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Maryland Army National Guard member wise beyond her rank
February 7, 2020
Airman serves in multiple fire protection roles
February 6, 2020
Senior Airman Nate Arthur, a fire protection craftsman assigned to the 130th Fire and Emergency Services, West Virginia Air National Guard, shown Jan. 14, 2020, at McLaughlin Air National Guard Base, Charleston, W.Va.
MD Guard leaders discuss SPP with defense officials, ambassadors
February 4, 2020
Maj. Gen. Timothy E. Gowen, adjutant general of Maryland, hosted a senior leader seminar Feb. 1, 2020, at the Dundalk Readiness Center. Maryland's State Partnership Program was a focal point of the meeting. Guest speakers included Michael C. Allison, principal deputy national intelligence officer for military issues at the National Intelligence Council; Laura Cooper, deputy assistant secretary of defense for Russian, Ukrainian, and Eurasian Affairs; and H.E. Jonatan Vseviov, ambassador of Estonia.
104th Fighter Wing dental technician winds up 40 years of service
February 3, 2020
As she nears retirement, Master Sgt. Terrylee Lois Crowther with the 104th Fighter Wing's Medical Group, Massachusetts National Guard, says the highlight of her 40-year career was helping people at emergency medical clinics while deployed to Honduras, Paraguay and Kenya.
Newly commissioned 2nd lieutenant is AFVentures Fellow
February 3, 2020
Air Force 2nd Lt. Sarah Soliman, member of the 175th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, recently commissioned into the Maryland Air National Guard and was selected to attend this year's AFVentures Fellows program in San Francisco.
Guard builds relations, capacity with nations around globe
January 31, 2020
Bangladeshi officials and Oregon National Guard members gather at the home of Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, center, with his wife, Kelly, to strengthen military-to-military ties forged under the Guard’s State Partnership Program Jan. 28, 2020.
AZ Airman earns black belts, articulates discipline concepts
January 31, 2020
Michigan-Latvia partnership supports Emerald Warrior exercise
January 30, 2020
Chief Master Sgt. Jerome Torres, airfield manager of Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center (CRTC), Alpena, Mich., reviews airfield status with Latvian Lt. Liba Mikova, from Lielvārde Air Base, Latvia, as part of the Emerald Warrior 20 exercise at the CRTC Jan. 23, 2020. The two nations have been linked since 1993 under the State Partnership Program.
Minnesota Guard Soldier honors family’s military history
January 28, 2020
Minnesota National Guard Soldier Katie Blackwell honored her family's legacy of military service dating back to the American Revolution by having her grandfather, Ford Elliott, help to promote her to the rank of sergeant major on his 90th birthday at a January 2020 ceremony in Champlin, Minn.
International military friendship extends to 2nd generation
January 28, 2020
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Troy Smith poses with German Air Force Capt. Wolf-Soren Radke Nov. 19, 2019, at NATO Air Base Geilenkirchen. Smith and Radke are continuing a friendship their fathers, who were also military members, started years ago.