By Staff Sgt. Laura Virtue MARTIN STATE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Md. — Members from the 175th Wing participated in a wing-wide combat readiness exercise at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport and extended to multiple locations on the East Coast, April 1-11, 2025. Operation Wolverine Strike tested the 175th Wing’s ability to adapt and respond to scenarios ...

By Staff Sgt. Amber Peck, National Guard Bureau EDGEWOOD, Md. — Soldiers with the 29th Combat Aviation Brigade, Maryland Army National Guard conducted rescue hoist training with the Maryland Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland, April 9. Formed in 2008, the MD-HART team comprises firefighters from departments throughout central Maryland. The team’s primary mission is to work with Maryland ...

The Maryland National Guard and the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH) conducted a joint logistics exchange as part of the National Guard Bureau’s State Partnership Program, April 1–8, 2025.

GLEN ARM, Md. – The Maryland Army National Guard concluded its annual State Best Warrior Competition on April 4, 2025, a rigorous three-day event designed to identify and honor the state’s most proficient Soldiers. Held from April 2 to April 4, the competition challenged participants through a series of demanding physical and mental tasks, reflecting the Army’s commitment to excellence ...

Story by Capt. Dylan Bradford REISTERSTOWN, Md. – The Maryland Army National Guard welcomed its newest chief warrant officer 5 during a promotion ceremony at the Weinberg Center at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation, March 28, 2025. Chief Warrant Officer 5 Scott E. Erickson, one of five CW5s in the Maryland Army National Guard, currently serves as the state property book officer. “Achieving the ...

By Chazz Kibler   BALTIMORE—In a development for the Maryland Military Department, two employees from the Health Care for Heroes program have recently advanced within the agency, reflecting a commitment to promoting talent from within. Peter Kriscumas has transitioned from his role as program manager to deputy director of Legislative Affairs. At the same time, Schanell Hurt-Franklin has stepped up from program ...

Story by Maj. Benjamin Hughes MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – The Maryland Air National Guard divested their first A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, March 26, 2025. The U.S. Air Force announced in March 2024 a plan for the Maryland Air National to divest all their A-10s this year and convert to a cyber wing. ...

                The Medal of Honor is the nation’s highest military award for valor during wartime. Since its establishment in 1863, 67 Maryland-born Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines have earned that honor. While many Marylanders have heard the story of y Pvt. Henry Costin, the only Maryland Guardsman to earn the Medal of Honor in ...

MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – For the first time in its history, a Maryland Air National Guard Airman from the 175th Wing was selected as the Enlisted Field Advisory Council’s Region 2 Outstanding Airman of the Year in the noncommissioned officer category, February 24, 2025. Staff Sgt. Derek Herbert, an avionics test station and components technician assigned to the 175th Maintenance Squadron, ...

By Chazz Kibler Lt. Col. Vincent Reed poses for a photo holding his award. (Courtesy image) BALTIMORE—Maryland Army National Guard Lt. Col. Vincent Reed, a physician assistant assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1-224th Aviation Security and Support Battalion, 29th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, received the Army Aviation Association of America (Quad A) Medicine Award at the Army Aviation Senior Leaders Conference ...