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Maryland National Guard Soldiers Return From the Capitol

Maryland National Guard Soldiers Return From the Capitol
About 800 members of the Maryland National Guard returned to Maryland Jan. 30 from the District of Columbia after supporting law enforcement in the nation’s capital.
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Maryland National Guard on duty in DC to support inauguration

Maryland National Guard on duty in DC to support inauguration
FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:Maj. Kurt RauschenbergMaryland National Guard Public Affairs Officeng.md.mdarng.list.pao@mail.milPhone: 410-576-6179   WASHINGTON (January 15, 2021) — Approximately 800 members of the Maryland National Guard are on duty in Washington to support the 59th presidential inauguration with a Maryland general officer taking a critical role in the effort. Army Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, assistant adjutant general for Maryland, assumed command in DC ...
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Maryland Guard to Support State Vaccination Efforts

Maryland Guard to Support State Vaccination Efforts
More than 140 Maryland National Guard members began supporting the Maryland Department of Health today with COVID-19 vaccinations. MDNG Soldiers and Airmen are gearing-up to form mobile vaccination support teams, which will provide support to county health departments with vaccinations during the global pandemic.
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Virtual Hiring Day and Career Fair for the Maryland Army National Guard

Virtual Hiring Day and Career Fair for the Maryland Army National Guard
Media Advisory Maryland National Guard Related Media: BALTIMORE, Md. – The Maryland Army National Guard will conduct a virtual hiring event ...
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Maryland Guard Information Operations Team deploys to Horn of Africa

Maryland Guard Information Operations Team deploys to Horn of Africa
ANNAPOLIS, Md. – The Maryland National Guard’s 110th Information Operations Battalion announced the upcoming deployment of its thirteenth field support team to the Horn of Africa, May 28. The team, referred to as HOA 13, will be led by Maj. Lesley Dowdle. HOA 13 will replace the previous team, also comprised of 110th Information Operations soldiers, led by ...
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Maryland military police support COVID-19 test site in Carroll County

Maryland military police support COVID-19 test site in Carroll County
About 10 Soldiers from the Maryland Army National Guard’s 115th Military Police Battalion began supporting the first state-sponsored, community-based COVID-19 testing site on May 14, 2020, at the Carroll County Agriculture Center. Under normal circumstances, this Westminster center would be gearing-up for spring and summer community events such as farmer’s markets, tractor pulls, and fairs. This year, however, the Carroll ...
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Maryland Guard distributes more than 1 million medical items

Maryland Guard distributes more than 1 million medical items
BALTIMORE – Airmen from the Maryland National Guard working at a Strategic National Stockpile in Maryland have processed and distributed more than one million items during the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Up to 18 Airmen from the 175th Wing, based out of Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport in Middle River, Md., are sorting medical equipment ...
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Secretary of the Army Visits FedEx Screening Site

Secretary of the Army Visits FedEx Screening Site
Ryan D. McCarthy, secretary of the Army, Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, director of the Army National Guard, and Congressmen Anthony G. Brown joined Army Maj. Gen. Timothy E. Gowen, adjutant general for Maryland, during a visit to Prince Georges County COVID-19 screening site located at FedEx Field Mar. 31. Brown, McCarthy and Hokanson visited the screening site to learn how the ...
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Maryland National Guard Helping With Strategic National Stockpile Push

Maryland National Guard Helping With Strategic National Stockpile Push
By U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Wayde Minami, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs BALTIMORE – Recently activated Maryland Air National Guardsmen are now working at a Strategic National Stockpile location in Maryland, preparing and loading medical supplies and equipment needed for the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Maryland Department of Health, working with Governor Larry Hogan’s COVID-19 Emergency Response Team, ...
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Maryland National Guard helps cruise passengers get home

Maryland National Guard helps cruise passengers get home
By Maryland National Guard Public Affairs BALTIMORE — Maryland National Guard members transported recently quarantined passengers from the Grand Princess cruise ship after their arrival at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport March 17. Eight Airmen with the Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Wing, and medical specialists with the Maryland Department of Health, transported nine passengers from BWI to their homes in Maryland. ...
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