FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT: Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office Capt. Ben Hughes ng.md.mdarng.list.pao@army.mil Phone: 410-698-5421 by 2nd Lt. Enjoli Saunders ANNAPOLIS, Md. – U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, commander of the Maryland Army National Guard, was inducted in the 2023 Maryland Women’s Hall of Fame at the Government House of Maryland yesterday. Gov. Wes Moore and Lt. Gov. Aruna Miller recognized the inductees ...

Story and photos by: 1st Lt. Jasmine Mathews, 29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment SARAJEVO, Bosnia and Herzegovina – U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Maryland National Guard led a communication workshop in Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Mar. 7-9. The event was conducted in coordination with the U.S. Embassy Sarajevo and the U.S. Department of Defense Emergency Management and Resilience program, ...

Story by 2nd Lt Enjoli Saunders BALTIMORE — Over the course of four days, 13 participants, from three countries competed to be named top soldier, March 8-12, 2023, at various locations in Maryland. The Maryland Army National Guard hosted the Best Warrior Competition which provided an opportunity to recognize high performing soldiers that overcome a variety of physical and mental ...

By Master Sgt. Chris Schepers Services specialists with the 175th Force Support Squadron hand out meals during a readiness exercise March 4, 2023, at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Maryland. The 175th Wing conducted readiness exercise Operation LUCKY STRIKE to assess units’ capabilities to operate in a contested, degraded and operationally-limited environment. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. ...

Story by Maj. Brendan Cassidy With the sharp snapping of several dozen velcro patches, a symbolic yet significant change was implemented for a modern battalion with deep historic roots. Today marked the Patch-Over ceremony for the 110th Information Operations Battalion, a 107-year old formation of the Maryland Army National Guard. After the orders carried down from the brigade to the battalion and ...

By Staff Sgt. Laura Weaver U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Edward Jones, assistant adjutant general-air, Maryland National Guard, is awarded the distinguished service medal by U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Timothy Gowen, adjutant general for Maryland, Feb. 11, 2023, at Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport, Middle River, Maryland, during the retirement ceremony for Jones. Jones also received the ...

Photo Illustration (background blurred for operational security) By SGT Thomas Lamb ALDEPHI, Md. – There are only a few units rarer than a Digital Liaison Detachment. The 291stDLD is the Maryland Army National Guard’s own, one of only 16 units across all components ofthe Army. DLDs are small, generally only 30 soldiers, and operate at a much higher echelon thanmost Maryland units ...

Maryland Gov. Wes Moore attended the deployment ceremony for approximately 70 Soldiers and seven CH-47F Chinook helicopters assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation Regiment, Maryland Army National Guard, February 6, 2023 at Weide Army Heliport located on Aberdeen Proving Ground.

By Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers, 175th WG – Maryland Air National Guard SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Maryland Air National Guard conducted Combat Search and Rescue training while exercising Agile Combat Employment during Exercise Sunshine Rescue 23 at the Savannah Combat Readiness Training Center Jan. 19-28. Airmen from the 175th Maintenance Group and A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots assigned to the 104th Fighter Squadron ...

story by 2nd Lt Enjoli Saunders ANNAPOLIS, Maryland — Soldiers and Airmen of the Maryland National Guard provided support for the gubernatorial inauguration of Governor Wes Moore, Jan.18, 2022. Guard members escorted distinguished guests, supported the security efforts, played ceremonial music, and provided a military flyover, as well as assisted with logistics. “We have more than 150 National Guardsmen on ...