By Staff Sgt. Alexandra Huettner ROYAL AIR FORCE MILDENHALL, England —  Seventy-five members of the Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Force Support Squadron and administrative staff from units across the 175th Wing traveled to Royal Air Force Mildenhall, July 15-25, 2025, for annual training designed to strengthen deployment readiness through hands-on exercises, team building, and mission-focused learning. The training, which centered on ...

By Capt. Dylan Bradford LAUREL, Md. — A Maryland Army National Guard Soldier recently earned the title of doctor and completed a 2,000-hour medical residency, while also commanding an Army intelligence unit and deploying to a combat zone. Capt. Angela Monfiletto, commander of Bravo Company, 628th Intelligence and Electronic Warfare Battalion, 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, earned her Doctorate of Audiology from ...

By Chazz Kibler BALTIMORE—James Bonner’s journey through six decades of commitment to the Maryland Army National Guard as a light wheeled vehicle mechanic and the Maryland Military Department as an enclave manager stands as a testament to the spirit of service and camaraderie that define our nation’s armed forces. Reflecting on the motivations that propelled him to enlist in 1962, Bonner ...

By Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Ames BALTIMORE – After five days of intense competition, Sgt. Michael Fouts and Sgt. Luke Cloward were named the Army National Guard’s 2025 Best Warriors in the Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer categories during a closing ceremony held in Annapolis, Maryland, on July 18, 2025. Sgt. Fouts, an infantryman in the Arizona Army National Guard’s 158th Infantry Regiment, ...

By Sgt. 1st Class Brandon Ames BALTIMORE — The Army National Guard’s 2025 National Best Warrior Competition officially kicked off this week in Maryland, bringing together 14 elite Soldiers and Noncommissioned Officers from seven regions across the United States. These top-tier warriors are on a mission to earn the title of the Army National Guard’s Best Warrior. Over the next five days, ...

By Abigail Carey FORT GEORGE G. MEADE, Md. — Members of the Federal Bureau of Investigation and Maryland National Guard’s 32nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team conducted joint training here July 10-11 to strengthen relationships during chemical, biological, radiological, nuclear, or explosive incidents at high-visibility public events. The two-day exercise simulated a weapon of mass destruction discovery at a sporting ...

by Maj. Benjamin Hughes CROWNSVILLE, Md. – The Maryland National Guard hosted the 2025 Maryland Defense Critical Infrastructure Interagency breakfast for key leaders from federal, state, and local agencies and experts in critical infrastructure at the Maryland Department of General Services Community Place building in Anne Arundel County, June 27, 2025.    Understanding the associated risks and threats, the leaders were brought together ...

Courtesy Article by Joshua Cline, The Army Historical Foundation Few units in the U.S. Army can claim to have potentially saved the United States from destruction—twice. The Maryland National Guard, living up to the organizational march of “Always Ready, Always There,” proudly declares they have done exactly that, in no small part to the 175th Infantry Regiment. The 175th Infantry is ...

By Airman 1st Class Sarah Hoover 175th Wing MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – A Maryland Air National Guard recruiter was recognized by the 175th Wing leadership for receiving the Master Sgt. Salvador Torres Memorial Award from the Air Force Recruiting School at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, April 23, 2025. Maryland Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Tiffany Anstead, a recruiter for the 175th Wing, ...

By Airman 1st Class Sarah Hoover 175th Wing MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — The Maryland Air National Guard’s 104th Fighter Squadron hosted two children as honorary pilots as part of the Pilot for a Day program at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, June 7, 2025. The Pilot for a Day program, facilitated by the Gold in Fight Foundation, invites children ...