Article and photos by Staff Sgt. Chazz Kibler, MDNG Recruiting and Retention Battalion REISTERSTOWN, Md. – Drill sergeants wear the campaign hat as a testament to their demonstrated professionalism, commitment to the mission, and proven leadership. However, no soldier can wear the campaign hat forever. On March 5, 2022, the Maryland National Guard Recruiting and Retention Batallion celebrated Sgt. 1st Class Dave ...

Article by Sgt. Allen Griffith, 29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Photos by Spc. Ashleigh Maxwell  TAKOMA PARK, Md. – U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Adam Flasch, director of the Maryland National Guard Joint Staff, completed his assignment as dual-status commander for Maryland National Guard and active-duty federal military forces responding to the COVID-19 pandemic in Maryland, March 4, 2022. Gov. Larry Hogan authorized Flasch ...

Master Sgt. Mark Roark, the Maryland Army National Guard’s State Retention Non-Commissioned Officer in Charge, recently received an award for leading his team in improving the MDARNG’s retention efforts from 2019 to 2021. His leadership helped sustain the state amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and also strengthened the force for the future.

Maryland National Guard service members have been serving their community in many ways during the COVID-19 pandemic, from providing food to administering vaccines. On February 18, 2022, Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers Spc. Patrick Sheil and Spc. Paul Hofe provided yet another valuable service to their community—they administered CPR to a patient who went into cardiac arrest while at Anne ...

  Courtesy story by Dr. Julie Shively, Command Historian, Maryland National Guard     INTRODUCTION February has been set aside to reflect and honor the men and women of color who have been integral to the building, strengthening, defending, and advancing of the United States. Maryland’s military history is replete with the achievements of African American Soldiers, whose stories are more remarkable given the discrimination ...

Story by Spc Tom Lamb Soldiers and Airmen of the Maryland National Guard set up and supported more than 20 testing sites throughout the state, since early January. At the direction of Gov. Larry Hogan, up to 1,000 MDNG members were activated to assist state and local health officials with their COVID-19 response to include the distribution of COVID-19 test kits, ...

  Story by U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Enjoli Saunders, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office The commission is considering whether to recommend the 29th Infantry Division insignia for revision. The circular yin-yang patch of blue and gray was initially created during World War I by U.S. Army Maj. James Ulio, who went on to become a major general and the ...

Story by U.S. Air National Guard Staff. Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office Photos by U.S. Air National Guard Staff. Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office; U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Elise Moore, 29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment BALTIMORE – Members of the Maryland National Guard’s 729th Quartermaster Composite Supply Company began ...

Story by U.S. Air National Guard Capt. Benjamin Hughes, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office Photos by U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office BALTIMORE – Members of the Maryland Air National Guard began delivering cases with vials of Remdesivir from a Strategic National Stockpile warehouse to institutional pharmacies that directly serve skilled nursing ...

Story by Capt. Tim Savidge, Task Force Spartan Public Affairs For 16 days in December, Task Force Spartan Soldiers led female self-defense classes at the Kuwait Sports Club in downtown Kuwait City as a part of the “Every Soldier an Ambassador” program, which encourages interactions between deployed American Soldiers and local civilians. The classes were held in support of the United ...