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. Laura Weaver U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jori Robinson, 175th Wing commander, coins members of the 175th Wing recruiting team at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., on May 6, 2023, for being awarded the Air Force Recruiting Service Top III Chief Master Sgt. Brad W. Esposito Team Leadership Award for their accomplishments in the ...

By Senior Airman Rachel Underwood U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Rubin, 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lamar Porter, 175th Mission Support Group, Maryland Air National Guard, Mr. David Rolen, a U.S. Army civilian from the U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Gerad Pyszka, 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, and U.S. ...

By Major Brendan Cassidy U.S. Army Capt. David Buchanan (running, foreground), commander of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, qualifies for the All Guard Marathon Team at the Lincoln Marathon in Lincoln, Neb., on May 7, 2023. More than 200 National Guard Airmen and Soldiers from across the country competed for spots on the All Guard Marathon ...

By 2nd Lt Enjoli Saunders Meet Mr. Isadore Beattie, the Installation Status Report Manager for the Command Facility Management Office, Maryland Military Department. Beattie has served in this capacity since January 2007 and has contributed to helping his department receive team awards such as the Team Spirit Award. “Working with the Maryland Military Department has provided me a wealth of information and ...

By Spc. Christian Carrillo GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – For one Ukrainian-American chaplain, his path to serving a higher calling all began with a lucky shot in a lottery. Maryland Air National Guard Chaplain (Capt.) Vladimir Steliac, assigned to 175th Wing, currently serves as a chaplain for the Air National Guard Readiness Center at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland. In 1997, Steliac immigrated to the U.S. ...

By Maj. Benjamin Hughes NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The 30th adjutant general of Maryland retired after after 37 years of service at the Patuxent Naval Air Museum, April 30, 2023. Maj. Gen. Timothy S. Gowen stepped down as commander of the Maryland National Guard after serving in the senior military position, which he was appointed to by former ...

By Sgt. 1st Class Margaret Taylor, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office CAMDEN, S.C. – The crowd hushed, rose from folding lawn chairs amid the longleaf pine trees, and turned toward the roadway at the sound of the drums. A procession, moving to a steady, rat-tat-tatting cadence, made its way through the trees, pine needles a thick, red-brown carpet under booted feet. ...

By Sgt. Allen Griffith FORT MEADE, Md. – The adjutant general for Maryland signed the Month of the Military Child Proclamation at the Baron J. De Kalk Reserve Center, April 22, 2023, during the Roll, Walk, Run For Teen Wellness event organized by Blue Star Families of Baltimore and Chesapeake Region. U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, commander of the Maryland ...

By Capt. Ben Hughes ANNAPOLIS, Md. (April 7, 2023) –  Maryland Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead has been unanimously confirmed by the Maryland Senate to be the 31st adjutant general of Maryland. Gov. Wes Moore announced Birckhead’s nomination to lead the Maryland Military Department during a press conference at the State House in Annapolis on Wednesday.  “I am proud ...

By Col. Wayde Minami, Joint Force Headquarters, Maryland National Guard U.S. Air Force Col. Bernadette Maldonado shows off her Operation Allies Welcome patch on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 8, 2021. Maldonado, commander of the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Mission Support Group, is working with Task Force Liberty as a village Governor. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and ...