By Maj. Benjamin Hughes BALTIMORE — The Maryland Military Department hosted its annual Employee Appreciation Luncheon on November 21, 2025, at the Patapsco Arena, where civilian employees were recognized for their dedication and support of the Maryland National Guard mission. Senior leaders from the Maryland National Guard joined Maj. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, adjutant general for Maryland, to honor state employees whose ...

by Maj. Benjamin Hughes ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. — About 120 Maryland Army National Guard soldiers assigned to the 1729th Support Maintenance Company gathered at the Mallette Training Facility, October 20, 2025, for a farewell ceremony ahead of their deployment to support federal operations along the southern U.S. border. Maj. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, the adjutant general for Maryland, hosted the ceremony ...

By Capt Dylan Bradford FORT BELVOIR, Va. – Maryland Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Jared D. Lake succeeded Virginia Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Dale L. Murray as the 29th Infantry Division Assistant Division Commander for Support. Lake was promoted to brigadier general effective Aug. 5, 2025. Murray began serving as the 29th ID’s Assistant Division Commander for Operations effective Aug. ...

By Maj. Benjamin Hughes MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — The Maryland Air National Guard hosted an inactivation ceremony for the A-10C Thunderbolt II flying mission at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, September 23, 2025, before the final two aircraft departed as part of the U.S. Air Force divestment. Governor Wes Moore, Maj. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, adjutant ...

By Airman 1st Class Sarah Hoover MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — The Maryland National Guard partnered with Estonia’s Cyber Command to host Baltic Blitz 25, a cybersecurity exchange event, at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, Sept. 22-26, 2025. About 20 Airmen from the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group, two Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers from the Cyber Protection Team ...

By Maj. (MD) Stephen RiceThe Maryland Defense Force 231st Troop Command’s Charlie Company established and operated an advance base camp and tactical operations center on the remote islet of Long Point on the Chesapeake Bay for three days, on July 11, 2025.  Long Point is connected to Janes Island via a sandbar and is located within the Janes Island State ...

By Dr. Julie Shively BALTIMORE—The Society of the War of 1812 celebrated its 200th anniversary of the Battle Monument in Baltimore on Sept. 13, 2025. This monument commemorates all the fallen soldiers and sailors in the Battle of Baltimore, fought on 12 and 13 September 1814, during the War of 1812. Mayor Brandon M. Scott, Baltimore mayor, Marie Frías Sauter, superintendent of ...

Story by Staff Sgt. Alexandra Huettner EDGEWOOD, Md. – For the second time in recent years, the Maryland National Guard’s legal teams came together for a two-day, all-hands event to strengthen professional knowledge but also deepen relationships between Army and Air legal personnel at multiple locations, September 7-8, 2025. The joint professional development training brought together Maryland Army National Guard and the Maryland ...

by Capt. Dylan Bradford ADELPHI, Md. – Cyber Protection Team 169 (CPT 169) of the Maryland Army National Guard partnered with members of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH) for a cyber knowledge exchange at the U.S. Army Research Laboratory, Sept. 2–9, 2025. The weeklong military-to-military event conducted through the State Partnership Program brought together Soldiers and cyber professionals from ...

By Airman 1st Class Sarah Hoover MILWAUKEE — Airmen from the Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Wing received multiple awards during the 147th annual National Guard Association of the United States General Conference & Exhibition at the Baird Center in Wisconsin, Aug. 22-25, 2025. The 175th Wing was awarded the Air National Guard Spaatz Trophy, presented in honor of Gen. Carl ...