by Maj. Benjamin Hughes FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — When the Logistics Readiness Center – FortMeade, found itself with a backlog of more than 1,000 weapons in need of maintenancein December of 2025, it called on the state’s National Guard. Within weeks, a team of five Maryland Army National Guard armorers and equipmentreadiness specialists arrived on-site to complete the mission. The team, ...

By Senior Airman Sarah Hoover TALLINN, Estonia — The Maryland National Guard participated in Crossed Swords, a comprehensive cyber defense exercise, with their Estonian state partners at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), Oct. 27 through Nov. 7, 2025. The exercise hosted 240 participants from about 45 countries, including Airmen from the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group. Participants shared ...

By Staff Sgt. Sophia Henry BALTIMORE — It is 8:30 in the morning, and the scent of grilled bacon, green peppers, onions, omelets, and warm buttered biscuits wafts through the Old Town Fire Station. Soldiers, firefighters, and paramedics sit around the large table, discussing their current favorite television shows, swapping mission stories, and whatever else floats into conversation. Specialty omelets and breakfast ...

Story by Staff Sgt. Thomas Lamb GLEN BURNIE, MD — Storms are intriguing. Before radio, radar, and satellites there wasn’t a reliable way of telling what was going to happen. Now with fairly accurate 10 day forecasts we have time to prepare. How much snow? 12 inches? 18? 30? Will there be ice or just powder? Is there enough food in the ...

By Senior Master Sgt. Chris Schepers FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — For the first time in Air Force history, the 175th Wing welcomed the first inter-service warrant officer during a swearing-in ceremony, December 19, 2025 at the Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Cyberspace Operations Squadron building, Ft. Meade, Maryland. Maryland Air National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Brian Ruzin, an ...

By Airman 1st Class Sarah Hoover MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — Eight Maryland Air National Guard members have graduated from the U.S. Air Force Warrant Officer Training School during the past year, including a final group of graduates recognized during a ceremony at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama, on October 9, 2025. Among the graduates from last year, two additional members of the ...

By Staff Sgt. Amber Peck ARLINGTON, Va. — Maryland National Guard cyber teams are a key part of a statewide task force focused on a “whole of government approach” to cybersecurity efforts and ways to enhance cyber readiness. The Maryland Cybersecurity Task Force, established by Gov. Wes Moore in January 2024, brings together Maryland Guard members and personnel from the Maryland ...

By Senior Master Sgt. Chris Schepers MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – A Maryland Airman is the first-ever Air Force senior enlisted advisor to the Joint Staff, supporting the total force mission of the Maryland National Guard from Camp Fretterd Military Reservation. Maryland Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Monica Aragon, the former 175th Logistics Readiness Squadron senior enlisted leader, will report directly to ...

By Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — The 175th Wing held its annual Airman Recognition Ceremony at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, December 7, 2025. The ceremony recognized the accomplishments of Airmen from the Maryland Air National Guard by presenting awards to the Outstanding Airmen of the Year, recognizing Community College of the ...

By Staff Sgt. Alexandra Huettner MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — The Maryland Air National Guard welcomed a new wing commander and a new acting assistant adjutant general – Air, during a dual change of command ceremony at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, December 7, 2025, as the 175th Wing transitions to an expanded cyber mission. The presiding official ...