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Joint team secures funding for innovation

By Senior Airman Rachel Underwood
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. John Rubin, 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Lamar Porter, 175th Mission Support Group, Maryland Air National Guard, Mr. David Rolen, a U.S. Army civilian from the U.S. Special Operations Command, U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. Gerad Pyszka, 127th Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, and U.S. ...
Read moreMd. Army Guard Captain Clinches Spot on All-Guard Marathon Team

By Major Brendan Cassidy
U.S. Army Capt. David Buchanan (running, foreground), commander of the Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, qualifies for the All Guard Marathon Team at the Lincoln Marathon in Lincoln, Neb., on May 7, 2023. More than 200 National Guard Airmen and Soldiers from across the country competed for spots on the All Guard Marathon ...
Read moreMeet Mr. Isadore Beattie

By 2nd Lt Enjoli Saunders
Meet Mr. Isadore Beattie, the Installation Status Report Manager for the Command Facility Management Office, Maryland Military Department. Beattie has served in this capacity since January 2007 and has contributed to helping his department receive team awards such as the Team Spirit Award.
“Working with the Maryland Military Department has provided me a wealth of information and ...
Read moreUkrainian-born Chaplain Supports Ukrainians through Chaplaincy Training

By Spc. Christian Carrillo
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany – For one Ukrainian-American chaplain, his path to serving a higher calling all began with a lucky shot in a lottery.
Maryland Air National Guard Chaplain (Capt.) Vladimir Steliac, assigned to 175th Wing, currently serves as a chaplain for the Air National Guard Readiness Center at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland.
In 1997, Steliac immigrated to the U.S. ...
Read moreI Am the Mission: Master Sgt. Razak Sidik

Story by Staff Sgt. James Johnson
BALTIMORE – Meet U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Razak Sidik, an equal opportunity advisor assigned to the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard. On the civilian side, Sidik serves as the State Equal Employment Manger with the Maryland National Guard.
In both his military and civilian roles, his goal is to uphold the equal opportunity mission ...
Read moreMaryland adjutant general retires after 37 years of service

By Maj. Benjamin Hughes
NAVAL AIR STATION PATUXENT RIVER, Md. – The 30th adjutant general of Maryland retired after after 37 years of service at the Patuxent Naval Air Museum, April 30, 2023.
Maj. Gen. Timothy S. Gowen stepped down as commander of the Maryland National Guard after serving in the senior military position, which he was appointed to by former ...
Read moreUnknown, but Unforgotten: Revolutionary War Soldiers Honored

By Sgt. 1st Class Margaret Taylor, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office
CAMDEN, S.C. – The crowd hushed, rose from folding lawn chairs amid the longleaf pine trees, and turned toward the roadway at the sound of the drums.
A procession, moving to a steady, rat-tat-tatting cadence, made its way through the trees, pine needles a thick, red-brown carpet under booted feet. ...
Read moreMilitary Youth Recognized by Maryland National Guard Leadership

By Sgt. Allen Griffith
FORT MEADE, Md. – The adjutant general for Maryland signed the Month of the Military Child Proclamation at the Baron J. De Kalk Reserve Center, April 22, 2023, during the Roll, Walk, Run For Teen Wellness event organized by Blue Star Families of Baltimore and Chesapeake Region.
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, commander of the Maryland ...
Read moreMd. Army Guard commander confirmed to lead the Maryland Military Department

By Capt. Ben Hughes
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (April 7, 2023) – Maryland Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead has been unanimously confirmed by the Maryland Senate to be the 31st adjutant general of Maryland. Gov. Wes Moore announced Birckhead’s nomination to lead the Maryland Military Department during a press conference at the State House in Annapolis on Wednesday.
“I am proud ...
Read moreA Year Later, Maryland Airmen Recall Herculean Effort to Help Afghan Evacuees

By Col. Wayde Minami, Joint Force Headquarters, Maryland National Guard
U.S. Air Force Col. Bernadette Maldonado shows off her Operation Allies Welcome patch on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 8, 2021. Maldonado, commander of the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 108th Mission Support Group, is working with Task Force Liberty as a village Governor. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and ...
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