at <a href="/wiki/Bolling_Air_Force_Base" title="Bolling Air Force Base">Bolling Field</a> (today Bolling Air Force Base) in District of Columbia It ended the war as the 121st Fighter Squadron. At the end of the war the U.S. Army Air Corps (later the U.S. Air Force) decided to preserve the history of its most famous fighter unit, the 352nd Fighter Group (know affectionately as the <i>Bluenosed Bastards of Bodney</i>), and allocated it to the <a href="/wiki/113th_Wing" title="113th Wing">D.C Air National Guard's 113th Wing</a>. Since the 113th Wing includes the 121st, it carries the campaign credit from the Antisubmarine Campaign, the Po Valley Campaign, the <a href="/wiki/Italian_Campaign_(World_War_II)" class="mw-redirect" title="Italian Campaign (World War II)">North Apennines Campaign</a> and the Rome-Arno Campaign. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_Cold_War_era">The Cold War era</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: The Cold War era"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>At the end of World War II, the D.C. National Guard faced the enormous task of restructuring and retraining. The <a href="/wiki/Cold_War" title="Cold War">Cold War</a> years marked a new relationship between the National Guard and active military. In 1947, the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">U.S. Air Force</a> was designated a separate branch of the military; the D.C. <a href="/wiki/Air_National_Guard" title="Air National Guard">Air National Guard</a> became a reality in 1950, when the 113th Wing received federal recognition. </p><p>In 1951, the D.C. Army National Guard's 715th Truck Company became one of the few National Guard units mobilized for the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> to actually go to Korea. They called their orderly room in Korea the <a href="/wiki/President%27s_Guest_House" class="mw-redirect" title="President's Guest House">Blair House</a> after the president's Guest House. </p><p>In 1961, the 113th Wing was activated for a year in support of the <a href="/wiki/Berlin_Crisis_of_1961" title="Berlin Crisis of 1961">Berlin Crisis</a>. In 1968, they were again activated by <a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">President Lyndon B. Johnson</a> in response to the Pueblo Crisis. The bulk of the unit was assigned to <a href="/wiki/Myrtle_Beach,_South_Carolina" title="Myrtle Beach, South Carolina">Myrtle Beach, South Carolina</a>. Later, many of these airmen deployed as individuals to Vietnam in support of the <a href="/wiki/Vietnam_War" title="Vietnam War">Vietnam War</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="The_March_on_Washington">The March on Washington</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=14" title="Edit section: The March on Washington"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The District of Columbia National Guard played a crucial role in one of the largest gatherings for civil rights in U.S. history. On August 28, 1963, approximately 250,000 people were present at the <a href="/wiki/March_on_Washington_for_Jobs_and_Freedom" title="March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom">March on Washington</a> in the nation's capital. D.C. guardsmen were positioned at national monuments around the city to help maintain the crowds during the March on Washington. During the event, <a href="/wiki/Martin_Luther_King_Jr." title="Martin Luther King Jr.">Martin Luther King Jr.</a> delivered his iconic “<a href="/wiki/I_Have_a_Dream" title="I Have a Dream">I Have a Dream</a>” speech. D.C. guardsmen were able to maintain a peaceful demonstration and no incidents were reported by law enforcement. <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">President John F. Kennedy</a> submitted a compelling federal civil right bill to Congress following the historic march. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vietnam">Vietnam</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Vietnam"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sherman_Edward_Flanagan_Jr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Sherman_Edward_Flanagan_Jr.jpg/130px-Sherman_Edward_Flanagan_Jr.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Sherman_Edward_Flanagan_Jr.jpg/195px-Sherman_Edward_Flanagan_Jr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/ae/Sherman_Edward_Flanagan_Jr.jpg/260px-Sherman_Edward_Flanagan_Jr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2261" data-file-height="2831" /></a><figcaption>Lt Col Sherman E. Flanagan Jr., 1968, member of the 121st Tactical Fighter Squadron, D.C. Air National Guard </figcaption></figure> <p>During the Vietnam War in the 1960s, most National Guard units were purposefully left out of the war over concern that a National Guard call-up would increase the unpopularity of the war. As part of the individual or "levied" replacement program, Air National Guard pilots were allowed to volunteer for deployment to Vietnam. </p><p>The 113th Wing established a Replacement Training Unit to send <a href="/wiki/North_American_F-100_Super_Sabre" title="North American F-100 Super Sabre">F-100C Super Sabre</a> pilots to the conflict. On July 21, 1968, in South Vietnam, Lieutenant Colonel Sherman Flanagan, a D.C. Air Guardsman, crashed his F1-100 Super Sabre, while on his way to a mission and was killed. His body was never found. A researcher reported in 1973, that Flanagan may have been one of the first National Guardsman killed from Maryland, during this time period.<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="9/11_response"><span id="9.2F11_response"></span>9/11 response</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: 9/11 response"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:LtCol_Sasseville_2001.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/LtCol_Sasseville_2001.png/160px-LtCol_Sasseville_2001.png" decoding="async" width="160" height="108" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/LtCol_Sasseville_2001.png/240px-LtCol_Sasseville_2001.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/56/LtCol_Sasseville_2001.png/320px-LtCol_Sasseville_2001.png 2x" data-file-width="475" data-file-height="321" /></a><figcaption>Lt. Col. Marc Sasseville on morning of September 11, 2001 at Joint Base Andrews, MD., moments before boarding his aircraft. (Photo by: 1st Air Force</figcaption></figure> <p>Continuous combat air patrols were maintained over Washington, D.C., and New York City until the spring of 2002. Today, the D.C. Air National Guard's 113th Aerospace Control Alert Detachment are on alert 24/7 protecting the skies of Washington, D.C. </p><p>On the morning of September 11, 2001, a duty officer from the 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard received a call from the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secret_Service" title="United States Secret Service">U.S. Secret Service</a> with instructions from the White House to scramble <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16s</a>. <a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">The Pentagon</a> had just been hit, and the White House knew another airliner, <a href="/wiki/United_Airlines_Flight_93" title="United Airlines Flight 93">United Flight 93</a>, had been hijacked. After a call with the White House operations center, the 113th Wing commander issued a scramble order to set up a combat air patrol over D.C. and to deter all aircraft within 20 miles with "whatever force is necessary… to keep from hitting a building downtown." As the F-16 crew returned due to fuel, the next crew went out. There was no time to arm them with missiles, so each fighter went out carrying only 500 training bullets—just enough for a five-second burst. At the time, they believed that there may have been more hostile aircraft. D.C. Air National Guard pilots were prepared to stop any hostile aircraft they encountered by any means necessary, up to and including ramming hijacked airliners.<sup id="cite_ref-22" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> By this point, fighters from <a href="/wiki/Langley_Air_Force_Base" title="Langley Air Force Base">Langley Air Force Base</a> and the fighters from the D.C. National Guard were put in contact with each other. Flight 93 was no longer a threat, but the two units worked together to escort aircraft out of the airspace. </p><p>Meanwhile, with more information that several people at the Pentagon were dead and several more injured, the D.C. Army National Guard helicopter pilots were launched from Davidson Army Air Field to the site of the attack on the Pentagon. They began ferrying casualties to <a href="/wiki/Walter_Reed_National_Military_Medical_Center" title="Walter Reed National Military Medical Center">Walter Reed National Military Medical Center</a> and medical personnel back to the Pentagon. </p><p>In the days after September 11, 600 soldiers from the D.C. Army National Guard were mobilized around the city, including the Capitol building. The <a href="/wiki/Mobilization_Augmentation_Command" title="Mobilization Augmentation Command">Mobilization Augmentation Command</a> reported to duty immediately, becoming the first National Guard unit mobilized for the <a href="/wiki/War_on_Terror" class="mw-redirect" title="War on Terror">Global War on Terror.</a> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Global_War_on_Terrorism">Global War on Terrorism</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: Global War on Terrorism"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The D.C. National Guard has deployed more than 1,200 soldiers and airmen to support the Global War on Terrorism. The D.C. Guard completed over 90 whole-unit deployments, including tours in <a href="/wiki/Iraq_War" title="Iraq War">Iraq</a>, <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–present)">Afghanistan</a>, <a href="/wiki/War_in_Afghanistan_(2001%E2%80%93present)" class="mw-redirect" title="War in Afghanistan (2001–present)">Guantanamo Bay</a>, Saudi Arabia and stateside missions as part of <a href="/wiki/Operation_Noble_Eagle" title="Operation Noble Eagle">Operation Noble Eagle</a>. Many D.C. National Guard soldiers and airmen served multiple deployments. Since September 11, 2001, the 113th Wing has provided 24-hour protective coverage over the skies of the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a>'s Capitals, as the "D.C. National Guard Capital Guardians." </p><p>The D.C National Guard served with border patrols on the <a href="/wiki/Mexico%E2%80%93United_States_border" title="Mexico–United States border">Southwest border</a> in 1916 during the <a href="/wiki/Pancho_Villa" title="Pancho Villa">Pancho Villa</a> raids, a mission similar to the one they would return to in the 21st century in support of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Customs_and_Border_Protection" title="U.S. Customs and Border Protection">U.S. Customs and Border Protection</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="George_Floyd_protests">George Floyd protests</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: George Floyd protests"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>During the May/June 2020 protests that took place in Washington, D.C., concerning the killing of an African-American man, George Floyd, while in Minnesota Police custody, the DCNG served as the hub for 3,000 National Guard members. The DCNG managed over 3,000 Soldiers and Airmen from different states, including the 1,200 from the DCNG, in an effort to support the District of Columbia Metropolitan Police Department (MPD), other civil authorities and first responders.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After activation of National Guard units across the U.S. around the end of May 2020, Guardsmen from the Mississippi and the Indiana Army National Guard's, arrive at the DCNG on June 1, along with several other National Guard units. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="2021_storming_of_the_Capitol">2021 storming of the Capitol</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: 2021 storming of the Capitol"><span>edit</span></a><span 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Background</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="2020 United States presidential election">2020 presidential election</a> <br /> and other causes</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li>Previous claims of election fraud by President Trump <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election#Trump's_2012_accusations_of_electoral_fraud" title="Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election">in 2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump_2016_presidential_campaign#Uncertainty_over_accepting_the_election_results" title="Donald Trump 2016 presidential campaign">in 2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Republican_reactions_to_Donald_Trump%27s_claims_of_2020_election_fraud" title="Republican reactions to Donald Trump's claims of 2020 election fraud">Republican reactions</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/April_30_storming_of_the_Michigan_State_Capitol" title="April 30 storming of the Michigan State Capitol">Michigan State Capitol storming</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020%E2%80%9321_United_States_election_protests" title="2020–21 United States election protests">2020–21 presidential election protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_United_States_Electoral_College_vote_count" title="2021 United States Electoral College vote count">2021 Electoral College vote count</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="Attempts to overturn the 2020 United States presidential election">Attempts to overturn the presidential election</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Trump_fake_electors_plot" title="Trump fake electors plot">Trump fake electors plot</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chesebro_memos" class="mw-redirect" title="Chesebro memos">Chesebro memos</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eastman_memos" title="Eastman memos">Eastman memos</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Clark_letter" title="Jeffrey Clark letter">Jeffrey Clark letter</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Democratic_backsliding_in_the_United_States" title="Democratic backsliding in the United States">Democratic backsliding in the US</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_media_use_by_Donald_Trump" title="Social media use by Donald Trump">Social media use by Donald Trump</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Trumpism" title="Trumpism">Trumpism</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/QAnon" title="QAnon">QAnon</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump_and_fascism" title="Donald Trump and fascism">Donald Trump and fascism</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Related groups and persons</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ali_Alexander" title="Ali Alexander">Ali Alexander</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ray_Epps_(military_veteran)" title="Ray Epps (military veteran)">Ray Epps</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nick_Fuentes" title="Nick Fuentes">Nick Fuentes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rudy_Giuliani" title="Rudy Giuliani">Rudy Giuliani</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jericho_March" title="Jericho March">Jericho March</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alex_Jones" title="Alex Jones">Alex Jones</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sedition_Caucus" title="Sedition Caucus">Sedition Caucus</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Enrique_Tarrio" title="Enrique Tarrio">Enrique Tarrio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump_Jr." title="Donald Trump Jr.">Donald Trump Jr.</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> Participants</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Notable people</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Killing_of_Ashli_Babbitt" title="Killing of Ashli Babbitt">Ashli Babbitt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Joe_Biggs" title="Joe Biggs">Joe Biggs</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richard_Barnett_(Capitol_rioter)" title="Richard Barnett (Capitol rioter)">Richard Barnett</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Chansley" title="Jacob Chansley">Jacob "QAnon Shaman" Chansley</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Derrick_Evans_(politician)" title="Derrick Evans (politician)">Derrick Evans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baked_Alaska_(livestreamer)" title="Baked Alaska (livestreamer)">Tim "Baked Alaska" Gionet</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Simone_Gold" title="Simone Gold">Simone Gold</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Klete_Keller" title="Klete Keller">Klete Keller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ethan_Nordean" title="Ethan Nordean">Ethan Nordean</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rick_Saccone" title="Rick Saccone">Rick Saccone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jon_Schaffer" title="Jon Schaffer">Jon Schaffer</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_Earle_Sullivan" title="John Earle Sullivan">John Earle Sullivan</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Organizations</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Boogaloo_movement" title="Boogaloo movement">Boogaloo movement</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Groypers" title="Groypers">Groypers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Oath_Keepers" title="Oath Keepers">Oath Keepers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Proud_Boys" title="Proud Boys">Proud Boys</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Three_Percenters" title="Three Percenters">Three Percenters</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Law_enforcement_response_to_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="Law enforcement response to the January 6 United States Capitol attack">Law enforcement response</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol_Police" title="United States Capitol Police">Capitol Police</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Harry_Dunn_(police_officer)" title="Harry Dunn (police officer)">Harry Dunn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Eugene_Goodman" title="Eugene Goodman">Eugene Goodman</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Brian_Sicknick" title="Death of Brian Sicknick">Brian Sicknick</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Howard_Liebengood" title="Death of Howard Liebengood">Howard Liebengood</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Steven_Sund" title="Steven Sund">Steven Sund</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">Department of Defense</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Michael_C._Stenger" title="Michael C. Stenger">Michael C. Stenger</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_D._Irving" title="Paul D. Irving">Paul D. Irving</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_C._Miller" title="Christopher C. Miller">Christopher C. Miller</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ryan_D._McCarthy" title="Ryan D. McCarthy">Ryan D. McCarthy</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Walter_E._Piatt" title="Walter E. Piatt">Walter E. Piatt</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_A._Flynn" title="Charles A. Flynn">Charles A. Flynn</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Daniel_Hokanson" class="mw-redirect" title="Daniel Hokanson">Daniel Hokanson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/William_J._Walker" title="William J. Walker">William J. Walker</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">D.C. National Guard</a></li></ul></li> <li>DC <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Muriel_Bowser" title="Muriel Bowser">Muriel Bowser</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Contee" title="Robert Contee">Robert Contee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Michael_Fanone" title="Michael Fanone">Michael Fanone</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Death_of_Jeffrey_L._Smith" title="Death of Jeffrey L. Smith">Jeffrey L. Smith</a></li></ul></li> <li>Virginia <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Ralph_Northam" title="Ralph Northam">Ralph Northam</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Aftermath_of_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack">Aftermath</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Inauguration_of_Joe_Biden" title="Inauguration of Joe Biden">Biden inauguration</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_United_States_inauguration_week_protests" title="2021 United States inauguration week protests">2021 inauguration week protests</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Security_preparations_for_the_inauguration_of_Joe_Biden" title="Security preparations for the inauguration of Joe Biden">Security preparations</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Investigations and charges</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/United_States_Justice_Department_investigation_into_attempts_to_overturn_the_2020_presidential_election" title="United States Justice Department investigation into attempts to overturn the 2020 presidential election">Justice Department investigation</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Criminal_proceedings_in_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="Criminal proceedings in the January 6 United States Capitol attack">Criminal proceedings</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_cases_of_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="List of cases of the January 6 United States Capitol attack">list</a></li> <li><i><a href="/wiki/Fischer_v._United_States" title="Fischer v. United States">Fischer v. United States</a></i></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/January_6_commission" title="January 6 commission">January 6 commission</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_the_January_6_Attack" title="United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack">House Select Committee</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Public_hearings_of_the_United_States_House_Select_Committee_on_the_January_6_Attack" title="Public hearings of the United States House Select Committee on the January 6 Attack">public hearings</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Smith_special_counsel_investigation" title="Smith special counsel investigation">Smith special counsel investigation</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Federal_prosecution_of_Donald_Trump_(election_obstruction_case)" title="Federal prosecution of Donald Trump (election obstruction case)">federal prosecution of Donald Trump</a></li></ul></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Corporate actions</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><span class="wraplinks"><a href="/wiki/List_of_companies_that_halted_U.S._political_contributions_in_January_2021" title="List of companies that halted U.S. political contributions in January 2021">List of companies that halted political contributions</a></span></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Social_media_use_by_Donald_Trump#2021" title="Social media use by Donald Trump">Social media suspensions of Donald Trump</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Social_media_use_by_Donald_Trump#Permanent_suspension" title="Social media use by Donald Trump">permanent suspension</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Aftermath_of_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack#Corporate_suspensions_of_other_accounts_and_programs" title="Aftermath of the January 6 United States Capitol attack">Suspensions of other social media accounts</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Parler#Shutdown_by_service_providers" title="Parler">shutdown of Parler</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Facebook_leak" title="2021 Facebook leak">Facebook</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Reactions</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Domestic_reactions_to_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="Domestic reactions to the January 6 United States Capitol attack">Domestic</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antifa_(United_States)#Capitol_attack_(2021)" title="Antifa (United States)">Antifa culpability conspiracy theory</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/International_reactions_to_the_January_6_United_States_Capitol_attack" title="International reactions to the January 6 United States Capitol attack">International</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Impeachment and <a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election" title="2024 United States presidential election">2024 presidential election</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_impeachment_of_Donald_Trump" title="Second impeachment of Donald Trump">Second impeachment of Donald Trump</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Second_impeachment_trial_of_Donald_Trump" title="Second impeachment trial of Donald Trump">trial</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presidential_eligibility_of_Donald_Trump" title="Presidential eligibility of Donald Trump">Presidential eligibility of Donald Trump</a> <ul><li><i><a href="/wiki/Trump_v._Anderson" title="Trump v. 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National Guard was activated on 6 January 2021 to assist federal law enforcement agencies after rioters supporting <a href="/wiki/Donald_Trump" title="Donald Trump">Donald Trump</a> breached the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Capitol_Building" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Capitol Building">Capitol Building</a> during the joint session to certify the results of the <a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election" title="2020 United States presidential election">2020 United States presidential election</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Unique_law">Unique law</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=20" title="Edit section: Unique law"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Normally, U.S. <a href="/wiki/Federal_law" title="Federal law">federal law</a> specifically charges the <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="National Guard of the United States">U.S. National Guard</a> with dual federal and state missions.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (April 2022)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> As a <a href="/wiki/Federal_district" title="Federal district">federal district</a>, the District of Columbia has a <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Mayor of the District of Columbia">mayor</a> but no governor, and federal law makes the <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">president</a> the <a href="/wiki/Commander-in-Chief" class="mw-redirect" title="Commander-in-Chief">commander-in-chief</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Supervision and control of D.C. National Guard was delegated by the president to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">defense secretary</a> pursuant to Executive Order 10030, 26 January 1949 with authority to designate National Military Establishment officials to administer affairs of the D.C. National Guard. The <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">Army secretary</a> was directed to act in all matters pertaining to the ground component, and the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Air_Force" title="United States Secretary of the Air Force">Air Force secretary</a> was directed to act in all matters pertaining to the air component. </p><p>The D.C. National Guard is the only U.S. military force empowered to carry out federal functions in a state or, in this case, a district. Those functions range from limited actions during non-emergency situations to full scale law enforcement of <a href="/wiki/Martial_law" title="Martial law">martial law</a> when local law enforcement officials can no longer maintain civil control. The National Guard may be called into federal service in response to a call by the president or <a href="/wiki/United_States_Congress" title="United States Congress">Congress</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_commanding_generals">List of commanding generals</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: List of commanding generals"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The District of Columbia commanding general is the senior military officer and commander of the District of Columbia National Guard. </p><p>However, the Congressional Act of 1871 placed a governor at the head of the District of Columbia and the District of Columbia Militia, and from 1871 to 1887, there was no commanding general. in 1887, the position of governor was eliminated and a commissioner form of government was established with five appointed commissioners, and the position of commanding general returned. </p><p>As of today, there have been 24 commanding generals of the District of Columbia National Guard. </p> <table border="1" cellpadding="5" cellspacing="0"> <tbody><tr> <th scope="col" style="background:#efefef;">Rank </th> <th scope="col" style="background:#efefef;">Name </th> <th scope="col" style="background:#efefef;">Appointment </th> <th scope="col" style="background:#efefef;">Date of Relief </th></tr> <tr> <td>Brig. Gen. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Mason_(planter)" title="John Mason (planter)">John Mason</a> </td> <td>Jun. 28, 1802 </td> <td>1811 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Gen. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_Peter_Van_Ness" title="John Peter Van Ness">John Peter Van Ness</a> </td> <td>1811 </td> <td>1814 </td></tr> <tr> <td> </td> <td>Vacant </td> <td>1814 </td> <td>1827 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Gen. </td> <td>Walter Smith </td> <td>1827 </td> <td>1829 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Gen. </td> <td>Walter Jones </td> <td>1829 </td> <td>1847 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brig. Gen. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_C._Weightman" title="Roger C. Weightman">Roger C. Weightman</a> </td> <td>1847 </td> <td>1849 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Gen. </td> <td>Walter Jones </td> <td>1849 </td> <td>1859 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brig. Gen. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Roger_C._Weightman" title="Roger C. Weightman">Roger C. Weightman</a> </td> <td>1860 </td> <td>1871 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brig. Gen. </td> <td>Albert Ordway </td> <td>1887 </td> <td>1897 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Gen. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Herbert_Harries" title="George Herbert Harries">George Herbert Harries</a> </td> <td>1897 </td> <td>1913 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brig. Gen. </td> <td>William E. Harvey </td> <td>Jun. 4, 1913 </td> <td>Aug. 17, 1917 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brig. Gen. </td> <td>Richard D. Simms </td> <td>Jan. 18, 1918 </td> <td>Mar. 31, 1920 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brig. Gen. </td> <td>Anton Stephan </td> <td>April 28, 1920 </td> <td>April 10, 1934 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Col. </td> <td>John W. Oehman (Acting) </td> <td>1934 </td> <td>1938 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Brig. Gen. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Albert_Lyman_Cox" title="Albert Lyman Cox">Albert Lyman Cox</a> </td> <td>1938 </td> <td>1949 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Gen. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_H._Abendroth" title="William H. Abendroth">William H. Abendroth</a> </td> <td>1949 </td> <td>1967 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Gen. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Southward" title="Charles L. Southward">Charles L. Southward</a> </td> <td>1967 </td> <td>1974 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Gen. </td> <td>Cunningham C. Bryant </td> <td>Aug. 4, 1974 </td> <td>Dec. 5, 1981 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Gen. </td> <td>Calvin G. Franklin </td> <td>Dec. 8, 1981 </td> <td>Sept. 30, 1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Gen. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Russell_C._Davis_(general)" title="Russell C. Davis (general)">Russell C. Davis</a> </td> <td>Dec. 1991 </td> <td>Dec. 1995 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Gen. </td> <td>Warren L. Freeman </td> <td>Dec. 18, 1995 </td> <td>Dec. 31, 2002 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Gen. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/David_F._Wherley_Jr." title="David F. Wherley Jr.">David F. Wherley Jr.</a> </td> <td>June 27, 2003 </td> <td>June 20, 2008 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Gen. </td> <td>Errol R. Schwartz </td> <td>Jun. 27, 2008 </td> <td>Jan. 20, 2017 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Gen. </td> <td><a href="/wiki/William_J._Walker" title="William J. Walker">William J. Walker</a> </td> <td>Jan. 20, 2017 </td> <td>Apr. 25, 2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Gen. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Sherrie_L._McCandless&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Sherrie L. McCandless (page does not exist)">Sherrie L. McCandless</a> </td> <td>Apr. 25, 2021 </td> <td>Oct. 1, 2023 </td></tr> <tr> <td>Maj. Gen. </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_C._Andonie&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John C. Andonie (page does not exist)">John C. Andonie</a> </td> <td>Oct. 1, 2023 </td> <td>Present </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Joint_Task_Force-District_of_Columbia">Joint Task Force-District of Columbia</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Joint Task Force-District of Columbia"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Joint Task Force-District of Columbia, is an element of the District of Columbia National Guard. It usually is constituted as part of a larger local or Federal effort to prepare for or react to an emerging situation, including <a href="/wiki/National_Special_Security_Events" class="mw-redirect" title="National Special Security Events">National Special Security Events</a>. </p><p>It is tasked to support presidential inaugurations, <a href="/wiki/State_of_the_Union" title="State of the Union">State of the Union</a> (SOTA) addresses, summits like the <a href="/wiki/Nuclear_Security_Summit" title="Nuclear Security Summit">Nuclear Security Summit</a>, protests, <a href="/wiki/Snowmageddon" title="Snowmageddon">weather-related storms</a>, the annual Washington, D.C., <a href="/wiki/Fourth_of_July" class="mw-redirect" title="Fourth of July">Fourth of July</a> event, among others. </p><p>JTF-DC participates in all inter-agency planning and conducts planning with joint partners in the <a href="/wiki/National_Capital_Region" class="mw-redirect" title="National Capital Region">National Capital Region</a> (NCR). Additionally, JTF-DC provides support, including traffic control, crowd management and security, for presidential inaugurations and related official ceremonies and events throughout the inaugural period, continuing the tradition of military participation in the presidential inauguration of the commander-in-chief dating back to the inauguration of George Washington in 1789. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="State_Partnership_Program">State Partnership Program</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: State Partnership Program"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/State_Partnership_Program" title="State Partnership Program">State Partnership Program</a> (SPP) is a joint program of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Defense" title="United States Department of Defense">United States Department of Defense</a> (DoD) and the individual <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">states</a>, <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_territories_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Unincorporated territories of the United States">territories</a>, and <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="District of Columbia">District of Columbia</a>. Guard members work with partner militaries to strengthen shared defenses through building partner capacity activities. Typically, Guard Airmen and Soldiers spend the majority of their careers in the same wing or unit, enabling them to develop long-term relationships, trust, and continuity with their SPP partners. This small-footprint program delivers a significant return on investment by broadening the pool of foreign security partners who are willing and able to help maintain global security. Most of the earliest SPP partner countries in Europe have gone on to become U.S. allies in NATO, and many of them credit the SPP and their National Guard state partners with helping make that possible. </p><p><br /> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_Jamaica_Defence_Force.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Seal_of_the_Jamaica_Defence_Force.svg/220px-Seal_of_the_Jamaica_Defence_Force.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="261" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Seal_of_the_Jamaica_Defence_Force.svg/330px-Seal_of_the_Jamaica_Defence_Force.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4d/Seal_of_the_Jamaica_Defence_Force.svg/440px-Seal_of_the_Jamaica_Defence_Force.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="275" data-file-height="326" /></a><figcaption>Seal of the Jamaica Defence Force</figcaption></figure> </td> <td>Jamaica (<a href="/wiki/Jamaica_Defence_Force" title="Jamaica Defence Force">Jamaica Defence Force</a>) joined the SPP with the District of Columbia National Guard in 1999, with the first exchange-taking place in October 1999. The overarching purpose of the partnership is to enhance <a href="/wiki/United_States_Southern_Command" title="United States Southern Command">U.S. Southern Command's</a> ability to establish and maintain enduring military-to-military, military-to-security force and military-to-emergency response/disaster response agencies that improve long-term security cooperation relationships, while expanding partnership capacity. The partnership between the District of Columbia National Guard and Jamaica entered its 20th year in 2019 and averages nearly 20 cooperative events each year. Major Baron K. Mason is the current District of Columbia Army National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officer for Jamaica. </td></tr> <tr> <td><figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Burkina_Faso_Coat_of_arms_(vectored).svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Burkina_Faso_Coat_of_arms_%28vectored%29.svg/220px-Burkina_Faso_Coat_of_arms_%28vectored%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="265" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Burkina_Faso_Coat_of_arms_%28vectored%29.svg/330px-Burkina_Faso_Coat_of_arms_%28vectored%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/21/Burkina_Faso_Coat_of_arms_%28vectored%29.svg/440px-Burkina_Faso_Coat_of_arms_%28vectored%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="702" data-file-height="847" /></a><figcaption>Burkina Faso Coat of Arms</figcaption></figure> </td> <td>On February 1, 2019, Burkina Faso (<a href="/wiki/Burkina_Faso_Armed_Forces" title="Burkina Faso Armed Forces">Burkina Faso Armed Forces</a>) became the 76th nation to join the State Partnership Program. At a ceremony held at the Ministry of Defense in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, Commanding General, District of Columbia National Guard and Brigade General Moses Miningou, chief of general staff, Armed Forces of Burkina Faso, signed the historic partnership agreement. Together, they agreed to build a mutually rewarding relationship of cooperation, which will be founded on the preservation of mutual interests, to share their cultural diversity and strengthen their capabilities by integrating investment in human capital within the exchanges, and to embark upon a lasting relationship between the National Armed Forces of Burkina Faso and the National Guard of the District of Columbia, in the best interests of security and development.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Burkina Faso falls under <a href="/wiki/United_States_Africa_Command" title="United States Africa Command">U.S. Africa Command</a>. Major Tibu T. Cheu is the current District of Columbia Army National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officer for Burkina Faso. </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="District_of_Columbia_National_Guard_Honor_Guard">District of Columbia National Guard Honor Guard</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=24" title="Edit section: District of Columbia National Guard Honor Guard"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Rosa_Parks_Funeral_Service.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Rosa_Parks_Funeral_Service.png/170px-Rosa_Parks_Funeral_Service.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="116" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d3/Rosa_Parks_Funeral_Service.png/255px-Rosa_Parks_Funeral_Service.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d3/Rosa_Parks_Funeral_Service.png 2x" data-file-width="301" data-file-height="205" /></a><figcaption>DCNG Honor Guard selected to support the <a href="/wiki/Rosa_Parks" title="Rosa Parks">Rosa Parks</a> funeral service during October 2005 at the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Capitol_Rotunda" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Capitol Rotunda">U.S. Capitol Rotunda</a>.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_National_Guard_Honor_Guard" title="District of Columbia National Guard Honor Guard">District of Columbia National Guard's joint Honor Guard</a> members are full time professionals who are drawn from the ranks of the Army National Guard and Air National Guard. They must meet the highest standards of military bearing, deportment, dress, and appearance to be eligible for participation in the DCNG Honor Guard program. In addition to rendering funeral honors, the DCNG Honor Guard program provides color teams for the District of Columbia, special events and ceremonies. </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Notable Memorial Services </caption> <tbody><tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Dorothy_Height" title="Dorothy Height">Dorothy Height</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Rosa_Parks" title="Rosa Parks">Rosa Parks</a> </th></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="District_of_Columbia_National_Guard_Museum">District of Columbia National Guard Museum</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=25" title="Edit section: District of Columbia National Guard Museum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The D.C. National Guard Museum, also known as Brigadier General Wes Hamilton Museum, is a <a href="/wiki/Museum#military_museum" title="Museum">military museum</a> of the District of Columbia National Guard. It is located at the District of Columbia National Guard headquarters at the <a href="/wiki/D.C._Armory" title="D.C. Armory">D.C. Armory</a>, adjacent to the Stadium-Armory Metro Stop near <a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Kennedy_Memorial_Stadium" title="Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium">Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Stadium</a>. </p><p>The collection includes (inside) military artifacts and memorabilia including National Guard weapons, uniforms and diaries, and outside, static displays including an <a href="/wiki/General_Dynamics_F-16_Fighting_Falcon" title="General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon">F-16 Fighting Falcon</a> and a <a href="/wiki/Bell_UH-1Y_Venom" title="Bell UH-1Y Venom">UH-1Y Venom Huey</a> helicopter. </p><p>Below are a few military artifacts and memorabilia located inside the DCNG museum. </p> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DCNG_museum_artifacts_programs.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="DCNG event program pamphlet artifacts from the 1900s."><img alt="DCNG event program pamphlet artifacts from the 1900s." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/DCNG_museum_artifacts_programs.jpg/120px-DCNG_museum_artifacts_programs.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/DCNG_museum_artifacts_programs.jpg/180px-DCNG_museum_artifacts_programs.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a0/DCNG_museum_artifacts_programs.jpg/240px-DCNG_museum_artifacts_programs.jpg 2x" data-file-width="5737" data-file-height="3825" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">DCNG event program pamphlet artifacts from the 1900s.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DCNG_museum_exhibits_-_Soldier_uniforms_during_civil_war.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="DCNG uniforms worn by Soldiers during U.S. civil war."><img alt="DCNG uniforms worn by Soldiers during U.S. civil war." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/DCNG_museum_exhibits_-_Soldier_uniforms_during_civil_war.jpg/120px-DCNG_museum_exhibits_-_Soldier_uniforms_during_civil_war.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/DCNG_museum_exhibits_-_Soldier_uniforms_during_civil_war.jpg/180px-DCNG_museum_exhibits_-_Soldier_uniforms_during_civil_war.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a6/DCNG_museum_exhibits_-_Soldier_uniforms_during_civil_war.jpg/240px-DCNG_museum_exhibits_-_Soldier_uniforms_during_civil_war.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> DCNG uniforms worn by Soldiers during U.S. civil war.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_medals.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Different Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and DoD Distinguish Service medals and ribbons earned by DCNG service members who served in various oversea campaigns during early to mid-1900s."><img alt="Different Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and DoD Distinguish Service medals and ribbons earned by DCNG service members who served in various oversea campaigns during early to mid-1900s." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_medals.jpg/120px-DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_medals.jpg" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_medals.jpg/180px-DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_medals.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8e/DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_medals.jpg/240px-DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_medals.jpg 2x" data-file-width="6000" data-file-height="4000" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Different Legion of Merit, Bronze Star and DoD Distinguish Service medals and ribbons earned by DCNG service members who served in various oversea campaigns during early to mid-1900s.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_Youth_Challenge_Program.png" class="mw-file-description" title="The scissors and ribbon from the ground breaking ceremony to commemorate the land dedicated to the DCNG Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Program."><img alt="The scissors and ribbon from the ground breaking ceremony to commemorate the land dedicated to the DCNG Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Program." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_Youth_Challenge_Program.png/120px-DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_Youth_Challenge_Program.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_Youth_Challenge_Program.png/180px-DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_Youth_Challenge_Program.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_Youth_Challenge_Program.png/240px-DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_Youth_Challenge_Program.png 2x" data-file-width="366" data-file-height="243" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"> The scissors and ribbon from the ground breaking ceremony to commemorate the land dedicated to the DCNG Capital Guardian Youth Challenge Program.</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DCNG_museum_artifacts_from_the_DC_Air_National_Guard.png" class="mw-file-description" title="Pilot artifacts from the DCNG museum. The green pilot bag on left, donated by the Wherley family, belonged to DCANG Major General David F. Wherley Jr. (1947-2009)."><img alt="Pilot artifacts from the DCNG museum. The green pilot bag on left, donated by the Wherley family, belonged to DCANG Major General David F. Wherley Jr. (1947-2009)." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/DCNG_museum_artifacts_from_the_DC_Air_National_Guard.png/120px-DCNG_museum_artifacts_from_the_DC_Air_National_Guard.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/DCNG_museum_artifacts_from_the_DC_Air_National_Guard.png/180px-DCNG_museum_artifacts_from_the_DC_Air_National_Guard.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c9/DCNG_museum_artifacts_from_the_DC_Air_National_Guard.png/240px-DCNG_museum_artifacts_from_the_DC_Air_National_Guard.png 2x" data-file-width="366" data-file-height="243" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Pilot artifacts from the DCNG museum. The green pilot bag on left, donated by the Wherley family, belonged to <a href="/wiki/David_F._Wherley_Jr." title="David F. Wherley Jr.">DCANG Major General David F. Wherley Jr. (1947-2009)</a>. </div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_WWII_photo.png" class="mw-file-description" title="During WWII, the FBI used the DCNG armory as a location to hold finger print records."><img alt="During WWII, the FBI used the DCNG armory as a location to hold finger print records." src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_WWII_photo.png/120px-DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_WWII_photo.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_WWII_photo.png/180px-DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_WWII_photo.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_WWII_photo.png/240px-DCNG_museum_artifacts_-_WWII_photo.png 2x" data-file-width="446" data-file-height="304" /></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">During WWII, the FBI used the DCNG armory as a location to hold finger print records.</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="District_of_Columbia_National_Guard_decorations">District of Columbia National Guard decorations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=26" title="Edit section: District of Columbia National Guard decorations"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_National_Guard#District_of_Columbia" class="mw-redirect" title="Awards and decorations of the National Guard">Awards and decorations of the D.C. National Guard</a> are presented to members of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="United States National Guard">United States National Guard</a> in addition to regular <a href="/wiki/Awards_and_decorations_of_the_United_States_military" class="mw-redirect" title="Awards and decorations of the United States military">United States military decorations</a>. The District of Columbia National Guard maintains a series of military decorations for issuance with such awards presented under the authority of the District of Columbia Commanding General. </p><p>District of Columbia National Guard Awards: </p> <ul><li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_Distinguished_Service_Medal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/DC_Distinguished_Service_Medal.svg/80px-DC_Distinguished_Service_Medal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/DC_Distinguished_Service_Medal.svg/120px-DC_Distinguished_Service_Medal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a2/DC_Distinguished_Service_Medal.svg/160px-DC_Distinguished_Service_Medal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="199" data-file-height="56" /></a></span> District of Columbia Distinguished Service Medal</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_NG_Meritorious_Service_Medal.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/DC_NG_Meritorious_Service_Medal.svg/80px-DC_NG_Meritorious_Service_Medal.svg.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/DC_NG_Meritorious_Service_Medal.svg/120px-DC_NG_Meritorious_Service_Medal.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5e/DC_NG_Meritorious_Service_Medal.svg/160px-DC_NG_Meritorious_Service_Medal.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="410" data-file-height="117" /></a></span> District of Columbia Meritorious Service Medal</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_NG_Commendation_Medal.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/DC_NG_Commendation_Medal.JPG/80px-DC_NG_Commendation_Medal.JPG" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/DC_NG_Commendation_Medal.JPG/120px-DC_NG_Commendation_Medal.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/DC_NG_Commendation_Medal.JPG/160px-DC_NG_Commendation_Medal.JPG 2x" data-file-width="437" data-file-height="125" /></a></span> District of Columbia Commendation Medal</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_NG_Achievement_Medal.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/DC_NG_Achievement_Medal.JPG/80px-DC_NG_Achievement_Medal.JPG" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/DC_NG_Achievement_Medal.JPG/120px-DC_NG_Achievement_Medal.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e8/DC_NG_Achievement_Medal.JPG/160px-DC_NG_Achievement_Medal.JPG 2x" data-file-width="437" data-file-height="125" /></a></span> District of Columbia Achievement Medal</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_NG_Homeland_Defense.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/DC_NG_Homeland_Defense.JPG/80px-DC_NG_Homeland_Defense.JPG" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/DC_NG_Homeland_Defense.JPG/120px-DC_NG_Homeland_Defense.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4b/DC_NG_Homeland_Defense.JPG/160px-DC_NG_Homeland_Defense.JPG 2x" data-file-width="437" data-file-height="125" /></a></span> District of Columbia Homeland Defense Medal (ribbon has three red stars in the center).</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_NCO_Commendation_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/DC_NCO_Commendation_Ribbon.png/80px-DC_NCO_Commendation_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/DC_NCO_Commendation_Ribbon.png/120px-DC_NCO_Commendation_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b1/DC_NCO_Commendation_Ribbon.png/160px-DC_NCO_Commendation_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> District of Columbia NCO Commendation Ribbon</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_Enlisted_Excellence_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/DC_Enlisted_Excellence_Ribbon.png/80px-DC_Enlisted_Excellence_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/DC_Enlisted_Excellence_Ribbon.png/120px-DC_Enlisted_Excellence_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b7/DC_Enlisted_Excellence_Ribbon.png/160px-DC_Enlisted_Excellence_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> District of Columbia Enlisted Excellence Ribbon</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_NG_Long_%26_Faithful_Service_Medal.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/DC_NG_Long_%26_Faithful_Service_Medal.JPG/80px-DC_NG_Long_%26_Faithful_Service_Medal.JPG" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/DC_NG_Long_%26_Faithful_Service_Medal.JPG/120px-DC_NG_Long_%26_Faithful_Service_Medal.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/63/DC_NG_Long_%26_Faithful_Service_Medal.JPG/160px-DC_NG_Long_%26_Faithful_Service_Medal.JPG 2x" data-file-width="437" data-file-height="124" /></a></span> District of Columbia Long and Faithful Service Medal (one medal for three years, recognition for five years and additional five-year increments noted with Roman Numerals up to 45 years)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_Emergency_Service_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/DC_Emergency_Service_Ribbon.png/80px-DC_Emergency_Service_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/DC_Emergency_Service_Ribbon.png/120px-DC_Emergency_Service_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fd/DC_Emergency_Service_Ribbon.png/160px-DC_Emergency_Service_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> District of Columbia Emergency Service Ribbon (Deactivated)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_Recognition_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/DC_Recognition_Ribbon.png/80px-DC_Recognition_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/DC_Recognition_Ribbon.png/120px-DC_Recognition_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/DC_Recognition_Ribbon.png/160px-DC_Recognition_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> District of Columbia Recognition Ribbon</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_Special_Award_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/DC_Special_Award_Ribbon.png/80px-DC_Special_Award_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/DC_Special_Award_Ribbon.png/120px-DC_Special_Award_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/DC_Special_Award_Ribbon.png/160px-DC_Special_Award_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="211" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> District of Columbia Special Award Ribbon</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_Recruiting_and_Retention_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/DC_Recruiting_and_Retention_Ribbon.png/80px-DC_Recruiting_and_Retention_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/DC_Recruiting_and_Retention_Ribbon.png/120px-DC_Recruiting_and_Retention_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/DC_Recruiting_and_Retention_Ribbon.png/160px-DC_Recruiting_and_Retention_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> District of Columbia Recruiting and Retention Ribbon (Deactivated)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_Community_Service_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/DC_Community_Service_Ribbon.png/80px-DC_Community_Service_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/DC_Community_Service_Ribbon.png/120px-DC_Community_Service_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/DC_Community_Service_Ribbon.png/160px-DC_Community_Service_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> District of Columbia Community Service Ribbon</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_Ceremonial_Drill_Team_Color_Guard_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/DC_Ceremonial_Drill_Team_Color_Guard_Ribbon.png/80px-DC_Ceremonial_Drill_Team_Color_Guard_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/DC_Ceremonial_Drill_Team_Color_Guard_Ribbon.png/120px-DC_Ceremonial_Drill_Team_Color_Guard_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/25/DC_Ceremonial_Drill_Team_Color_Guard_Ribbon.png/160px-DC_Ceremonial_Drill_Team_Color_Guard_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> District of Columbia Ceremonial/Drill Team/Color Guard Ribbon</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_Active_Duty_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/DC_Active_Duty_Ribbon.png/80px-DC_Active_Duty_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/DC_Active_Duty_Ribbon.png/120px-DC_Active_Duty_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/c4/DC_Active_Duty_Ribbon.png/160px-DC_Active_Duty_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> District of Columbia Active Duty Ribbon (Deactivated)</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_Attendance_Ribbon.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/DC_Attendance_Ribbon.png/80px-DC_Attendance_Ribbon.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/DC_Attendance_Ribbon.png/120px-DC_Attendance_Ribbon.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bf/DC_Attendance_Ribbon.png/160px-DC_Attendance_Ribbon.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> District of Columbia Attendance Ribbon</li> <li><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:DC_Commanding_General%27s_Outstanding_Unit_Award.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/DC_Commanding_General%27s_Outstanding_Unit_Award.png/80px-DC_Commanding_General%27s_Outstanding_Unit_Award.png" decoding="async" width="80" height="23" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/DC_Commanding_General%27s_Outstanding_Unit_Award.png/120px-DC_Commanding_General%27s_Outstanding_Unit_Award.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/DC_Commanding_General%27s_Outstanding_Unit_Award.png/160px-DC_Commanding_General%27s_Outstanding_Unit_Award.png 2x" data-file-width="212" data-file-height="60" /></a></span> District of Columbia Commanding General's Outstanding Unit Award</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_District_of_Columbia_guardsmen">Notable District of Columbia guardsmen</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=27" title="Edit section: Notable District of Columbia guardsmen"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Benjamin_O._Davis_Sr..jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Benjamin_O._Davis_Sr..jpg/150px-Benjamin_O._Davis_Sr..jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="182" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Benjamin_O._Davis_Sr..jpg/225px-Benjamin_O._Davis_Sr..jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2e/Benjamin_O._Davis_Sr..jpg/300px-Benjamin_O._Davis_Sr..jpg 2x" data-file-width="1105" data-file-height="1338" /></a><figcaption>Brigadier General Benjamin Oliver Davis, Sr. joined the DC National Guard in 1899, around the time of the Spanish-American War, for a short period of time after his regiment was disbanded. In the picture above, Davis is somewhere in France, in August, 1944, observing a Signal Corps crew positioning poles.</figcaption></figure> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Christopher_C._Miller_official_portrait.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Christopher_C._Miller_official_portrait.jpg/130px-Christopher_C._Miller_official_portrait.jpg" decoding="async" width="130" height="163" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Christopher_C._Miller_official_portrait.jpg/195px-Christopher_C._Miller_official_portrait.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a4/Christopher_C._Miller_official_portrait.jpg/260px-Christopher_C._Miller_official_portrait.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2400" data-file-height="3000" /></a><figcaption>Former U.S. Secretary of Defense, Christopher C. Miller, served in D.C. National Guard from 1983 to 1985</figcaption></figure> <ul><li>Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/John_Mason_(planter)" title="John Mason (planter)">John Mason (planter)</a>, son of <a href="/wiki/George_Mason" title="George Mason">George Mason</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Founding_Father_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Founding Father of the United States">Founding Father of the United States</a>, Mason was the first commanding general of the D.C. Militia, appointed personally by President <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson" title="Thomas Jefferson">Thomas Jefferson</a> in 1802.</li> <li>Major General <a href="/wiki/John_Peter_Van_Ness" title="John Peter Van Ness">John Peter Van Ness</a>, was an American politician who was a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Representative" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Representative">United States representative</a> from <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> and who served as the tenth <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Mayor of the District of Columbia">mayor of the District of Columbia</a> and the second commanding general of the District of Columbia Militia.</li> <li>Lieutenant <a href="/wiki/Francis_Scott_Key" title="Francis Scott Key">Francis Scott Key</a> was with the <a href="/wiki/Georgetown_(Washington,_D.C.)" title="Georgetown (Washington, D.C.)">Georgetown</a> Field Artillery of the D.C. Militia. During the British bombardment in Baltimore Harbor, he wrote the poem that is now the lyrics to <a href="/wiki/The_Star-Spangled_Banner" title="The Star-Spangled Banner">the Star-Spangled Banner</a>.</li> <li>Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/Roger_C._Weightman" title="Roger C. Weightman">Roger C. Weightman</a> was an American politician, civic leader, and printer. He was the eighth <a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_the_District_of_Columbia" title="Mayor of the District of Columbia">mayor of the District of Columbia</a> from 1824 to 1827 and served as commanding general of the District of Columbia Militia from 1847 to 1849.</li> <li>Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/Benjamin_Oliver_Davis_Sr." class="mw-redirect" title="Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr.">Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr.</a>, the first black U.S. Army general, served in the D.C. National Guard in 1898.<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Brigadier General <a href="/wiki/Albert_Lyman_Cox" title="Albert Lyman Cox">Albert Lyman Cox</a> was a <a href="/wiki/College_Football_All-Southern_Team" title="College Football All-Southern Team">College Football All-Southern Team</a> <a href="/wiki/End_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="End (American football)">end</a> for the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Tar_Heels" title="North Carolina Tar Heels">North Carolina Tar Heels</a> of the <a href="/wiki/University_of_North_Carolina" title="University of North Carolina">University of North Carolina</a>. He was elected as a <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> in the <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">North Carolina House of Representatives</a> and in 1916, Cox was appointed North Carolina state superior judge.</li> <li>Major General <a href="/wiki/William_H._Abendroth" title="William H. Abendroth">William H. Abendroth</a> served as chief of the Army Division (now director of the Army National Guard) at the <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_Bureau" title="National Guard Bureau">National Guard Bureau</a> from 1951 to 1955.</li> <li>Major General <a href="/wiki/Charles_L._Southward" title="Charles L. Southward">Charles L. Southward</a> served as the chief of the Army Division (now director of the <a href="/wiki/Army_National_Guard" title="Army National Guard">Army National Guard</a>) at the <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_Bureau" title="National Guard Bureau">National Guard Bureau</a> from 1964 to 1967.</li> <li>Lieutenant General <a href="/wiki/Russell_C._Davis_(general)" title="Russell C. Davis (general)">Russell C. Davis</a> was the first African American to serve as <a href="/wiki/National_Guard_Bureau" title="National Guard Bureau">National Guard Bureau</a> chief and at the time of his retirement, Davis was the last member of the U.S. Air Force Aviation Cadet program to still be serving on active duty in the U.S. Air Force.</li> <li>Major General <a href="/wiki/David_F._Wherley_Jr." title="David F. Wherley Jr.">David F. Wherley Jr.</a> At the time of the <a href="/wiki/September_11_attacks" title="September 11 attacks">September 11 attacks</a> in 2001, Wherley was commander of <a href="/wiki/113th_Wing" title="113th Wing">113th Wing</a>, the Guard unit responsible for protecting District of Columbia. That morning, Wherley ordered his pilots, who did not launch until after <a href="/wiki/The_Pentagon" title="The Pentagon">the Pentagon</a> attack, to operate <a href="/wiki/Weapons_free" class="mw-redirect" title="Weapons free">weapons free</a>, meaning that they were permitted to shoot at will.</li> <li>General <a href="/wiki/Earle_Wheeler" title="Earle Wheeler">Earle Wheeler</a>, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff (1964-1970) is the longest serving chairman in the history of Joint Chiefs. He began his military career as a private in Company E, 121st Engineers, D.C. National Guard.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Each year Junior Reserve Officers' Training Corps cadets from around the national capital region hold a drill competition in honor of General Wheeler.</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Christopher_C._Miller" title="Christopher C. Miller">Christopher C. Miller</a> served as the acting <a href="/wiki/U.S._Secretary_of_Defense" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Secretary of Defense">U.S. Secretary of Defense</a> from November 9, 2020, to January 20, 2021. He was appointed as the acting Secretary of Defense on November 9, 2020, by then, <a href="/wiki/President_Donald_J._Trump" class="mw-redirect" title="President Donald J. Trump">President Donald J. Trump</a>, after Trump fired <a href="/wiki/Mark_T._Esper" class="mw-redirect" title="Mark T. Esper">Mark T. Esper</a> as the U.S. Secretary of Defense.<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> During his career, Miller served in the military. Miller served in the District of Columbia National Guard from December 7, 1983, to February 1, 1985, as a military police. Miller was a member of the 276th Military Police Company.<sup id="cite_ref-32" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Esper" title="Mark Esper">Mark T. Esper</a> served as the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Army" title="United States Secretary of the Army">secretary of the Army</a> from 2017 to 2019 and as <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Secretary of Defense">Secretary of Defense</a> beginning in 2019.<sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Secretary Esper joined the District of Columbia National Guard as an U.S. Army major in the <a href="/wiki/Mobilization_Augmentation_Command" title="Mobilization Augmentation Command">Mobilization Augmentation Command</a> (MAC). On 27 September 2001, following the <a href="/wiki/9/11" class="mw-redirect" title="9/11">9/11</a> terrorist attacks on <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">America</a>, the MAC was the first <a href="/wiki/United_States_Army_Reserve" title="United States Army Reserve">Army Reserve</a> component mobilized to support the <a href="/wiki/Global_War_on_Terrorism" class="mw-redirect" title="Global War on Terrorism">Global War on Terrorism</a>. Secretary Esper retired from the U.S. Army Reserves at the rank of Lieutenant Colonel.</li> <li>Lieutenant Colonel <a href="/wiki/Charles_Moose" title="Charles Moose">Charles Moose</a> served as the police chief for Montgomery County during apprehension of the <a href="/wiki/Beltway_sniper_attacks" class="mw-redirect" title="Beltway sniper attacks">D.C. snipers</a> in October 2002.<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li> <li>Brigadier General (D.C. Militia) Michael J. Bayer is the president and CEO of Dumbarton Strategies, Washington D.C., which provides strategic advice within the energy and national security sectors.</li> <li>Lieutenant General <a href="/wiki/Marc_H._Sasseville" title="Marc H. Sasseville">Mark H. Sasseville</a> is a <a href="/wiki/United_States_Air_Force" title="United States Air Force">United States Air Force</a> officer who is the first <a href="/wiki/Hispanic" title="Hispanic">Hispanic</a> to be named Commander of the <a href="/wiki/113th_Wing" title="113th Wing">113th Wing</a>, <a href="/wiki/District_of_Columbia_Air_National_Guard" title="District of Columbia Air National Guard">District of Columbia Air National Guard</a> at <a href="/wiki/Andrews_Air_Force_Base" title="Andrews Air Force Base">Andrews Air Force Base</a> in <a href="/wiki/Maryland" title="Maryland">Maryland</a>. On September 11, 2001, LTG Sasseville was the acting Operations Group Commander under the 113th Wing of the D.C. Air National Guard. He was one of four pilots given the mission of finding <a href="/wiki/United_Flight_93" class="mw-redirect" title="United Flight 93">United Flight 93</a> and destroying it, even if it meant <a href="/wiki/Air_ramming" class="mw-redirect" title="Air ramming">ramming the plane</a>.</li> <li>Major General <a href="/wiki/Erneido_Oliva" title="Erneido Oliva">Erneido Oliva</a> was a <a href="/wiki/Cuban-American" class="mw-redirect" title="Cuban-American">Cuban-American</a> who was the deputy commander of <a href="/wiki/Brigade_2506" title="Brigade 2506">Brigade 2506</a> land forces in the abortive <a href="/wiki/Bay_of_Pigs_Invasion" title="Bay of Pigs Invasion">Bay of Pigs Invasion</a> of Cuba in April 1961. In July 1987, US President <a href="/wiki/Ronald_Reagan" title="Ronald Reagan">Ronald Reagan</a>, appointed him to the position of Deputy Commanding General of the <a href="/wiki/D.C._Army_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="D.C. Army National Guard">D.C. Army National Guard</a>.</li> <li>Private First Class <a href="/wiki/Mike_Bragg" title="Mike Bragg">Michael Bragg</a> is a former <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> <a href="/wiki/Punter_(American_football)" class="mw-redirect" title="Punter (American football)">punter</a> in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a> and <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Indianapolis_Colts" title="History of the Indianapolis Colts">Baltimore Colts</a>.</li> <li>Private First Class <a href="/wiki/Mack_Alston" title="Mack Alston">Mack Alston</a> was a professional <a href="/wiki/American_football" title="American football">American football</a> tight end in the <a href="/wiki/National_Football_League" title="National Football League">National Football League</a> for the <a href="/wiki/Washington_Redskins" class="mw-redirect" title="Washington Redskins">Washington Redskins</a>, <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Houston_Oilers" class="mw-redirect" title="History of the Houston Oilers">Houston Oilers</a>, and <a href="/wiki/History_of_the_Indianapolis_Colts" title="History of the Indianapolis Colts">Baltimore Colts</a>.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=District_of_Columbia_National_Guard&action=edit&section=28" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output 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Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arizona_National_Guard" title="Arizona National Guard">Arizona</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arizona_Army_National_Guard" title="Arizona Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Arizona_Air_National_Guard" title="Arizona Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Arkansas_National_Guard" title="Arkansas National Guard">Arkansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Army_National_Guard" title="Arkansas Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Arkansas_Air_National_Guard" title="Arkansas Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/California_National_Guard" title="California National Guard">California</a> (<a href="/wiki/California_Army_National_Guard" title="California Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/California_Air_National_Guard" title="California Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Colorado_National_Guard" title="Colorado National Guard">Colorado</a> (<a href="/wiki/Colorado_Army_National_Guard" title="Colorado Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Colorado_Air_National_Guard" title="Colorado Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Military_Department" title="Connecticut Military Department">Connecticut</a> (<a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Military_Department#Connecticut_Army_National_Guard" title="Connecticut Military Department">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Connecticut_Air_National_Guard" title="Connecticut Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Delaware_National_Guard" title="Delaware National Guard">Delaware</a> (<a href="/wiki/Delaware_Army_National_Guard" title="Delaware Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Delaware_Air_National_Guard" title="Delaware Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Florida_National_Guard" title="Florida National Guard">Florida</a> (<a href="/wiki/Florida_Army_National_Guard" title="Florida Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Florida_Air_National_Guard" title="Florida Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Georgia_National_Guard" title="Georgia National Guard">Georgia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Georgia_Army_National_Guard" title="Georgia Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Georgia_Air_National_Guard" title="Georgia Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_National_Guard" title="Hawaii National Guard">Hawaii</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Army_National_Guard" title="Hawaii Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Air_National_Guard" title="Hawaii Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Military_Department" title="Idaho Military Department">Idaho</a> (<a href="/wiki/Idaho_Army_National_Guard" title="Idaho Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Idaho_Air_National_Guard" title="Idaho Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_National_Guard" title="Illinois National Guard">Illinois</a> (<a href="/wiki/Illinois_Army_National_Guard" title="Illinois Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Illinois_Air_National_Guard" title="Illinois Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_National_Guard" title="Indiana National Guard">Indiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indiana_National_Guard#Indiana_Army_National_Guard" title="Indiana National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Indiana_Air_National_Guard" title="Indiana Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_National_Guard" title="Iowa National Guard">Iowa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Iowa_Army_National_Guard" title="Iowa Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Iowa_Air_National_Guard" title="Iowa Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_National_Guard" title="Kansas National Guard">Kansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kansas_Army_National_Guard" title="Kansas Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Kansas_Air_National_Guard" title="Kansas Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_National_Guard" title="Kentucky National Guard">Kentucky</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Army_National_Guard" title="Kentucky Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Air_National_Guard" title="Kentucky Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_National_Guard" title="Louisiana National Guard">Louisiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Army_National_Guard" title="Louisiana Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Air_National_Guard" title="Louisiana Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Department_of_Defense,_Veterans,_and_Emergency_Management#Maine_National_Guard" title="Maine Department of Defense, Veterans, and Emergency Management">Maine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maine_Army_National_Guard" title="Maine Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Maine_Air_National_Guard" title="Maine Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_Military_Department" title="Maryland Military Department">Maryland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_Army_National_Guard" title="Maryland Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Maryland_Air_National_Guard" title="Maryland Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_National_Guard" title="Massachusetts National Guard">Massachusetts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_National_Guard" title="Massachusetts National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Air_National_Guard" title="Massachusetts Air 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class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_National_Guard" title="Missouri National Guard">Missouri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Missouri_Army_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Missouri Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Missouri_Air_National_Guard" title="Missouri Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Montana_National_Guard" title="Montana National Guard">Montana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Montana_Army_National_Guard" title="Montana Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Montana_Air_National_Guard" title="Montana Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_National_Guard" title="Nebraska National Guard">Nebraska</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Army_National_Guard" title="Nebraska Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Air_National_Guard" title="Nebraska Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_National_Guard" title="Nevada National Guard">Nevada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_National_Guard" title="Nevada National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Nevada_Air_National_Guard" title="Nevada Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_National_Guard" title="New Hampshire National Guard">New Hampshire</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Army_National_Guard" title="New Hampshire Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Air_National_Guard" title="New Hampshire Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="New Jersey National Guard">New Jersey</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Army_National_Guard" title="New Jersey Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Air_National_Guard" title="New Jersey Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_National_Guard" title="New Mexico National Guard">New Mexico</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Army_National_Guard" title="New Mexico Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Air_National_Guard" title="New Mexico Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Division_of_Military_and_Naval_Affairs" title="New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs">New York</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_Army_National_Guard" title="New York Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/New_York_Air_National_Guard" title="New York Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_National_Guard" title="North Carolina National Guard">North Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Army_National_Guard" title="North Carolina Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Air_National_Guard" title="North Carolina Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_National_Guard" title="North Dakota National Guard">North Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Army_National_Guard" title="North Dakota Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Air_National_Guard" title="North Dakota Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_National_Guard" title="Ohio National Guard">Ohio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ohio_Army_National_Guard" title="Ohio Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Ohio_Air_National_Guard" title="Ohio Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_National_Guard" title="Oklahoma National Guard">Oklahoma</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Army_National_Guard" title="Oklahoma Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Air_National_Guard" title="Oklahoma Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Military_Department" title="Oregon Military Department">Oregon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oregon_Army_National_Guard" title="Oregon Army 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Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Air_National_Guard" title="South Carolina Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_National_Guard" title="South Dakota National Guard">South Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Army_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="South Dakota Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Air_National_Guard" title="South Dakota Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Military_Department" title="Tennessee Military Department">Tennessee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Army_National_Guard" title="Tennessee Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Air_National_Guard" title="Tennessee Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Military_Forces" title="Texas Military Forces">Texas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_Army_National_Guard" title="Texas Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Texas_Air_National_Guard" title="Texas Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Utah_National_Guard" title="Utah National Guard">Utah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_Army_National_Guard" title="Utah Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Utah_Air_National_Guard" title="Utah Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_National_Guard" title="Vermont National Guard">Vermont</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vermont_Army_National_Guard" class="mw-redirect" title="Vermont Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Vermont_Air_National_Guard" title="Vermont Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_National_Guard" title="Virginia National Guard">Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Virginia_Army_National_Guard" title="Virginia Army National Guard">Army</a>/<a href="/wiki/Virginia_Air_National_Guard" title="Virginia Air National Guard">Air</a>)</span></li> <li><span 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