WASHINGTON, D.C. (WOWK) — National Guard members find themselves taking on a number of duties as part of the D.C. Safe and Beautiful mission, but one unexpected duty ended up being the delivery of a baby.
On Dec. 23, 2025, Capt. April McClung, a nurse assigned to the 130th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, was inside the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center when a man rushed to the registration desk saying that his wife had gone into labor in their car.
Minutes later, he came back and said the baby was coming immediately…