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Commander of the Maryland Army National Guard inducted in the Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame

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by 2nd Lt. Enjoli Saunders
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, commander of the Maryland Army National Guard, was inducted in the 2023 Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame at the Government House of Maryland yesterday. Gov. Wes Moore and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller recognized the inductees ...
Read moreU.S. and Bosnia and Herzegovina participate in a crisis communications workshop in Sarajevo

Story and photos by: 1st Lt. Jasmine Mathews, 29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Maryland National Guard led a communication workshop in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mar. 7-9. The event was conducted in coordination with the U.S. Embassy Sarajevo and the U.S. Department of Defense Emergency Management and Resilience program, ...
Read moreMaryland’s Best Warrior Competition 2023

Story by 2nd Lt Enjoli Saunders
BALTIMORE — Over the course of four days, 13 participants, from three countries competed to be named top soldier, March 8-12, 2023, at various locations in Maryland. The Maryland Army National Guard hosted the Best Warrior Competition which provided an opportunity to recognize high performing soldiers that overcome a variety of physical and mental ...
Read moreMaryland’s Digital Liaison Detachment integral to interoperability

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By SGT Thomas Lamb
ALDEPHI, Md. – There are only a few units rarer than a Digital Liaison Detachment. The 291stDLD is the Maryland Army National Guard’s own, one of only 16 units across all components ofthe Army. DLDs are small, generally only 30 soldiers, and operate at a much higher echelon thanmost Maryland units ...
Read moreMaryland Army National Guard Soldiers set to deploy to the Middle East

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore attended the deployment ceremony for approximately 70 Soldiers and seven CH-47F Chinook helicopters assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, February 6, 2023 at Weide Army Heliport located on Aberdeen Proving Ground.
Read more175th Wing Sharpens CSAR Skills During Sunshine Rescue

By Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers, 175th WG – Maryland Air National Guard
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Maryland Air National Guard conducted Combat Search and Rescue training while exercising Agile Combat Employment during Exercise Sunshine Rescue 23 at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center Jan. 19-28.
Airmen from the 175th Maintenance Group and A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron ...
Read moreMaryland National Guard Supports 63rd Gubernatorial Inauguration

story by 2nd Lt Enjoli Saunders
ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Soldiers and Airmen of the Maryland National Guard provided support for the gubernatorial inauguration of Governor Wes Moore, Jan.18, 2022. Guard members escorted distinguished guests, supported the security efforts, played ceremonial music, and provided a military flyover, as well as assisted with logistics.
“We have more than 150 National Guardsmen on ...
Read moreMaryland ANG first to certify cyber protection team on live network

By Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers
U.S. Air Force Capt. Ashley Oates, 275th Cyberspace Operations Squadron flight commander, briefs Airmen assigned to the 275th Cyberspace Operations Squadron at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, Middle River, Md., on January 10, 2023. Oates leads a cyber protection team that was the first team in the Air National Guard to certify ...
Read moreI Said Hooah! – CSM Jimmy Nugent Retires After 36 Years of Service

Story by 1st Sgt. Thaddeus HarringtonSoldiers bid farewell to their outgoing Command Sgt. Major James Nugent, command sergeant major of the Maryland Army National Guard, and welcomed his replacement, Command Sgt. Major David Harry, in a change-of-responsibility ceremony at the Fifth Regiment Armory, in Baltimore, Maryland, on Dec. 4, 2022. Nugent also retired after 36 years of service to the ...
Read moreBoss Lift Shows Employers the Ropes
By Capt. Ben Hughes
ABERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. – Employers of Maryland Army National Guard members experienced first-hand what it is like to be a citizen-Soldier during an Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve Boss Lift event at Weide Army Heliport, November 4, 2022.
Employers took part in orientation flights in UH-60 Black Hawk and CH-47 Chinook helicopters flown by Soldiers ...
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