“I could have maybe lost my family in that fire,” said Demnaou. “I lost everything, but the good part is, my family is still alive – my kids, my wife is still alive. So, when I wake up every morning and see them every day, I thank God, and that gives me more strength to keep pushing.”

BALTIMORE – The Maryland National Guard will conduct community flyovers to honor frontline COVID-19 responders and essential workers across the state on May 8, 2020. “Our Soldiers and Airmen are proud to serve alongside those on frontlines keeping everyone safe during these challenging times,” said Maj. Gen. Timothy Gowen, adjutant general of Maryland. “This day is a small way to show ...

Article by Tech. Sgt. Erich B. Smith, National Guard Bureau FREDERICK, Md. – Army Staff Sgt. Bryant East, a squad leader with the Maryland Army National Guard’s Company A, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, was organizing food items on a table set up in a Frederick, Maryland, parking lot when he felt something was missing.  “I see rice, but no flour,” said East.   “No ...

Article by 1st Lt. Jennifer Alston, Maryland National Guard State Public Affairs Office Photos by Sgt. Elise Moore, 29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment; Courtesy photos STEVENSVILLE, Md. (April 17, 2020) – This story is part of an ongoing “Behind the Uniform” series highlighting the stories of Soldiers and Airmen, who have answered the call to help their neighbors throughout the Maryland National ...

The Maryland National Guard began a multi-week mission preparing and delivering meals to an emergency encampment for the homeless population who have been displaced due to COVID-19 pandemic.

As front-line personnel around the country provide services during the COVID-19 response donning protective equipment often obscuring their identity, a movement to portray the person behind the mask aims to bring comfort to the communities they serve. The Maryland National Guard is working to reveal the service members behind the mask. 

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By Capt. Benjamin Hughes, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office To protect the most vulnerable among us, the Maryland National Guard is proactively supporting the Maryland Department of Health in the state’s COVID-19 mitigation and suppression efforts with multi-discipline medical assistance teams to help safeguard the citizens at nursing homes facilities across the state. As directed by Governor Larry Hogan, the teams ...

By Sgt. James D. Nowell-Coleman, 29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment  ADELPHI, Md. (April 6, 2020) — As many in the country observe religious traditions this week, the Chaplain Corps is adjusting to the COVID-19 pandemic and the social distancing guidelines set by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. U.S. Army Chaplain (Maj.) Wayne Stinchcomb, 58th Troop Command brigade chaplain, is holding ...

By Staff Sgt. Enjoli Saunder, 175th Wing Public Affairs Members of the Maryland National Guard at FedEx Field in Landover, Md. continue to support the Prince George’s County Health Department and Office of Emergency Management efforts at the COVID-19 community screening and testing site. Setting up the temporary screening facility, which may be used as statewide model, involves many moving parts and ...