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 ...

U.S. Army Sgt. Sarah Kim, a Healthcare Specialist with the 104th Medical Company Area Support, has helped support the Maryland National Guard COVID-19 response. She joined the active Army in 2015 before transferring to the MDNG in 2020 to continue to give back to the country that has given her so many opportunities.

During most of 2020, Havre de Grace High School was temporarily shut down to comply with COVID-19 restrictions, and continued to be closed to the public. The 175th SFS’s ongoing partnership and close ties with the Havre de Grace community allowed them to take advantage of the site’s availability for their training.

Kosovo Force military police celebrated National Police Appreciation Week May 10-14. Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers with the 29th Military Police Company, assigned to KFOR’s Regional Command-East, hosted international MP forces from Italy, Poland, Austria and Switzerland at Camp Bondsteel in an unprecedented week of cooperative training.

Airmen of the 175th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, affectionately known as “Port Dawgs,” conducted security, communication and logistical missions in support of National Guard Soldiers and Airmen leading up to and through the 59th Presidential Inauguration in Washington, D.C.

The weekends have been busy for several members of the Maryland Defense Force, the state guard that supports the Maryland National Guard. On almost every Saturday and Sunday from February 20th through May 1, 2021, members of the were on duty to assist in providing COVID-19 vaccinations for veterans at the Veterans Administration Hospital in downtown Baltimore. received vaccinations during ...

Spc. Thomas Lamb, a public affairs specialist with the 29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 1297th Combat Support Sustainment Battalion, 29th Aviation Brigade, recently transferred from the 100th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Texas Army National Guard, and moved to Maryland, in 2021

Regional Command-East, Kosovo Force Soldiers conducted an active shooter and mass casualty training exercise at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, on April 17, 2021. It was the first time an exercise of this nature was held at the Army and Air Force Exchange Service store at Camp Bondsteel.

The Maryland Defense Force’s soldier, non-commissioned officer, and officer of the year will be recognized at the MDDF Annual Muster. All three honorees will be presented with formal resolutions from the Maryland House of Delegates and the Maryland Senate signed by Delegate Adrienne A. Jones, speaker of the House of Delegates, and Senator Bill Ferguson, president of the Senate. Each ...

When the Six Flags America amusement park in Bowie, Maryland, was converted to a drive-through mass vaccination site in February in 2021, it’s visitors were attended by blue-gowned nurses and camouflage-uniformed Soldiers instead of the park’s usual staff. Spc. Jameka Sledge, a military police with the 200th Military Police Company, enlisted into the MDARNG in April, 2020, and started working ...

Several Soldiers from the 1st Battalion,175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, were honored with streets named after them at the Six Flags America vaccination site for their contributions to improve the efficiency of the facility.