As the Maryland National Guard Joint Staff works diligently to serve the state and combat the impacts of COVID-19, they are supported by members of the Maryland Defense Force. The Joint Staff serves as the Joint Force Headquarters for the MDNG. It’s also the Joint Staff’s job to assist the adjutant general of Maryland in exercising authority and direction over ...

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.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT:Maj. Kurt RauschenbergMaryland National Guard Public Affairs [email protected]: 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 ...

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.

Media Advisory Maryland National Guard Related Media: BALTIMORE, Md. – The Maryland Army National Guard will conduct a virtual hiring event ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...