🌱 Patch AM: How Arlington’s 113th Wing became NORAD’s top alert unit

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• How Arlington's 113th Wing became NORAD's top alert unit

Also on today's calendar: DC Sketch Comedy Happy Hour and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why did the fish blush ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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• Tuesday: Sun mixing with clouds, temps: high: 85, low: 67.
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📰 News we're reading

• 113th Wing recognized for air defense, combat performance (einpresswire.com) — Right here in Arlington the D.C. Air National Guard's 113th Wing has been honored as NORAD's Air Control Alert Unit of the Year for its round-the-clock defense of the capital's airspace. Airmen based at the local alert facility scramble F‑16s multiple times a day and recently earned additional recognition for pilots who helped shoot down Iranian drones during a 2024 attack.
   

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Tuesday September 8
• DC Sketch Comedy Happy Hour →
  GameOn bar+arcade, 1330 U St NW, Washington
  5:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Courthaus Comedy Bunker 12: D. Lo →
  Courthaus Social, 2300 Clarendon Blvd, Arlington
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Fall Community Parking Lot Sale →
  McLean Community Center, 1234 Ingleside Ave, McLean
  9:00 am
Tuesday September 15
• Open Auditions for The Alden's Professional Teen Improv Company →
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday September 8
• Virtual Information Session for Prospective Members →
  Virtual
  7:00 pm
Thursday September 10
• Past Presidents Panel: Celebrating 70 Years of the Arlington Historical Society →
  Reinsch Library, 2807 N Glebe Rd, Arlington
  7:00 pm
• Art Night: Collage Night, BYOB at Art House 7 →
  Art House 7: Art Classes & Art Supplies in Arlington, Va., 5537 Langston Blvd., Arlington
  7:00 pm
• Celebrate the Release of ORTIZ'S WAR with Nicholas E. Reynolds →
  One More Page Books, 2200 N Westmoreland St, Arlington
  7:00 pm
Friday September 11
• Art Night - Try the Pottery Wheel, BYOB at Art House 7 →
  Art House 7: Art Classes and Art Supplies in Arlington, Va!, 5537 Langston Blvd., Arlington
  7:00 pm
Saturday September 12
• Del Ray Vintage & Flea Market →
  , Alexandria
  9:00 am
• Fall Theatre Open House →
  Encore @ Cherrydale United Methodist Church (3701 Lorcom Ln Arlington, VA 22207)
  10:00 am
• Madeline's Christmas Pre-Audition Workshop with Encore Stage & Studio →
  Cherrydale United Methodist Church, 3701 Lorcom Ln, Arlington
  11:00 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Alexandria

• Alexandria Choral Society Announces a Season of Festivals for 2026-27 (alexandrialivingmagazine.com)
• Come Hungry—and Bring the Dog: Taste of Old Town North Returns to Alexandria (thezebra.org)
• Stevie Wonder Was in the House in Alexandria Today! (thezebra.org)

McLean

• Labor Day 2026: What's Open, Closed Around McLean (patch.com)

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