{"id":10806,"date":"2025-09-03T18:29:05","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T18:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/?p=10806"},"modified":"2025-09-03T18:29:05","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T18:29:05","slug":"maryland-air-national-guard-recognized-during-2025-ngaus-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/2025\/09\/03\/maryland-air-national-guard-recognized-during-2025-ngaus-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"Maryland Air National Guard recognized during 2025 NGAUS Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

By Airman 1st Class Sarah Hoover<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MILWAUKEE —
Airmen from the Maryland Air National Guard\u2019s 175th Wing received multiple awards during the 147th annual National Guard Association of the United States General Conference & Exhibition at the Baird Center in Wisconsin, Aug. 22-25, 2025.

The 175th Wing was awarded the Air National Guard Spaatz Trophy, presented in honor of Gen. Carl A. Spaatz, the first Chief of Staff of the U.S. Air Force. The award recognizes overall combat readiness and excellence for the reporting year.

\u201cThe Spaatz Trophy recognizes the extraordinary readiness and combat excellence of our Airmen,\u201d said Maryland Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Richard Hunt, commander of the 175th Wing. \u201cThe 175th Wing embodies this standard every day, proving that Maryland Air National Guard Airmen are among the most capable and mission-ready forces in the nation.\u201d

Maryland Air National Guard Capt. Kerry T. Guy, 175th Wing base contracting officer, received the Theodore Roosevelt Leadership Award for Company Grade Officers.

This annual award honors outstanding Army and Air National Guard junior officers for exceptional service, leadership and professionalism to their country and community.

\u201cThe National Guard Association of Maryland has exposed me to a professional network that cares deeply about the National Guard and reaching better goals for Maryland,\u201d said Guy. \u201cThe cohesion with Soldiers and Airmen in this network has helped develop the characteristics needed for joint integration.\u201d

Guy was recognized for his work leading the restructuring of the Wing acquisition program, improving procurement strategy, market research and contract administration. He managed 32 contracts totaling $1.5 million, including negotiations that expanded the Wing lodging program and enhanced facility services, boosting morale, as well as executed the Wing’s Innovation Spark Cell, securing $1.6 million in funding for Airman-driven initiatives, transforming operational capabilities.

\u201cI couldn\u2019t have won this award without the direct mentorship I received from Brig. Gen. Amy Kremser and Lt. Col. Joseph Winter,\u201d said Guy. \u201cBoth have been direct line supervisors who sponsored, supported, and went to bat for my innovation efforts.\u201d

Guy also oversaw the Air National Guard\u2019s first-ever acquisition of a 3D concrete printer, valued at $349,000, which seeks to revolutionize deployed military construction.

He has also mobilized training exercises with multiple contracting units, which helped enhance the Wing\u2019s readiness and integration with joint-force partners. Additionally, he has deployed in support of Operation Inherent Resolve, and oversaw contracts valued at over $21 million across Jordan, Syria, and Iraq, including an $8 million logistics support contract.

\u201cCapt. Guy represents the very best of today\u2019s Air National Guard officers,\u201d said Hunt. \u201cHis innovative leadership, from revolutionizing acquisition processes to securing critical resources for Airmen, demonstrates both vision and impact. He has left a lasting mark on our Wing and the joint force.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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By Airman 1st Class Sarah Hoover MILWAUKEE — Airmen from the Maryland Air National Guard\u2019s 175th Wing received multiple awards during the 147th annual National Guard Association of the United States General Conference & Exhibition at the Baird Center in Wisconsin, Aug. 22-25, 2025. The 175th Wing was awarded the Air National Guard Spaatz Trophy,  Read the Rest…<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":161,"featured_media":10817,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-10806","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10806","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/161"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=10806"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10806\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":10818,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/10806\/revisions\/10818"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10817"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=10806"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=10806"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/news.maryland.gov\/ng\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=10806"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}