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 ...

Members of the 169th Cyber Protection Team and members of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina conduct cyber adversarial exercises at the Pvt. Henry Costin Readiness Center in Laurel, Maryland, on June 29, 2022. Beginning in August 2018, the 169th CPT has supported the military-to-military knowledge transfer and team-building efforts to the Armed Forces Bosnia and Herzegovina under the ...

Meet U.S. Army Warrant Officer Candidate April-Mae Ridenour, the reconnaissance noncommissioned officer assigned to the 32nd Civil Support Team, Maryland National Guard. Ridenour played a vital role in the CST’s support of the 2022 Ocean City Air Show as part of the survey section that is responsible for identifying, assessing, and locating potential chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The 110th Information Operations Battalion of the Maryland Army National Guard observed their change of command ceremony at Battalion Headquarters on June 4. The outgoing commander, Lt. Col. Kristie Roy, passed the unit colors of the 110th IO to Col. B. Clayton Jackson, commander of the 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, who in turn entrusted them to the ...

MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – Approximately 170 Airmen assigned to the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard and A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft have returned from Europe, where they supported Exercises Swift Response and Defender Europe 22. The 10 Maryland A-10s, assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron, flew more than 240 sorties and operated in 10 countries throughout Europe to execute Agile Combat ...

LLIELVARDE AIR BASE, Lativa – The Maryland Air National Guard supported the Swift Response exercise over the past two weeks with simultaneous operations in North Macedonia and Norway. Approximately 120 Airmen and 10 A-10C Thunderbolt II from the 175th Wing demonstrated Agile Combat Employment, mobilizing and deploying aircraft across a theater of operations on short notice. “We are excited to be here ...

Story by Spc. Benjamin Tomlinson, 102d Public Affairs Detachment GULFPORT, Miss. – Every day, technology is becoming more and more advanced bringing new threats in technological warfare. Within the United States military, a cyber team’s most important tasks include defending military networks and weapons platforms and protecting America’s critical infrastructure.The 175th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, based in Middle ...

By Enjoli Saunders ARLINGTON, Va. – U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. April D. Vogel made history as the first female two-star general in the Maryland Air National Guard when she was promoted in April 2022. Her career been a model of the successful synthesis of the National Guard capabilities with those of the active duty armed forces. U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. ...

U.S. Air Force Col. Richard D. Hunt, 175th Wing vice commander, Maryland Air National Guard, finishes the 5K on Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, Middle River, MD on April 3, 2022. The SAPR 5K is a yearly event at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport that marks the beginning of Sexual Assault Prevention ...

A competitor at the 2022 Maryland Best Warrior Competition runs through a smoke grenade during the stress shoot event on March 11, 2022 at H. Steven Blum Military Reservation, Glen Arm, Maryland. Throughout the competition, service members from the Maryland Army National Guard and the Estonian Defence Force were tested on their knowledge of essential soldier skills along with mental ...