{"id":479703,"date":"2025-06-13T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=479703"},"modified":"2025-06-14T15:36:04","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T15:36:04","slug":"national-guard-prepared-to-support-armys-250th-birthday","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/?p=479703","title":{"rendered":"National Guard Prepared to Support Army\u2019s 250th Birthday"},"content":{"rendered":"
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\n Mississippi Army National Guard Soldiers in-process at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, June 12, 2025, ahead of the Army\u2019s 250th Birthday celebrations. Guard members are providing critical security support and taking part in events honoring the Army\u2019s 250 years of service.
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FORT BELVOIR, Va. \u2014 \u00adMore than 600 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have arrived at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, in preparation for their role in the Army\u2019s 250th birthday celebration and parade, set to take place Saturday in Washington.<\/p>\n

Units from nearly two dozen states will be taking part in the celebration, both behind the scenes and as part of the parade and other activities.<\/p>\n

Approximately 400 Soldiers with the New York Army National Guard\u2019s 42nd Infantry Division will march in the parade, representing the division\u2019s World War I lineage. The division\u2019s band will also march and perform in the parade.<\/p>\n

Army National Guard Soldiers will also man static aviation and communication equipment displays and take part in a fitness competition and an enlistment and re-enlistment ceremony as part of birthday celebrations on the National Mall.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to be part of Army history,\u201d said Army Maj. Matthew Gordon, commander of the 165th Military Police Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard. \u201cWe\u2019re proud to help ensure the public can celebrate this milestone.\u201d<\/p>\n

Behind the scenes, Soldiers and Airmen are slated to man traffic control points and take part in crowd management efforts and security operations throughout the district.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe National Guard is positioned in a really unique way to partner with local authorities,\u201d said U.S. Air Force Maj. David Schonberg, commander of the 113th Wing Force Support Squadron, District of Columbia Air National Guard. \u201cThat\u2019s one of the core things we take pride in.\u201d<\/p>\n

The behind-the-scenes mission is nothing new for many Guard members.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve done similar missions, like the inauguration,\u201d said Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy Morris, with the 337th Engineer Battalion, Pennsylvania Army Guard. \u201cOur Soldiers are trained and ready.\u201d<\/p>\n

Army Guard members also welcome the opportunity to engage with the public, Morris said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThey want to help. That\u2019s why they\u2019re here,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re celebrating, and our Soldiers will put their best foot forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Department of Homeland Security requested Guard assistance to help ensure a safe environment during the events.<\/p>\n

The Army National Guard is one component of the Army\u2019s Total Force and accounts for approximately 39% of the Army\u2019s operational forces. Army Guard Soldiers support combat missions overseas and, at the direction of their governors, respond to domestic emergencies at home.<\/p>\n

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Mississippi Army National Guard Soldiers in-process at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, June 12, 2025, ahead of the Army\u2019s 250th Birthday celebrations. Guard members are providing critical security support and taking part in events honoring the Army\u2019s 250 years of service. (Photo Credit: Sgt. 1st Class Christy Sherman) VIEW ORIGINAL FORT BELVOIR, Va. \u2014 \u00adMore than 600 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":479705,"comment_status":"close","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-479703","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479703","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=479703"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479703\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":479706,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/479703\/revisions\/479706"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/479705"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=479703"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=479703"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/adn.monetizemail.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=479703"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}