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 Maj. Benjamin Hughes  BALTIMORE – The Maryland Military Department honored the Maryland National Guard’s long tradition of service to the state and nation with a historic World War II mural unveiling and a Maryland 400 dedication ceremony during the reopening of the Maryland Museum of Military History located at the Fifth Regiment Armory, September 2, 2025. Maj. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, ...

By Maj. Benjamin Hughes COLUMBIA, Md. – More than 200 security and infrastructure cybersecurity experts gathered atthe Technology Advancement Center in Howard County for the nation’s first state-led criticalinfrastructure cyber workshop, Aug. 26–28, 2025. The Maryland Critical Infrastructure Cyber Resilience Workshop, which focused on the waterand wastewater sector during the three-day event, was co-organized by the Office of the UnderSecretary of Defense ...

By Maj. Benjamin Hughes MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – Employers got a firsthand look at the duties and skills of their employees who serve in the Maryland National Guard during the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Boss Lift event at Warfield Air National Guard Base and Blum Military Reservation, August 22, 2025. The day-long event enabled 70 employers to experience what ...

Story by Maj. Benjamin Hughes VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. – The Maryland Army National Guard’s Cyber Protection Team 169 led a certification exercise for other Army Guard cyber protection teams at the Virginia National Guard’s State Military Reservation, August 3-16, 2025. During the Cyber Velocity exercise, 20 Maryland soldiers from CPT 169 strengthened the U.S. Army’s overall cyber readiness by assessing Georgia Army National ...

By Airman 1st Class Sarah Hoover175th Wing MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — The National Guard assistant to the commander, U.S. Cyber Command, and director, National Security Agency and Central Security Service, officially retired after 33 years of service in the United States Air Force, during a ceremony at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, August 10, 2025. Maryland Air ...

By Airmen 1st Class Sarah Hoover MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — In a dusty warehouse, an artist, as well as a mother, educator, and veteran, painted a vibrant mural depicting the history of the Maryland Air National Guard. With each brushstroke she brought the canvases to life, which is a testament to her resilience and ability to create beauty that leaves a ...

By Capt. Dylan Bradford EDGEWOOD, Md. — The Maryland Army National Guard held a welcome home ceremony to honor the return of soldiers from the 1100th Theater Aviation Sustainment Maintenance Group, following their nine-month deployment to Kuwait in support of Operation Spartan Shield at Aberdeen Proving Ground – South, August 3, 2025. The ceremony, held at the Edgewood Conference Center, recognized more ...

By Staff Sgt. Alexandra Huettner ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England —  Seventy-five members of the Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Force Support Squadron and administrative staff from units across the 175th Wing traveled to Royal Air Force Mildenhall, July 15-25, 2025, for annual training designed to strengthen deployment readiness through hands-on exercises, team building, and mission-focused learning. The training, which centered on ...

By Capt. Dylan Bradford LAUREL, Md. — A Maryland Army National Guard Soldier recently earned the title of doctor and completed a 2,000-hour medical residency, while also commanding an Army intelligence unit and deploying to a combat zone. Capt. Angela Monfiletto, commander of Bravo Company, 628th Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion, 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, earned her Doctorate of Audiology from ...

By Chazz Kibler BALTIMORE—James Bonner’s journey through six decades of commitment to the Maryland Army National Guard as a light wheeled vehicle mechanic and the Maryland Military Department as an enclave manager stands as a testament to the spirit of service and camaraderie that define our nation’s armed forces. Reflecting on the motivations that propelled him to enlist in 1962, Bonner ...