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DCNG Honor Guard selected to support the Rosa Parks funeral service during October 2005 at the U.S. Capitol Rotunda. The District of Columbia National Guard's joint Honor Guard 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 ...
The District of Columbia Army National Guard is the Army component of the District of Columbia National Guard.As the District of Columbia is a federal district and not a state, the guard is placed under the authority of the president of the United States, unlike most other National Guard units which are headed by their state's governor.
Those National Guard soldiers and airmen who subsequently serve in the active or reserve federal forces of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Coast Guard, or United States Air Force (i.e., as active duty or reserve members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, or Coast Guard) may not continue to wear and display such decorations ...
The District of Columbia Air National Guard is unique among the United States Air National Guard.Because Washington, D.C. lacks an Air Force installation with a runway, DC Air National Guard units are stationed at nearby Joint Base Andrews in Maryland.
The DCNG Honor Guardsmen and Airmen are the only Guard components in the history of the US to fall under the direct Command and Control of the President of the United States. Although the use of the Honor Guard has been delegated to the Secretary of the Army, and then to the Commanding General of the DCNG.
The California Army National Guard played an important role in World War II. One of the most illustrious California military units, the 40th Infantry Division, fought against the Imperial Japanese in the Pacific. California's 184th Infantry Regiment also fought in the Pacific Theater.
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The California State Guard (CSG) (formerly the California State Military Reserve) is a military unit which provides assistance and training to the California National Guard and is a military force of California. The CSG is a reserve force that supports the state missions and federal readiness of the Army and Air National Guard.