In-processing took place for candidates at the Freestate ChalleNGe Academy with Maryland Defense Force soldiers ensuring everything went smoothly. Cadets in-processed into the Maryland National Guard’s Freestate ChalleNGe Academy program at Edgewood Arsenal of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, on July 11, 2021.

Twenty years after Brandon Bullock attended the Maryland National Guard’s Freestate ChalleNGe Academy, his son, Jeremy, processed into the same program at the Edgewood Arsenal of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, on July 11, 2021.

The Maryland National Guard’s 29th Combat Aviation Brigade conducted quarterly training with the Maryland Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team (MD-HART) at the Edgewood Arsenal of Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, on June 25, 2021. The exercise simulated a disaster situation where rescue technicians are lowered in a hoist from a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter, secure the simulated victim, and extract them to ...

Article and photos by U.S. Army Maj. Kurt M. Rauschenberg, Maryland National Guard State Public Affairs Office; Staff Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan, Maryland National Guard State Public Affairs Office After 16 months of responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Maryland National Guard is able to once again rejuvenate their nearly 18-year, enduring partnership with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina. U.S. ...

It was bright and early on a Saturday morning in late March, members of the Maryland Defense Force assembled in the parking lot of New Shiloh Baptist Church in downtown Baltimore to assist the Maryland National Guard in providing COVID-19 vaccinations to those living in the neighborhood. Throughout the day there was a steady stream of patients receiving vaccinations. Soldiers ...

The Mobile Vaccination Support Teams are traveling all over Maryland to give the COVID-19 vaccine to those who might have had difficulty before.

CHIMES, a not-for-profit organization based in Baltimore, Maryland, provides a wide array of services for people with intellectual and behavioral challenges. This includes assisting with employment, like some of the CHIMES contractors who work at BWI.

From June 7-11, Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina members visited Maryland to view mass vaccination sites supported by the Maryland National Guard. The purpose of the visit was to learn about the operation of the different types of vaccination sites and about mobile vaccination capabilities while also resuming the MDNG and AFBiH’s annually scheduled partnership training. Since 2003, Bosnia ...

U.S. Army Major Harrison Bittenbender shares his background and culture of being an Asian American and Pacific Islander while serving in the Maryland Army National Guard. Bittenbender grew up in Hawaii and was a member of the Junior ROTC program in high school. 

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Razak A. Sidik aspires to make a big impact as a core member of the Maryland Air National Guard’s Wing Diversity Council. Sidik hopes to facilitate the changes needed to promote a more inclusive environment for the MDANG’s diverse Airmen. For Sidik, a munitions production supervisor for the 175th Maintenance Squadron, 175th Wing, the key ...