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A ‘Hello Girl’ recognized

By Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Heft
This past week the Maryland National Guard Honor Guard provided burial honors for a reinternment of one of the nation’s earliest female veterans. A member of a unit known as the “Hello Girls” Marie Edmee LeRoux was a trailblazing female pioneer in the U.S. Army in World War I. Nearly 105 years after she left ...
Read moreMaryland National Guard responds to brush fire at Loch Raven Reservoir

GLEN ARM, Md. (April 24, 2024) – A Maryland Army National Guard helicopter supporting aerial firefighting operations helped suppress an approximately six-acre brush fire in Baltimore County within the Loch Raven watershed.
Civil authorities requested support from the Maryland National Guard and the 29th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade on Tuesday evening after the 2-alarm fire. One UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter with ...
Read morePresident Biden lands at Martin State Air National Guard Base

Story by Senior Airman Alexandra Huettner
MARTIN STATE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Md. — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – President Joseph R. Biden landed at Martin State Air National Guard Base, April 5, 2024, before heading to Baltimore with Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to assess the damage from the Francis Scott Key Bridge collapse.
175th Wing Airmen supported many facets of the ...
Read moreMaryland Air Guardsman Wins Innovation Award

By Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard
Maryland Air National Guard Capt. Kerry Guy, 175th Wing contracting officer, poses for a photograph at Warfield Air National Guard Base, April 17, 2024, in Middle River, Maryland. Guy is also the officer in charge of the 175th Wing Spark Cell, which was established in January 2022 and boasts over ...
Read moreMaryland National Guard Announces 2024 Best Warriors

By Staff Sgt. Elise Moore
BALTIMORE – After five days of competition, three Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers were named 2024’s Best Warriors in the officer, non-commissioned officer, and soldier of the year categories during the Best Warrior Competition closing ceremony at the Fifth Regiment Armory, April 12, 2024.
Spc. Jordan Foster and Staff Sgt. Alexander Wilkinson-Johnson, both from the 29th Expeditionary ...
Read moreMaryland National Guard’s Best Warrior Competition Kicks Off

The 2024 Maryland National Guard Best Warrior Competition kicked off today with nine competitors on a mission to become the state’s next best warrior. The Best Warrior Competition test Soldiers’ ability to complete military tasks in a competitive environment.
Read moreNational Vietnam Veterans Day – Remembering Pvt. James H Duffett Jr.
By Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Heft
Historical NCO
BALTIMORE, Md – – March 29th marks National Vietnam Veterans Day, a national holiday established in 2007 to thank Vietnam Veterans and their families for their sacrifices during and after the conflict. While no Maryland National Guard units were deployed to Vietnam during the conflict, the Maryland National Guard and Vietnam Veterans are deeply ...
Read moreA look back at history — Medal of Honor recipient Henry Gilbert Costin

Sgt. 1st Class Aaron Heft
Historical NCO
BALTIMORE — March 25th is nationally recognized as “Medal of Honor Day,” marking the anniversary of the first issuance of the Medal of Honor in 1863 to five soldiers during the American Civil War. Over the course of the awards history 67 Maryland born Soldiers, Sailors, and Marines have earned the medal for valor in ...
Read more32nd Civil Support Team conducts joint exercise with civilian partners

By 1st Lt. Javier Cox
29th MPAD
BALTIMORE – Beginning in the early morning hours of February 28, 2024, the Maryland National Guard’s 32nd Civil Support Team met at their headquarters located on Ft. George G. Meade. Their mission, according to Maryland Army National Guard Lt. Col. Brian K. Zdunowski, 32nd CST commander, is to respond to a reported hazardous material at ...
Read moreMDNG Soldier Goes the Distance in All-Army Soccer

LAUREL, Md. (March 1, 2024) – With the Armed Forces Soccer Tournament once again returning with the Spring, U.S. service members across the globe suit up to earn their place on their branch’s squad. A select few will have to contend not just with chain of command approval and the daunting travel just to try to get through this competitive ...
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