Story by 2nd Lt Enjoli Saunders BALTIMORE – The Maryland Army National Guard officially activated their first intelligence and electronic warfare battalion with a focus on large-scale combat operations against near-peer adversaries during a formal ceremony at Fort McHenry, November 3, 2024. The newly restructured unit, known as the 629th Intelligence and Electronic Warfare (IEW) Battalion builds upon the legacy of the ...

By Chazz Kibler SYKESVILLE, Md. — For some, asking for help does not come easily. According to the Freedom Food Pantry team based at the Major General Linda L. Singh Readiness Center in Sykesville, Maryland, feelings like pride, ego, and embarrassment can sometimes prevent individuals from accessing necessary resources. The FFP team aims to break down the stigma of asking for ...

By Master Sgt. Christopher Schepers, 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – Four Maryland Air National Guard Airmen selected for the first U.S. Air Force Warrant Officer Training Class in over 60 years started the initial cohort in October at Maxwell Air Force Base, Alabama. The 175th Cyberspace Operations Group Airmen are part of the 78 Airmen from active ...

By Capt. Dylan Bradford CHURCH CREEK, Md. – Maryland Governor Wes Moore and the Maryland National Guard honored Harriet Tubman’s military contributions to the United States and Maryland by posthumously commissioning her as a Brigadier General during a ceremony at the Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad State Park & Visitor Center in Dorchester County, November 11, 2024. Maj. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, the ...

Story courtesy of 29th Infantry Division Public Affairs FORT BELVOIR, VA – Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers, veterans, and family members from the 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, came together for the unveiling of the regiment’s honorary plaque at the National Museum of the United States Army’s Path of Remembrance, November 7, 2024. The unit, which was first formed in Baltimore prior ...

By Master Sgt. Chris Schepers MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — The Maryland National Guard hosted more than 30 public officials, academics and security analysts from NATO member states and aspirant countries via the U.S. Department of State’s International Visitor Leadership Program at Martin State Air National Guard Base on Oct. 25. The group visited Washington D.C. and surrounding areas, Norfolk and Colorado Springs, ...

By Master Sgt. Chris Schepers MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — Approximately 300 members of the Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Wing deployed to the United States Central Command area of operations for an approximately 100-day deployment at multiple locations supporting three separate and ongoing operations: Inherent Resolve, Spartan Shield, and Poseidon Archer. The maintenance Airmen, pilots, and staff operated as the 104th Expeditionary ...

By A1C Sarah Hoover MIDDLE RIVER, Md. — An airman from the 175th Wing collected supplies and volunteered to support Hurricane Helene relief through a non-profit organization assisting in western North Carolina, the week of October 8, 2024. Maryland Air National Guard Master Sgt. Edward Krotz, a cyber warfare operator for the 275th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, responded to the severe damage to ...

Maryland Army National Guard members soldiers to the the 29th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, unload baby supplies from a CH-47 Chinook helicopter at Pisgah High School in Canton, North Carolina during Hurricane Helene relief efforts, October 5, 2024. The team traveled to a variety of locations across Western North Carolina to drop supplies to towns in need after the ...

By MaryTherese Griffin FALLS CHURCH, Va.- Sgt 1st Class Adrienne Toliver is proud to have served 34 years in the Maryland National Guard. “I signed up during my last year of high school. My situation was unique; I had a civilian career and a military career. I started as a traditional Guardsman. In the civilian world, I work at the Defense ...