Article by Sgt. Lindiwe Henry BALTIMORE, Md. — Approximately 230 Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment from the Maryland Army National Guard participated in the African Lion 2024 Exercise from April 19 to May 31, 2024. This exercise marks the 1-175th Infantry Regiment’s largest deployment of Guard members in more than 10 years. The exercise locations spanned the countries Morocco, Tunisia, ...

By Tech. Sgt. Mercedee Wilds, United States Air Forces Central UNDISCLOSED LOCATION – U.S. Air Force F-15E Strike Eagles from the 335th Fighter Squadron at Seymour Johnson Air Force Base in North Carolina and U.S. Air Force A-10 Thunderbolt IIs from the 104th Fighter Squadron, assigned to the Maryland Air National Guard, and support personnel participated in Desert Flag 2024. They joined ...

MIDDLE RIVER, Md, —    Name: Senior Master Sergeant Jennifer Blood Location: Middle River, MD    Unit: 175th Civil Engineer Squadron  State you serve in: Maryland    Military Occupational Specialty: Readiness and Emergency Management Flight Superintendent (3E991)      What is your role in the Maryland Air National Guard? As an Emergency Management Specialist in the MDANG, I get to play a role in planning, training, responding, and recovering for emergencies of ...

TOWSON, Md — Name: SGT Anthony H Killiebrew    Location: Towson, MD    Unit: 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade    State you serve in: Maryland     Date joined: 2018    Military Occupational Specialty: 92Y Unit Supply Specialist, 91F Small Arms/Towed Artillery Repairer    Why did you decide to join? I decided to join the military because I’ve always felt a deep sense of duty and patriotism towards my country. I wanted to serve ...

ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Name: Staff Sgt. Winda MoralesLocation: Annapolis, MDUnit: 110th Information Operations BattalionState you serve in: MarylandDate started at the Maryland Air National Guard: 22 April 2015Military Occupational Specialty: Psychological Operations Specialist (37F) Why did you decide to join? Do you come from a military family? I joined the Maryland National Guard to continue the comradery and teamwork I cherished from my Navy ...

By Master Sgt. Chris Schepers RAMSTEIN AIR BASE, Germany — Name: SrA Elizabeth Quigg Location: Born and raised in Bel Air, Maryland. Currently reside in Ramstein, Germany Unit: 135th Intelligence Squadron State you serve in: Maryland Awards: 2023 Maryland Society Sons of the American Revolution – Maryland 400 Distinguished Service Medal ACC Air Force Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Awards Program (AFISRAP) Outstanding Air Reserve ...

By Master Sgt. Chris Schepers MARTIN STATE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Md. — Why did you decide to join? Do you come from a military family? Neither of my parents served in the military, however, my maternal grandfather served in the Navy and my paternal grandfather served in the Army Air Corps as a gunner on the B-24 and B-17. ...

Lt. Col. Mathew Ortega, a chaplain in Joint Force Headquarters who originally enlisted in the Marine Corps as an infantryman in 1998. Why did you decide to join? Do you come from a military family?I come from a military family. My grandfather served during WWII. I have Uncles, cousins, and my father-in-law that served during Vietnam. Three of my kids ...

Meet Ms. Yolanda Pressley, a program manager for the resource management department, Maryland Military Department. During her nearly six years of working for MMD, Pressley has received  the Team Spirit Award, Notable Employee Award and a military challenge coin from U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Adam Flasch, director of the Maryland National Guard Joint Staff. “I’ve been employed with the private ...