The District of Columbia National Guard conducted a joint training event for its 372nd Military Police Battalion and 113th Security Forces Squadron at Fort Belvoir, Va. May 17 - 19, 2024. The training engaged members of the D.C. National Guard to improve interoperability and familiarity to ensure personnel are ready to support civilian lead agency partners involved in high-profile events across the region.

With a standing start, the Soldier hyper focuses on the 28 914-mm high fixed barriers and seven water jumps he needs to clear in the 3000-mm steeplechase to secure his Olympic dream.

Fort Belvoir kicked off the holiday weekend early Thursday with a wreath-placement ceremony followed by a multi-part festival. Retired Col. Gerald P. Krueger, the keynote speaker, shared his appreciation for the sacrifices made by servicemembers.

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers from a U.S. Army EOD Company completed the Washington Nationals high intensity interval training workout at Nationals Park field in Washington, D.C.

Service members across different military occupational specialties are feeling the pressure. Gathered together in a classroom is an engineer, a combat medic, a legal administrator, and a hodgepodge of other MOSs—spanning active, Reserve and National Guard components. The Common Faculty Development-Instructor Course at the D.C. National Guard’s 260th Regiment Regional Training Institute (RTI) gives both officers and noncommissioned officers like U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Erica Williams the tools to build lesson plans and effectively reach their intended audience.