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MDNG tests night vision goggles to support future warfight
January 14, 2021 — ABERDEEN PROVING GROUNDS, Md. – Advancements in U.S. Army technology can give Soldiers an edge in an ever-changing operational environment, supporting the warfight. To that end, nearly 20 Maryland... MORE

Maryland Army National Guard Soldiers test the Enhanced Night Vision Goggle - Binocular (ENVG-B) for both target identification and depth perception at the Army Research Lab - Human Resources and Engineering Directorate facility in Aberdeen Proving Ground, Maryland.

Virginia National Guard supporting security in Washington
January 11, 2021 — RICHMOND, Va. — More than 2,000 members of the Virginia National Guard are on the ground in Washington to assist law enforcement with security, joining a total National Guard force expected to top... MORE

Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 229th Military Police Company, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, stand guard at their post Jan. 9, 202, in Washington, D.C. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to the National Capital Region to support federal and D.C. authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration.

DOD details National Guard response to Capitol attack
January 8, 2021 — WASHINGTON – Once the reality of the assault on the U.S. Capitol became apparent, National Guard troops responded appropriately and with alacrity, Department of Defense officials said in a phone... MORE

National Guard members in-process upon arriving in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 7, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey are traveling to the National Capital Region to join the District of Columbia National Guard in supporting federal and district authorities through the inauguration of President-elect Joseph Biden.

Maryland National Guard A-10 crews train with Estonian JTACs
December 15, 2020 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – Maryland Air National Guard A-10C Thunderbolt II pilots from the 104th Fighter Squadron conducted close air support training with joint terminal attack controllers from their state... MORE

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Timothy Davis (front), a standards and evaluations program manager with the 146th Air Support Operations Squadron, Oklahoma Air National Guard, provides guidance to a joint terminal attack controller from the Estonian Defense Force during close air support training with A-10C Thunderbolt II aircraft assigned to 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, in Vienna, Maryland, on Dec. 8, 2020. The Maryland National Guard has partnered with Estonia through the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program since 1993.

Maryland military police support COVID-19 test site
May 20, 2020 — WESTMINSTER, Md. – 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 May 14 at... MORE

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 May 14, 2020, at the Carroll County Agriculture Center in Westminster, Maryland.

Maryland National Guard member stands tall against COVID-19
May 5, 2020 — FORT MEADE, Md. – Justin Lee was just 6 years old when doctors diagnosed his mother with multiple sclerosis, an unpredictable disease that impacts the central nervous system and disrupts the flow of... MORE

Second Lt. Justin Lee, a medical-surgical nurse with the 104th Medical Company Area Support, speaks to the director of nursing and the director in training at the Crofton Care & Rehabilitation Center in Crofton, Md., April 9, 2020. (Sgt. James Nowell)

Maryland Army Guard members ensure residents receive food
May 1, 2020 — FREDERICK, Md. - Army Staff Sgt. Bryant East was organizing food on a table set up in a parking lot when he felt something was missing.“I see rice, but no flour,” said East, a squad leader with the... MORE

Army Staff Sgt. Bryant East, a squad leader with the Maryland Army National Guard’s Company A, 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, helps organize food and toiletries at a parking lot in Frederick, Maryland, April 23, 2020, while distributing food to those who need it as part of COVID-19 response efforts. East, along with approximately 30 other Soldiers from the unit, were augmenting food bank volunteers and staff members.

Maryland National Guard provides meals for homeless
April 22, 2020 — SALISBURY, Md. – The Maryland National Guard began a multiweek mission preparing and delivering meals to an emergency encampment for homeless people displaced due to COVID-19 pandemic.Five Soldiers... MORE

Maryland National Guard members are preparing and delivering meals to an emergency encampment of homeless people in Salisbury, Maryland, who have been displaced due to COVID-19 pandemic. The 25-day mission brought together Soldiers from three military police units of the 115th Military Police Battalion.

Maryland National Guard supports nursing homes
April 15, 2020 — REISTERSTOWN, Md. – To protect the most vulnerable, the Maryland National Guard is working with the state health department to help safeguard people at nursing homes across the state.As directed by... MORE

Maryland National Guard members led by Col. Eric Allely, Maryland State Surgeon, arrive at Crofton Care & Rehabilitation Center in Crofton, Maryland, April 9, 2020, to evaluate measures to protect against the spread of COVID-19.

Maryland Guard sets stakes at Pimlico COVID-19 testing site
April 7, 2020 — BALTIMORE – The Maryland National Guard continues to support local response to COVID-19 by establishing a coronavirus testing site – the first of its size in Baltimore – at Pimlico Race Course... MORE

Members of the Maryland Army National Guard’s 1297th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion and 1729th Maintenance Company, both based in Havre de Grace, and the 1229th Transportation Company, based in Baltimore, set up shelters and medium tents at a COVID-19 test site in a parking lot outside of Pimlico Race Course in Baltimore April 3, 2020.

Maryland Guard distributes more than 1 million medical items
April 2, 2020 — BALTIMORE – Maryland National Guard Airmen working at a Strategic National Stockpile have processed and distributed more than 1 million masks, gloves and other protective equipment to health care... MORE

U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Bradly Tuthill, left, and U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Richard Malloy, ground transportation specialists with the 175th Logistics Readiness Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, prepare and load boxes of medical supplies and equipment March 19, 2020, at the Maryland Strategic National Stockpile. The Maryland Guard has shipped more than 1 million items to health care workers and hospitals across the state.

Army leaders visit COVID-19 screening site in Maryland
April 1, 2020 — LANDOVER, Md. – U.S. Army leaders visited a COVID-19 screening site outside the nation's capital March 31 to learn how the National Guard can help civilian agencies fight the spread of the... MORE

Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, director of the Army National Guard, washes his hands while touring a COVID-19 screening site at FedEx Field in Landover, Md., March 31, 2020, with Army Secretary Ryan D. McCarthy, Maryland Adjutant General Maj. Timothy Gowen and Rep. Anthony G. Brown.

MD Guard sets up medical station in COVID-19 response
March 31, 2020 — BALTIMORE – Army Staff Sgt. Julius Austin, an electronic systems repairer with the Maryland Army National Guard’s 1297th Support Battalion, paced across the darkened loading dock. The bright utility... MORE

Army Pfc. NDeye Diongue, assigned to the Maryland Army National Guard’s 1297th Support Battalion, assembles a cot and bedding as she and other Soldiers set up a federal medical station in the Baltimore Convention CenterMarch 28, 2020. The station was set up to alleviate possible overcrowding at area hospitals as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

Fort Drum supports MD Guard with training due to COVID-19
March 20, 2020 — FORT DRUM, N.Y. – Soldiers from Maryland Army National Guard's 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade were planning to train at Fort Drum this week to prepare for deploying to the Central... MORE

A team from Fort Drum's Townsend Mission Training Complex in New York provides real-world training scenarios to Soldiers with the 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, Maryland Army National Guard, at their home station in Towson, Maryland.

Guard joins 23rd US-Adriatic regional security conference
September 27, 2019 — DURRES, Albania – The senior military leaders from southeast European countries gathered for the 23rd U.S.-Adriatic (A-5) Charter Chiefs of Defense (CHOD) conference Sept. 25 to discuss regional... MORE

U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Stephen Twitty, deputy commander, U.S. European Command, and participating Balkan nations sign a joint statement reaffirming their commitment to strengthen the regional defense cooperation of the U.S.-Adriatic Charter during the 23rd A-5 chiefs of defense conference in Durrës, Albania, Sept. 25, 2019.

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