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 ...

By Staff Sgt. Laura Virtue WARFIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE AT MARTIN STATE AIRPORT, Md. — Inside Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, preparations are underway for something far beyond the typical cadence of military operations. Soon, classrooms reserved for training Airmen will welcome a new kind of student: fifth-graders from local school districts across Maryland ready ...

By Airman 1st Class Sarah Hoover MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — The Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Wing hosted a two-day resource fair for Airmen impacted by the planned divestment of the A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft and the planned expansion of cyber at Warfield Air National Guard Base, May 1 and May 4, 2025. The event, which was held inside the A-10 ...

FORT BARFOOT, Va. — The 29th Infantry Division welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Eric J. Saxton as its new senior enlisted leader in a change of responsibility ceremony May 3, 2025, at the Fort Barfoot post stadium. Maj. Gen. Joseph A. DiNonno, the 29th Infantry Division commander, presided over the ceremony and passed the organization’s colors from outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Timothy ...

The 175th CES at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Maryland, is at the forefront of innovation in developing an Expeditionary 3D Concrete Printer to rapidly build fortified infrastructure that supports warfighters and sustains operations in contested environments. As modern warfare evolves and global logistics grow more contested, the U.S. Air Force faces mounting challenges in building and sustaining critical ...