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Meet Mr. Isadore Beattie

By 2nd Lt Enjoli Saunders
Meet Mr. Isadore Beattie, the Installation Status Report Manager for the Command Facility Management Office, Maryland Military Department. Beattie has served in this capacity since January 2007 and has contributed to helping his department receive team awards such as the Team Spirit Award.
“Working with the Maryland Military Department has provided me a wealth of information and ...
Read moreUkrainian-born Chaplain Supports Ukrainians through Chaplaincy Training

By Spc. Christian Carrillo
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – For one Ukrainian-American chaplain, his path to serving a higher calling all began with a lucky shot in a lottery.
Maryland Air National Guard Chaplain (Capt.) Vladimir Steliac, assigned to 175th Wing, currently serves as a chaplain for the Air National Guard Readiness Center at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
In 1997, Steliac immigrated to the U.S. ...
Read moreMaryland adjutant general retires after 37 years of service

By Maj. Benjamin Hughes
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The 30th adjutant general of Maryland retired after after 37 years of service at the Patuxent Naval Air Museum, April 30, 2023.
Maj. Gen. Timothy S. Gowen stepped down as commander of the Maryland National Guard after serving in the senior military position, which he was appointed to by former ...
Read moreUnknown, but Unforgotten: Revolutionary War Soldiers Honored

By Sgt. 1st Class Margaret Taylor, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office
CAMDEN, S.C. – The crowd hushed, rose from folding lawn chairs amid the longleaf pine trees, and turned toward the roadway at the sound of the drums.
A procession, moving to a steady, rat-tat-tatting cadence, made its way through the trees, pine needles a thick, red-brown carpet under booted feet. ...
Read moreMilitary Youth Recognized by Maryland National Guard Leadership

By Sgt. Allen Griffith
FORT MEADE, Md. – The adjutant general for Maryland signed the Month of the Military Child Proclamation at the Baron J. De Kalk Reserve Center, April 22, 2023, during the Roll, Walk, Run For Teen Wellness event organized by Blue Star Families of Baltimore and Chesapeake Region.
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, commander of the Maryland ...
Read moreMd. Army Guard commander confirmed to lead the Maryland Military Department

By Capt. Ben Hughes
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (April 7, 2023) – Maryland Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead has been unanimously confirmed by the Maryland Senate to be the 31st adjutant general of Maryland. Gov. Wes Moore announced Birckhead’s nomination to lead the Maryland Military Department during a press conference at the State House in Annapolis on Wednesday.
“I am proud ...
Read moreA Year Later, Maryland Airmen Recall Herculean Effort to Help Afghan Evacuees

By Col. Wayde Minami, Joint Force Headquarters, Maryland National Guard
U.S. Air Force Col. Bernadette Maldonado shows off her Operation Allies Welcome patch on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 8, 2021. Maldonado, commander of the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Mission Support Group, is working with Task Force Liberty as a village Governor. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and ...
Read moreMaryland Guard Conducts Public Affairs Workshop for SPP Partner

By Staff Sgt. Laura Weaver, 175th Wing – Maryland Air National Guard
U.S. Army 1st Sgt. Thaddeus Harrington, 29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, Maryland National Guard (MDNG), instructs Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH) service members on camera functionality during a public affairs workshop, March 27, 2023, at the Army Hall in downtown Sarajevo. Subject matter experts from the MDNG ...
Read moreMaryland Guard helicopters help suppress 700- acre brush fire in Baltimore County

OWINGS MILLS, Md. (April 5, 2023) – Maryland Army National Guard helicopters supporting aerial firefighting operations successfully helped suppress the 700-acre brush fire in Baltimore County at the Soldiers Delight Natural Environment Area.
Civil authorities requested support from the Maryland National Guard and the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade on Tuesday evening after the 8-alarm fire. One UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter ...
Read moreMaryland Air Guard hosts civic leaders

By Master Sgt. Chris Schepers
Leadership from the Maryland Air National Guard host civic leaders at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Maryland, March 31, 2023. Local civic leaders were briefed on the status of the Martin State Airport runway renovation, 175th Wing future fighter conversion, and cyberspace operations and intelligence expansion. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior ...
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