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 Capt. Dylan Bradford REISTERSTOWN, Md. – Approximately 70 Maryland Army National Soldiers assigned to the 104th Medical Company (Area Support) are deploying overseas in support of Operation Atlantic Resolve in Powidz, Poland. Maj. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, adjutant general for Maryland, hosted the departure ceremony and spoke to the family members, friends, and fellow Guard members from the 58th Troop Command ...

By Master Sgt. Chris Schepers BOWLEYS QUARTERS, Md. — Maryland Air National Guard firefighters teamed up with the Baltimore County Fire Department to rescue a man who fell into frigid water in a community near Martin State Air National Guard Base, December 1, 2023. The 175th Wing fire department responded to a call for mutual aid at a pier at Safe ...

by Master Sgt. Chris Schepers MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – The Maryland Air National Guard conducted a sweeping operational readiness exercise involving the full spectrum of missions and personnel across Martin State Air National Guard Base Nov. 30 through Dec. 3. The Air Combat Command directed exercise, designated Operation Frosty Strike 2023, was designed to demonstrate the 175th Wing’s ability to survive ...

By Maj Ben Hughes ANNAPOLIS, Md. – Maryland Gov. Wes Moore hosted a reception to celebrate 50 combined years of security cooperation of the Maryland National Guard with Bosnia & Herzegovina and Estonia through the State Partnership Program at his residence November 16, 2023. Estonia and Maryland celebrated the 30th anniversary of their mutually beneficial partnership, which began in 1993, while ...

By 1st Lt Paul Jeong REISTERSTOWN, Md. – A Maryland Army National Guard Soldier was recognized with the Combat Medical Badge (CMB) for his actions under enemy fire while deployed in 2019 during an award ceremony held at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation’s 29th Division Hall, November 14, 2023. Staff Sgt. Jackson A. Vassighi, a medic with the 244th Engineer Company, was ...

By Maj. (MD) Stephen Rice, Maryland Defense Force A combat veteran from Vietnam continues to give back to his state and nation as a volunteer for the Maryland Defense Force. To this day, Staff Sgt. (MD) Thomas E. Hendricks, Sr. remains dedicated to serving his country. “I joined the U.S. Army at 17 years old to get away from my foster family ...

By Master Sgt. Chris Schepers MARTIN STATE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Md. — In keeping with years of mission success, Airmen from the Maryland Air National Guard assigned to the 175th Maintenance Group and 104th Fighter Squadrons were recognized as the most mission capable A-10 fleet within the entire Air National Guard throughout fiscal year 2023. The Airmen, which maintain and ...

By 1st Lt. Jasmine Matthews MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — Members of the Maryland National Guard hosted the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Bosslift event at Martin State Air National Guard Base and Blum Military Reservation on November 3, 2023, giving employers the opportunity to better understand what their employees do during military service. Employers took part in orientation ...

Maj. (MD) Stephen Rice, Maryland Defense Force Capt. (MD) Evelyn Kloos is a dedicated community and public servant who has served western Maryland for 37 years as a Certified Registered Nurse. For 35 of those years, she has worked at Meritus Medical Center in Hagerstown. She holds a National Certification Corporation (NCC) Inpatient Obstetrics certification and an Electronic Fetal ...

Story by Maj. Brendan Cassidy LAUREL, Md. – “She said she knew from the start.” confided Spc. Jean-Paul Konkon. Remembering the moment that he told his mother he wanted to join the National Guard, she unlocked memories he’d forgotten of him as a toddler telling her “I want to be a soldier!” Spc. Konkon is originally from Yaoundé, the national capital of ...