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 ...

Sgt Russel Donivan, a healthcare specialist, and others with the 224th Medical Company Area out of Gaithersburg, Maryland answered the call to assist the nursing home staff of Pleasant View, in Mt. Airy Maryland, following an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. The state understood that many more nursing homes may be vulnerable to a similar outcome. The Maryland National Guard ...

Pfc. Matthew Thomas, a military police in the 290th Military Police Company based in Parkville, Maryland, assist in the operations on the ground at the Glen Burnie VEIP. He is a member of a squad of eight who have been alternating between food bank missions and assisting with traffic flow for COVID-19 testing sites. Thomas, a resident of Silver Spring, ...

While the Maryland National Guard has been engaging in COVID-19 pandemic response, a new threat looms on the horizon with the commencement of hurricane season the first of June. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s outlook suggest most of the Atlantic Basin will be warmer than average, leading to an unusually active hurricane season. This could possibly mean that the ...

Pvt. Anthony James, a 92F, petroleum supply specialist, with the Maryland National Guard’s 1229th Transportation Company, out of Baltimore, Maryland, is called for his first mission in his first year in the National Guard. When a new recruit raises their right hand and swears into the military, there are many feelings. This momentous occasion signifies the start of a new ...

Maj. Faith Courvelle is an assistant operations officer and works to continually monitor and update mission information for the operations center in Adelphi, Maryland. With a multitude of missions being run across the state, proper planning and coordination is essential in the state response to the COVID-19 virus. Courvelle came to her current position as a broadening assignment in operations. ...

Joining the military for so many is about seeking out new opportunities, developing a more refined sense of self, or serving a greater purpose. In addition to these important things, one of the Maryland National Guard’s newest recruits is seeking a stronger bond with his father by following his footsteps of service in the 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade. Pfc. Dylan ...

Sgt. Kevin Leon, petroleum lab specialist with the 729th Quartermaster Composite Supply Company, has been working closely with school staff and nurses at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, in  Baltimore, Maryland, supporting the community. Leon, originally from California, is tasked to hand out not only meals, but school work supplements for the students who did not have computers. 

Staff Sgt. Julius Austin, a computer/detection systems repairer with the 729th Quartermasters Composite Supply Company, based at Havre de Grace, Maryland, is the non-commissioned officer in charge of a team at Paul Laurence Dunbar High school in Baltimore, Maryland. Among his various responsibilities are ensuring meal distribution, managing relations with the community, and security of the building. His team’s main ...

Spc. Danielle Flickinger, from La Plata, Maryland, a motor transport operator with the 1229th Transportation Company, helps box and distribute meals to the community. Flickinger and her team members are working with the staff of Alexander Hamilton Elementary School to serve the neighborhood.

The Maryland Army National Guard is borrowing some technology from the active-duty Army to fight the COVID-19 virus. The Program Executive Office (PEO) Soldier based at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Aberdeen, Maryland, is providing a mission tracking and communications application at no cost to the Maryland Guard. The application, called CRSSTALK, stands for Contingency Response Situational Awareness/Situational Understanding Tactical Applications Leader Kit. ...