Story by Staff Sgt. Simone Sampson | 715th Public Affairs Detachment | 07.25.2025
National Guard members from across the country gathered on Capitol Hill for the third annual Counterdrug Program Open House on July 24, 2025. The event highlighted the program’s broad support to law enforcement and communities in the fight against illegal drugs. Senior leaders and congressional staff explored mission displays and spoke with Guardsmen about the program’s reach, results, and......
Story by Staff Sgt. Adeline Witherspoon | Joint Force Headquarters - Washington National Guard | 04.02.2025
The Washington National Guard Counterdrug Program (CDP), in conjunction with the Western Regional Counterdrug Training Center (WRCTC), hosted the inaugural Tribal Police Counterdrug Leadership Summit on March 12, 2025, at Camp Murray. Representatives from over 25 tribal police departments attended the summit, marking the first time in nearly two decades that these departments had come......
Story by Sgt. Simone Sampson | 715th Public Affairs Detachment | 10.31.2024
The DC National Guard Counterdrug Program and MPD’s 4th District hosted a "Plant the Promise" event at Center City Public School for Red Ribbon Week, encouraging 5th-8th graders to pledge a drug-free lifestyle. Students planted tulip bulbs, symbolizing their commitment to healthy choices, with the flowers serving as a lasting reminder of their pledge to stay drug-free....
Story by Sgt. Simone Sampson | 715th Public Affairs Detachment | 08.28.2024
The National Guard Counterdrug Programs of the District of Columbia, Delaware, and New Jersey held a joint annual training in Cambridge, Maryland, from August 27 to 29, 2024....
Story by Ayan Sheikh | DC National Guard | 08.08.2024
The District of Columbia National Guard Counterdrug Program participated in the Metropolitan Police Department's 41st annual National Night Out celebrations in Southeast Washington, D.C., August 6, 2024....
Story by Ayan Sheikh | DC National Guard | 07.25.2024
The District of Columbia National Guard Counterdrug Program partnered with the Metropolitan Police Department and DC Department of Parks and Recreation for "Beat the Streets/Late Night Hype" in northwest Washington, D.C., July 19, 2024. The summer outreach initiative improves community relations and supports the city’s goal toward reducing substance abuse and illicit drug activities across......
Story by John Hughel | Oregon National Guard Public Affairs Office | 09.21.2023
The Oregon National Guard Counterdrug Program has been working with local, state and federal partners since the late 1980s to combat the supply and demand of the illegal drug trafficking and the production of Marijuana in the state of Oregon....
Courtesy Story | Florida National Guard Public Affairs Office | 06.09.2021
ST. AUGUSTINE, Florida -- Thirty-six states, four territories, and our nation’s capital have all legalized some form of marijuana. The state of Florida became the 22nd state to do so in 2014, but only for medicinal purposes in cases involving terminally ill patients. However, it was not until the Florida State Senate passed Senate Bill 8A, the Medical Use of Marijuana Act, in 2017 that the......
