Story by Kris Patterson JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – The quiet of the New Jersey pine barrens erupted with the thunderous roar of mortar blasts as infantrymen from Maryland’s Army National Guard unleashed a fierce display of fire power at the training grounds of Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, March 13-17, 2026. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment conducted a rigorous field training ...

By Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — The Air National Guard recently announced that the recruiting and retention team of the Maryland Air National Guard ranked third amongst all Air National Guard recruiting teams for total accessions for the time period of October 25, 2025, through January 31, 2026. In total, the team added 61 new Airmen to the ...

By Maj. Benjamin Hughes CROWNSVILLE, Md. — The Maryland National Guard hosted federal, state, local, and industry leaders for a critical infrastructure inter-agency meeting designed to build collaboration between agencies and enhance resilience across the state’s energy sector at the Maryland Department of Information Technology in Anne Arundel County, March 9, 2026. Governor Wes Moore kicked off the meeting, which brought together ...

by Maj. Benjamin Hughes TOWSON, Md. – Maryland Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Jared D. Lake, 29th Infantry Division Deputy Commanding General-Support, hosted the casing of the colors ceremony for Bravo Company (Intelligence and Sustainment) and Charlie Company (Signal) and the uncasing of the colors ceremony for Alpha Company (Signal, Intelligence, and Sustainment) at the Harry C. Ruhl Armory, March 8, ...

By Capt. Dylan Bradford SALISBURY, Md. — More than 40 Maryland Army National Guard soldiers were activated on state active duty with 18 tactical vehicles in response to the winter storm that impacted Maryland’s Eastern Shore, February 22-25, 2026. The Guardsmen from the 58th Troop Command supported missions in Worcester, Wicomico, Somerset, and Caroline counties. Operating High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicles (HMMWVs) ...

by Maj. Benjamin Hughes FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — When the Logistics Readiness Center – FortMeade, found itself with a backlog of more than 1,000 weapons in need of maintenancein December of 2025, it called on the state’s National Guard. Within weeks, a team of five Maryland Army National Guard armorers and equipmentreadiness specialists arrived on-site to complete the mission. The team, ...

By Senior Airman Sarah Hoover TALLINN, Estonia — The Maryland National Guard participated in Crossed Swords, a comprehensive cyber defense exercise, with their Estonian state partners at the NATO Cooperative Cyber Defence Centre of Excellence (CCDCOE), Oct. 27 through Nov. 7, 2025. The exercise hosted 240 participants from about 45 countries, including Airmen from the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group. Participants shared ...

By Staff Sgt. Sophia Henry BALTIMORE — It is 8:30 in the morning, and the scent of grilled bacon, green peppers, onions, omelets, and warm buttered biscuits wafts through the Old Town Fire Station. Soldiers, firefighters, and paramedics sit around the large table, discussing their current favorite television shows, swapping mission stories, and whatever else floats into conversation. Specialty omelets and breakfast ...

Story by Staff Sgt. Thomas Lamb GLEN BURNIE, MD — Storms are intriguing. Before radio, radar, and satellites there wasn’t a reliable way of telling what was going to happen. Now with fairly accurate 10 day forecasts we have time to prepare. How much snow? 12 inches? 18? 30? Will there be ice or just powder? Is there enough food in the ...

By Senior Master Sgt. Chris Schepers FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — For the first time in Air Force history, the 175th Wing welcomed the first inter-service warrant officer during a swearing-in ceremony, December 19, 2025 at the Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Cyberspace Operations Squadron building, Ft. Meade, Maryland. Maryland Air National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 2 Brian Ruzin, an ...