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Md. Guard members and families enhance relationships during retreat
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By Maj. Ben Hughes
PERRYVILLE, Md. – The Maryland National Guard chaplains hosted a retreat for Soldiers, Airmen, and their families at the Great Wolf Lodge in Cecil County, Aug. 18-20, 2023.
Guard members and their families enjoyed the water park facilities while also working on their relationships with their significant others during the Building Strong and Ready Teams event, also known ...
Read more175th Wing welcomes new cyber group commander
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By Maj. Benjamin Hughes
MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — The 175th Cyberspace Operations Group bid farewell to its out-going commander and welcomed its incoming commander during a change of command ceremony at Martin State Air National Guard Base, August 12, 2023.
Brig. Gen. Reid Novotny passed the guidon to Col. Richard Hunt, 175th Wing commander, who then presented it to Col. Jason Barrass ...
Read more29th Infantry Division Welcomes New Commander
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By Sgt. 1st Class Chad Menegay | 29th Infantry Division Public Affairs Office
FORT BELVOIR, Va. — Brig. Gen. Joseph DiNonno took command of the 29th Infantry Division from Maj. Gen. John Rhodes August 5, 2023, on the Long Parade Ground at Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Maj. Gen. James Ring, the Adjutant General of the Virginia National Guard, presided over the exchange ...
Read more175th Comm Squadron uses annual training to assist counterparts in Puerto Rico
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By Senior Airman Alexandra Huettner and Spc. Christina Chang
MUNIZ AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Puerto Rico — 35 Airmen from the Maryland Air National Guard worked alongside their counterparts in the Puerto Rico Air National Guard during their annual training on Muniz Air National Guard Base from July 22 to August 5, 2023, and helped improve the base’s network.
Members of the ...
Read moreMaryland National Guard Soldier recognized for off-duty water rescue
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by 1st. Lt. Dylan Bradford
PHOENIX, Ariz. – A Maryland Army National Guard Soldier was recognized for his actions while attending training at the Western Army Aviation Training Site (WAATS) in Red Rock, Arizona.
Staff Sgt. Charles Brauning, assigned to A Company, 1st Battalion, 224th Aviation Regiment of the 29th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, was awarded an Army Achievement Medal by WAATS ...
Read moreAlabama National Guard promotes General, sends off to Maryland National Guard
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By Alabama National Guard Public Affairs
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – In a cooperative ceremony Thursday, Alabama Army National Guard Col. Wesley “Dale” Murray was simultaneously promoted to the rank of Brigadier General and reassigned to a command position in Maryland.
The Adjutant General (TAG) for the Alabama National Guard (ALNG), Maj. Gen. Sheryl E. Gordon, hosted the ceremony at the ALNG Joint Force ...
Read moreMd. Cyber Soldiers share knowledge with Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina
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By 1st Lt. Dylan Bradford
LAUREL, Md. – The Maryland Army National Guard’s 169th Cyber Protection Team (CPT) hosted a team-building cyber event for members of the Armed Forces of Bosnia and Herzegovina (AFBiH), at the Pvt. Henry Costin Readiness Center in Laurel, Maryland, July 10-14, 2023.
The 169th CPT, a team of full-time cyber professionals established in 2017, gives the Maryland ...
Read moreMaryland Airmen, USAFE work with partners to improve Estonian air base
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By Master Sgt. Chris Schepers
AMARI AIR BASE, Estonia — For the past two years, staff augmentation teams – commonly referred to as S-teams – from the 235th Civil Engineer Flight along with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been assisting United States Air Forces in Europe with projects aimed at building Estonian ...
Read moreMaryland National Guard promotes Joint Staff director to general
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By Master Sgt. Chris Schepers
Maryland Air National Guard Col. Amy P. Kremser, director of the Maryland National Guard Joint Staff, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony hosted by Maryland Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, adjutant general for Maryland, July 8, 2023 in Annapolis, Maryland.
“The dedication to people and mission and the leadership that ...
Read moreAt-risk youth graduate from MD Guard program
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By 1st Lt. Dylan Bradford
HAVRE DE GRACE, Md. – More than 50 cadets of Class 60 of the Maryland National Guard Freestate ChalleNGe Academy graduated from the nearly six-month program at Havre de Grace High School, June 29, 2023.
The program is designed to provide at-risk youth with academic, job, and life skills training with emphasis on positive values in a ...
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