Skip to Main Content

Human Trafficking
GET HELP
National Human Trafficking Hotline -- 24/7 Confidential
icon of a phone 1-888-373-7888
icon of a cell phone 233733
For more information on human trafficking in Maryland click here.

National Guard

Maryland Guard Airman Uses Military Training to Save a Life

March 11, 2024
Maryland Guard Airman Uses Military Training to Save a Life
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 ...
Read more

Md. Operation: Military Kids brings children of service members together

July 22, 2012
Md. Operation: Military Kids brings children of service members together
The Maryland Operation: Military Kids hosted its annual summer get-away camp for children with military parents at the Western Maryland 4-H Education Center in Swanton, Md., July 22-28.
Read more

Maryland Defense Force supports Operation: Safekeeping

July 7, 2012
Maryland Defense Force supports  Operation: Safekeeping
The Maryland Defense Force answered the call for help from the Maryland Emergency Management Agency to conduct health and welfare checks on residents in Baltimore, July 7, for those who were affected by the heat wave and power outages during the first week of July.
Read more

Sailabration, Baltimore: War of 1812 Bicentennial

June 19, 2012
Sailabration, Baltimore: War of 1812 Bicentennial
For more than 30 years following the American Revolution, the nations of western Europe treated the U.S. like an annoying younger sibling. Though Great Britain and much of the continent were embroiled in the prolonged Napoleonic Wars, some (like Great Britain) still found time to harass the upstart across the Atlantic. British ships continually interfered with American trade vessels, and ...
Read more

MDDF Chaplain Awarded the Order of Chaplain O’Grady Award

February 29, 2012
MDDF Chaplain Awarded the Order of Chaplain O’Grady Award
A Maryland Defense Force chaplain was presented with The Order of Chaplain (Capt.) Eugene P. O’Grady Award during a ceremony at the Chaplain Eugene P. O’Grady Chapel on Camp Fretterd Military Reservation near Reisterstown, Md., Feb. 29.
Read more

Fitness Center renamed in honor of Fallen Warrior

February 25, 2012
Fitness Center renamed in honor of Fallen Warrior
The Maryland National Guard dedicated the Fitness Center on Camp Fretterd Military Reservation to Maj. Robert J. Marchanti II on Sept. 6, 2014. Marchanti was killed in action in Kabul, Afghanistan while supporting Operation Enduring Freedom on Feb. 25, 2012.
Read more

MDNG Members Jump in Honor of Fallen Soldier

February 4, 2012
MDNG Members Jump in Honor of Fallen Soldier
Soldiers from the Maryland National Guard conducted a non-tactical jump from a C-27J aircraft Feb. 4, in Little Orleans, Md., to honor a fallen Maryland National Guard member.
Read more

Maryland ANG Ready to Assist in Major Disaster

January 19, 2012
Maryland ANG Ready to Assist in Major Disaster
The Maryland Air National Guard recently received and trained on new equipment that allows them to be more prepared to assist local communities in the event of a natural or man-made disaster at home.
Read more

Maryland Army National Guard Brigade to Begin Mission in Kuwait

December 16, 2011
Maryland Army National Guard Brigade to Begin Mission in Kuwait
The 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, known as Task Force Normandy, has a new mission in Kuwait only days after the end of the war in Iraq.
Read more

MD National Guard mobilized for Hurricane Irene support

August 28, 2011
MD National Guard mobilized for Hurricane Irene support
While the citizens of Maryland braced for Hurricane Irene and were warned to seek shelter or stay in their homes, more than 500 Citizen-Soldiers, Airmen and Maryland Defense Force volunteers from units across the state sprang into action to do what they do best–help their neighbors.
Read more

Maryland National Guard teams up with law enforcement agencies for Operation Underdog

August 3, 2011
Maryland National Guard teams up with law enforcement agencies for Operation Underdog
Members of the Maryland National Guard teamed up with local Maryland police and fire departments to conduct Operation Underdog Aug. 3 in Essex, Md. Operation Underdog is a joint operation between the National Guard, the Baltimore County Police and Fire Departments and other volunteer departments, to conduct simulated rescue missions during flood and high water scenarios.
Read more