History and Security in the NCR

Maj. Gen. Karl R. Horst, Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region and the U.S. Army Military District of Washington commanding general answers questions from members of the Military Order of Foreign Wars of the United States (MOFW) during an intimate command presentation to members of the group at the Army and Navy Club in D.C. March 2, 2011. Horst explained the capabilities and mission of the JFHQNCR/MDW. The MOFW fosters and encourages the study of American history and particularly of American military history. It is also one of the oldest veterans' and hereditary associations in the nation with a membership that includes officers and their hereditary descendants from all of the Armed Services. Membership is composed of active duty, reserve and retired officers of the United States Armed Services, including the Coast Guard, who have served during one of the wars in which this country has engaged and/or is engaged.