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 U.S. Army Warrant Officer Candidate April-Mae Ridenour, the reconnaissance noncommissioned officer assigned to the 32nd Civil Support Team, Maryland National Guard. Ridenour played a vital role in the CST’s support of the 2022 Ocean City Air Show as part of the survey section that is responsible for identifying, assessing, and locating potential chemical, biological, radiological, and nuclear ...

Story by: U.S. Army National Guard Spc. Christina Chang Photos by: U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan; Courtesy Photos EASTON, Md. —Visitors to the Easton COVID-19 testing site could often see Pfc. Burrell’s eyes crinkling with a smile behind her face-mask, as she stood at their vehicles giving out health screenings through sun or rain. “It’s been a fun ...

Spc. Taylor Scott, a wheeled vehicle mechanic in the 29th Military Police Company,115th Military Police Battalion, has served for 7 years in the MDARNG.