https://youtu.be/4KkhNqbimEU?si=dnGloK5Fz2HSoy4I Article, photos and Video by U.S. Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Sarah Hoover KNIN, Croatia – More than 100 Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers trained with the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH) to support NATO’s large-scale exercise Immediate Response 25 at the Red Land Training Area in Croatia, May 27-June 10, 2025. The Maryland Army National Guardsmen from the ...

By Airman Austin Stern175th Wing FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. — In a mountain valley of central Pennsylvania, two A-10 Thunderbolt II take to the skies. “Cleared hot!” transmits over the radio. Then comes the unmistakable sound of freedom – brrrt – echoing across the landscape. The operations director for Bollen Range Air-to-Ground Bomb Range, Detachment 1 – part of the 193rd ...

By Maj. Benjamin Hughes MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — The Maryland Air National Guard sent two A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft from Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport to the Michigan Air National Guard, May 30, 2025. As a part of the ongoing A-10 divestment from Maryland, the two fighter aircraft, which are in good working condition, will replace two other ...

ARLINGTON, Va. – Nearly 20 Soldiers of the Maryland Army National Guard’s Chaplain Corps completed their annual sustainment training at the Fort Myer Memorial Chapel located at Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall, May 22-23, 2025. The unit ministry teams at the training, consisting of 10 chaplains and nine religious affairs specialists, received leadership development from the State Chaplain as well as the ...

Story by Staff Sgt. Rose Di Trolio 70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment VÕRU, Estonia – The Maryland National Guard and the Armed Forces of Estonia conducted joint training during Exercise Hedgehog as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, May 12–16, 2025. Every three years, Estonia conducts its largest military exercise, focusing on planning and executing operations to enhance ...

Story by Sgt. Rachel Hall 70th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment VÕRU, Estonia – U.S. Army Soldiers with Able Battery, 3rd Battalion, 321st Field Artillery Regiment, Task Force Voit, Apache Troop, 5th Squadron, 7th Cavalry Regiment, 3rd Infantry Division, and the Maryland Army National Guard (MDARNG), through the State Partnership Program, trained with Estonian and NATO allies during Exercise Hedgehog ...

Story by Airmen 1st Class Sarah Hoover   TALLINN, Estonia—The Maryland Air National Guard had 11 Airmen from the 175th Cyberspace Operations Group participate in Locked Shields 2025, the world’s largest defensive cybersecurity exercise designed to allow cyber experts to enhance their skills in defending critical infrastructure from potential cyberattacks, from April 27 to May 10, 2025. The 15th annual exercise, hosted by ...

By Senior Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers VOLK FIELD, Wis. — Nearly 50 Airmen and six A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to the Maryland National Guard’s 175th Wing deployed to Volk Field Air National Guard Base’s Combat Readiness Training Center, Wisconsin, to conduct combat search and rescue training, May 7-14. During the week-long exercise, the Maryland Air National Guard teamed with Airmen from ...

By Maj. Travis Mueller, Pennsylvania National Guard FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Sgt. Miles Crawford and Spc. Robert Ruiz-Rhoades will advance to the 2025 Army National Best Warrior Competition after winning the Region II competition here May 5-9. Crawford, a human intelligence collector with the Maryland National Guard, won the Noncommissioned Officer of the Year category. Ruiz-Rhoades, an intelligence analyst with the Pennsylvania ...

by Maj. Cody Starken and 1st Lt. Enjoli SaundersREISTERSTOWN, Md. – The Maryland National Guard held its annual Fallen Warrior Memorial ceremony at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation, May 4, 2025, to honor the Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers who gave their lives in defense of the state and nation during the Global War on Terror. The event included a wreath-laying ceremony ...