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 ...

Story by Jennifer H. Svan Army National Guard Spc. Jennifer Egbe is the first soldier deployed to Powidz Air Base in Poland to attend University of Maryland Global Campus Europe graduation ceremonies. The school held its spring commencement on Saturday, April 27, 2024, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany. Egbe, who earned a bachelor’s in communications, drove to Germany from Poland for ...

By Maj. Erica Mitchell, 29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment BALTIMORE – After five days of competition, three Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers were named 2024’s Best Warriors in the officer, non-commissioned officer and soldier of the year categories during the Maryland National Guard Best Warrior Competition closing ceremony at the Fifth Regiment Armory. Spc. Jordan Foster and Staff Sgt. Alexander Wilkinson-Johnson, both ...

By Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Heft This past week the Maryland National Guard Honor Guard provided burial honors for a reinternment of one of the nation’s earliest female veterans. A member of a unit known as the “Hello Girls” Marie Edmee LeRoux was a trailblazing female pioneer in the U.S. Army in World War I. Nearly 105 years after she left ...

GLEN ARM, Md. (April 24, 2024) – A Maryland Army National Guard helicopter supporting aerial firefighting operations helped suppress an approximately six-acre brush fire in Baltimore County within the Loch Raven watershed. Civil authorities requested support from the Maryland National Guard and the 29th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade on Tuesday evening after the 2-alarm fire. One UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with ...

Story by Senior Airman Alexandra Huettner MARTIN STATE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Md. — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – President Joseph R. Biden landed at Martin State Air National Guard Base, April 5, 2024, before heading to Baltimore with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to assess the damage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse. 175th Wing Airmen supported many facets of the ...

By Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard Maryland Air National Guard Capt. Kerry Guy, 175th Wing contracting officer, poses for a photograph at Warfield Air National Guard Base, April 17, 2024, in Middle River, Maryland. Guy is also the officer in charge of the 175th Wing Spark Cell, which was established in January 2022 and boasts over ...

By Staff Sgt. Elise Moore BALTIMORE – After five days of competition, three Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers were named 2024’s Best Warriors in the officer, non-commissioned officer, and soldier of the year categories during the Best Warrior Competition closing ceremony at the Fifth Regiment Armory, April 12, 2024. Spc. Jordan Foster and Staff Sgt. Alexander Wilkinson-Johnson, both from the 29th Expeditionary ...

After five days of competition, three Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers were named 2024’s Best Warriors in the officer, non-commissioned officer and junior enlisted categories during the Maryland National Guard Best Warrior Competition closing ceremony at the Fifth Regiment Armory. 

The 2024 Maryland National Guard Best Warrior Competition kicked off today with nine competitors on a mission to become the state’s next best warrior. The Best Warrior Competition test Soldiers’ ability to complete military tasks in a competitive environment.

By Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Heft Historical NCO   BALTIMORE, Md – – March 29th marks National Vietnam Veterans Day, a national holiday established in 2007 to thank Vietnam Veterans and their families for their sacrifices during and after the conflict. While no Maryland National Guard units were deployed to Vietnam during the conflict, the Maryland National Guard and Vietnam Veterans are deeply ...