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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 ...

Author: U.S. Air National Guard Senior Airman Sarah M. McClanahan Photos by: U.S. Air National Guard Senior Airman Sarah M. McClanahan; Courtesy Photo Air Force 2nd Lt. Sarah Soliman discovered what it meant to serve while working as a contractor for the military in Southwest Asia. After recently commissioning, she was awarded an inaugural spot in the AFVentures Fellows program while awaiting ...

From more than 1,500 miles away, about 10 Maryland National Guard and Maryland Defense Force personnel went operational Jan. 15, 2020, at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation in Reisterstown, Maryland, to support earthquake recovery efforts in Puerto Rico with a joint Unclassified Processing, Analysis and Dissemination (UPAD) team.

As a new decade begins, so comes a new symbol depicting the Maryland National Guard’s future focus in a competitive global environment.

Article and photos by Maj. Cody Starken, 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade Edgewood, Md. – Light switches flipped to on, seats straightened dress right dress, and tables cleaned before the doors swing open and hungry Soldiers file into the chow hall for their only hot meal for the day. The smell of food and the distinct sounds of Soldiers eating replaced the ...

Author: U.S. Army National Guard Maj. Aaron M. Testa, Public Affairs Officer, 110th Information Operations Battalion Photos by: U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Isolda Reyes; U.S. Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Thaddeus Harrington The 110th Information Operations Battalion held its third annual Information Operations and Cyber Operations Symposium at the Annapolis Readiness Center, here, Nov. 17. Three years in, ...

Author: U.S. Army National Guard Maj. Kurt Rauschenberg Photos by: U.S. Army National Guard Maj. Kurt Rauschenberg The season of giving is here and with it brought about 100 soldiers of the Maryland National Guard’s 581st Troop Command who took to the downtown streets of Hagerstown Dec 8 to embark on a three-mile road march providing some extra joy to the community! Busing ...

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Author: U.S. Army National Guard Maj. Kurt Rauschenberg Photos by: U.S. Army National Guard Maj. Kurt Rauschenberg Remembrance, reform, and unity was reflected upon once again as the Bosnia-Herzegovina embassy hosted the 14th annual Armed Forces Day celebration Dec. 5 in the District of Columbia. Each year, the celebration recognizes the 2005 unification of the Bosniak-Croat Army of the Federation of Bosnia-Herzegovina and the ...

Author: U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers Photos by: U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers & U.S. Air National Guard Senior Airman Sarah M. McClanahan Airmen from the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, took time during drill weekend for a Resilience Tactical Pause in response to an increase in suicides throughout the Air Force. The Resilience Tactical Pause, ...

Just a few miles beyond the bustling cyber hub surrounding Fort Meade, Maryland, is the Laurel Readiness Center and home to the Maryland National Guard’s 169th Cyber Protection Team. This team of cyber professionals have the mission to defend Department of Defense information networks and assist in cyber defense outside of the DOD when called. What makes the 169th CPT ...