National Guard

By Staff Sgt. Julian Kemper  175th WG – Maryland Air National Guard MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – The day before Thanksgiving, most people are thinking about a short list of things to do – ensuring the turkey is thawed, cleaning the house for a family visit, or preparing for a long trip to see relatives. For Maryland Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Brooke ...

by Staff Sgt. Olivia Lauer RAPLA, Estonia – Four U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers and one U.S. Air National Guard Airman from the Maryland National Guard participated in a color guard detail during the Estonian Victory Day Parade in Rapla, Estonia, June 23, 2026. The annual Estonian Victory Day commemorates their victory in the Battle of Võnnu in 1919 during Estonia’s ...

by Staff Sgt. Thomas Lamb TALLINN, Estonia – NATO allies from 32 partner countries participated in Vigorous Warrior 26 at training sites across Estonia from 8-20 June 2026. The Vigorous Warrior exercise series is organized by the NATO Centre of Excellence for Military Medicine every two years. It allows participating NATO and partner nations to exercise together in a realistic scenario, providing ...

by Sgt. 1st Class Terra Gatti VIERVILLE-SUR-MER, France — In the early morning hours of June 6, 2026, the 29th Infantry Division’s blue-and-gray emblem was etched into the sand in the Dog Green Sector of Omaha Beach, marking the ground where the division came ashore 82 years earlier. The tide was out, the morning quiet. As the sun began to rise, 30 ...

By Maj. Benjamin Hughes ZAGREB, Croatia — More than 100 cyber professionals from seven European nations and seven U.S. National Guard state partners participated in Combined Adriatic Cyber Endeavor (CACE) 2026, a multinational cyber defense exercise hosted by the Croatian Armed Forces at the Petar Zrinski Barracks, June 1-11, 2026. The Croatian Cyber Command hosted the largest regional cyber exercise for the ...

by Master Sgt. Zach Sheely VILNIUS, Lithuania (06/05/2026) — When the 30th Chief of the National Guard Bureau arrived in the Baltic region this month, he was not opening a new chapter in American security cooperation, he was reinforcing the bedrock of deterrence on NATO’s eastern flank. Here, allies are taking responsibility for an increased share of the defense burden the ...

05.23.2026Story by Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Ames 29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment TALLINN, Estonia – More than 40 Maryland National Guard members participated in Immediate Response 2026, a comprehensive cyber exercise, with their Estonian counterparts at Foundation Cyber Range 14 (CR14), May 16-23, 2026. The exercise is part of Sword 26, U.S. Army Europe and Africa’s (USAREUR-AF) premier annual exercise series, which takes place ...

By Maj. Benjamin Hughes May 22, 2026 SYKESVILLE, Md. — The Maryland Army National Guard deployed more than 100 Soldiers assigned to the 29th Military Police Company in support of U.S. Southern Command priorities during a ceremony at the Major General Linda L. Singh Readiness Center, May 23, 2026. Family members, friends, military leaders, and community supporters gathered to recognize the Soldiers at ...

By Staff Sgt. Kimberley Glazier May 22, 2026 VORU, Estonia — Maryland Army National Guard soldiers participated in Spring Storm 26, a NATO-led multinational training exercise held in Võru, Estonia, May 18–22, 2026. The exercise focused on preparing allied forces to respond to potential threats on NATO’s eastern flank while fostering stronger relationships between participating militaries. Spring Storm 26 brought together more than ...

By Capt. Victoria Connell TALLINN, Estonia — From the outside, the Cyber Range 14 building in downtown Tallinn appears quiet, unassuming and pristine. Inside, there’s no weapons fire, no smell of gasoline or gunpowder hanging in the air. But the absence of traditional battlefield signs does not make the mission inside any less crucial. Soldiers from Information Defense Company, Multi-Domain Command – ...

By. Maj. Benjamin Hughes HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. – The Maryland Army National Guard officially opened its new Combined Support Maintenance Shop complex during a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by Governor Wes Moore at the Havre de Grace Military Reservation, May 15, 2026. Maj. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, commander of the Maryland National Guard, and Maryland Department of General Services Secretary Atif Chaudhry ...