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. Kimberley Glazier May 22, 2026 VORU, Estonia — Maryland Army National Guard soldiers participated in Spring Storm 26, a NATO-led multinational training exercise held in Võru, Estonia, May 18–22, 2026. The exercise focused on preparing allied forces to respond to potential threats on NATO’s eastern flank while fostering stronger relationships between participating militaries. Spring Storm 26 brought together more than ...

By Capt. Victoria Connell TALLINN, Estonia — From the outside, the Cyber Range 14 building in downtown Tallinn appears quiet, unassuming and pristine. Inside, there’s no weapons fire, no smell of gasoline or gunpowder hanging in the air. But the absence of traditional battlefield signs does not make the mission inside any less crucial. Soldiers from Information Defense Company, Multi-Domain Command – ...

By. Maj. Benjamin Hughes HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. – The Maryland Army National Guard officially opened its new Combined Support Maintenance Shop complex during a ribbon-cutting ceremony hosted by Governor Wes Moore at the Havre de Grace Military Reservation, May 15, 2026. Maj. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, commander of the Maryland National Guard, and Maryland Department of General Services Secretary Atif Chaudhry ...

By Staff Sgt. Lindiwe Henry. KINGWOOD, W.Va. — Less than one month ago, two Maryland Army National Guardsmen were in a grueling competition against 18 of their fellow Soldiers and Estonian Defence Force members to determine the victors who would go on to represent their state at the Region II Best Warrior Competition in West Virginia. Spc. Matthew Zrebiec, won the ...

by Sgt. Grace Wajler CAMP DAWSON, W.V. — U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers and noncommissioned officers from Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania, Virginia, Washington, D.C., and West Virginia participated in the grueling Region II Best Warrior Competition hosted by the West Virginia Army National Guard at Camp Dawson, May 4-7, 2026. The four-day event tested participants on a wide range of warrior tasks to ...

by Tech. Sgt. Alexis Wade Leaders from across the United States military and private sector came together to participate in the Cognitive Warrior symposium presented by Liminal Collective at the San Antonio Spurs facility, San Antonio, Texas, March 23-24th, 2026. In attendance were principal cyber advisors from the Department of the Air Force, Army, Navy, Space Force, United States Cyber Command, Cyber ...

Story by Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers The Maryland National Guard held a joint ceremony where they bid farewell to the outgoing and retiring Command Sgt. Maj. David Harry, command senior enlisted leader of the Maryland National Guard, and welcomed his replacement, Command Sgt. Maj. Larry LeCates, during a change-of-responsibility ceremony at the Fifth Regiment Armory, May 2, 2026. Maryland Army National ...

By Maj. Benjamin Hughes VILNIUS, Lithuania — The commander of the Maryland Army National Guard’s 58th Troop Command joined senior military leaders from across Europe and the United States this spring to examine regional security challenges in the Baltic region. Col. Adam Tiffen represented the Maryland National Guard during the U.S. Army War College International Fellows Continuing Education Program in Vilnius, ...

by Maj. Benjamin Hughes MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – The Maryland National Guard (MDNG) supported a massive search and rescue exercise (SAREX) spanning 20 square miles of land and water, from the Loch Raven Reservoir Dam to Gunpowder Falls State Park, along with emergency responders from around the state, April 23, 2026. The MDNG Joint Staff coordinated the response of a CH-47 Chinook, ...

Story by Staff Sgt. Laura Virtue CENTRAL FINLAND – Cyber personnel from the Maryland Air National Guard partnered with allied nations across the joint force to sharpen their defensive capabilities during NATO Exercise Locked Shields 26, one of the world’s largest and most complex live-fire cyber defense exercises, April 11-25, 2026.  Twelve Airmen from the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group augmented teams from ...