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Maryland National Guard Takes on New Missions
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Story by U.S. Air National Guard Capt. Benjamin Hughes, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office
Photos by U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office
BALTIMORE – Members of the Maryland Air National Guard began delivering cases with vials of Remdesivir from a Strategic National Stockpile warehouse to institutional pharmacies that directly serve skilled nursing ...
Read moreTF Spartan Soldiers knock out women’s self-defense course
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Story by Capt. Tim Savidge, Task Force Spartan Public Affairs
For 16 days in December, Task Force Spartan Soldiers led female self-defense classes at the Kuwait Sports Club in downtown Kuwait City as a part of the “Every Soldier an Ambassador” program, which encourages interactions between deployed American Soldiers and local civilians. The classes were held in support of the United ...
Read more175th Wing Welcomes First Female Wing Commander
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Article by U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers, 175th Wing Public Affairs Office
Photos by U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office
U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Jori Robinson became the first female to lead the 175th Wing when she assumed command during a change of command ceremony on Jan. 7, 2021, ...
Read moreMDNG Cyber Personnel Counter Real-World Adversaries During USCYBERCOM Mobilization
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Article by U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office
Photos by U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office
BALTIMORE — More than 15 members of the Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Cyber Operations Group mobilized in support of a task force under United States Cyber Command’s ...
Read moreUnite, Believe – MDNG Soldier Starts Youth Soccer Club Amidst Pandemic
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Article by U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office
Photos by U.S. Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office; Courtesy Photos
BALTIMORE — As a coach, Pfc. Joel Ramirez understands what’s going through his players’ heads before the start of a game. From the scramble of finding ...
Read moreMaryland Air National Guard holds 2021 Airman Recognition Ceremony
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Article by U.S. Air National Guard Senior Airman Danielle Lofton, 175th Wing Public Affairs
Photos by U.S. Air National Guard Airman Alexandria Huettner, 175th Wing Public Affairs; U.S. Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Enjoli Saunders, 175th Wing Public Affairs
MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – The Maryland Air National Guard held its annual Airman Recognition ceremony at Warfield Air National Guard Base, December ...
Read moreArmy National Guardsman builds future in NY
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Article by U.S. Air National Guard Master Sgt. Ryan Campbell, New York National Guard
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LATHAM, N.Y. – Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Prince Dorbor, a native of the West African country of Liberia, was 14 the first time he saw an American in uniform.
Dorbor and his family had survived two civil wars, one that raged from 1989 to 1997 and ...
Read moreBuilding Bridges – MDNG Commissions First Muslim Chaplain
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Article by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office
Photos by U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Sarah M. McClanahan, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office; Courtesy photos
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Edrees Bridges was commissioned into the Maryland National Guard on August 19, 2021, making MDNG history as the first chaplain of the Muslim faith ...
Read moreArmy Medicine’s Maj. Elise Dent of Maryland National Guard Crowned Ms. Veteran America, 2nd Medical Service Corps Officer Places in the Top 10
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Article by Stephanie Abdullah, U.S. Army Medical Command
Photos courtesy of Ms. Veteran America
FALLS CHURCH, VA – Maj. Elise Dent of the Joint Force Headquarters Maryland National Guard in Baltimore was crowned Ms. Veteran America 2021 on Oct. 10 and will serve as an ambassador for Final Salute Inc. for the next year. Dent, a medical planner is the branch chief ...
Read more29th ID cadet continues family’s long legacy of service
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Article by Staff Sgt. Lisa M. Sadler, Virginia National Guard Public Affairs Office
NEWPORT NEWS, Va. – Upon swearing into the Virginia Army National Guard Aug. 20, 2021, Cadet Ethan Pulket began adding to his family’s legacy of more than 200 years of combined military service. For generations, his family has served in the National Guard and, notably, the Fort Belvoir-based ...
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