OCEAN CITY, Maryland – More than 30 Soldiers from the Maryland Army National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion participated in their final “summer surge” recruiting event August 17-20, 2022, which coincided with the Maryland Association of Counties conference and summer vacations at the beach. The Soldiers had a recruiting booth at the annual MACo conference, which brought together political and ...

CAMP RIPLEY Minn. – Maryland National Guard Soldiers of Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion – 126th Aviation Regiment trained on Camp Ripley in August in preparation for an upcoming deployment. “During our advanced echelon meeting on the morning of August 15th, Camp Ripley’s Command Sgt. Maj. Marcus Erickson mentioned an infantry unit that would be interested in joint training with our unit,” ...

Field Artillery Soldiers from the 107th Headquarters, Headquarters Battalion Detachment, join the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade fires cell to enhance their skills during Northern Strike 22.

FORT MEADE, Md. – Maryland Army National Guard command teams attended a suicide prevention and behavioral health symposium to learn about related resources at the Post Theater on base, August 7, 2022. U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, commander of the MDARNG, stressed the importance of accountability and access to resources. “I want our commanders and fellow Soldiers across our force ...

For the second time an Air National Guard Airman has been named as the next senior enlisted leader of the Maryland National Guard. U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Sims will officially assume the role of MDNG Command Senior Enlisted Leader from U.S. Army Command Sgt. Maj. Perlisa Wilson, who is retiring after 32 years of service.

RICHMOND, Va. – The Naming Commission announced Aug. 1, 2022, they will recommend to retain the 29th Infantry Division patch. According to a new release from the Naming Commission, in a July letter to leading members of the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, retired Navy Adm. Michelle J. Howard, Naming Commission chair, gave notice of the commission’s ...

LAUREL, Md. – Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers participated in an international cyber event at the Laurel Readiness Center, July 18-29, Members of the 169th Cyber Protection Team honed their skills to identify and respond to malicious online attacks while working with international and interagency partners from Canada, the United Kingdom, the U.S. Department of Energy, U.S. Air Force ...

Army Maryland National Guard Staff Sgt. James Hamilton observes 3rd platoon, 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, 44th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during eXportable Combat Training Capability 22-01 at Fort Drum, New York July 17, 2022. Hamilton joined ARNG-OGW, headquartered at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, from the Warrior Training Unit at Fort Benning, Georgia, in June 2021. “It’s long days and ...

BANJA LUKA, Bosnia and Herzegovina – Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers from the state’s Medical Detachment and Company C, 1st Battalion, 169th Aviation Regiment, trained with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina at the Manjača combat training area, near the village of Dobrnja in the Republic of Srpska, July 15-19. The focus of the military-to-military event was to train the ...

The Virginia National Guard Funeral Honors Program hosts Level 1 funeral honors training for nine National Guard Soldiers from four states June 29, 2022, at the State Military Reservation in Virginia Beach, Va. Soldiers from Maryland, North Carolina and Ohio joined Virginia Soldiers for the five-day course, which prepares Soldiers to conduct professional military funeral honors in accordance with service ...