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 ...

Spc. Patrick Wesley, a health care specialist in the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, who has served about six years in the military.

Spc. Bailey, a dental specialist in the 104th Medical Company Area Support, who has served about four years in the military.

Spc. Hayley Hoopes, a health care specialist in the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, who has served about three years in the military.

By Staff Sgt. Elise Moore, 29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment Answering the call to serve one’s community can look different for everyone, especially since the COVID-19 pandemic disrupted communities worldwide in March 2020. One Marylander, Maxwell Butschky, decided to give back to his community in two impactful ways amidst the pandemic – commissioning in the Maryland National Guard and becoming a ...

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, ...

BALTIMORE — Today, at the direction of Gov. Larry Hogan, the Maryland National Guard has staged approximately 100 Soldiers on state active duty and 50 vehicles at armories in southern Maryland and the Eastern Shore as a precaution in case they are needed to support civil agencies responding to the snowstorm expected over the weekend. The MDNG is ready to ...

  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 ...