Maryland’s “Line of Defense”
Maryland’s first line of defense is the brainchild of Lt. Col. Michael Bennett, former commander of the Recruiting and Retention Battalion, to expand the Maryland Army National Guard’s brand across the state. “How can we get our name known to the citizens of Maryland?” said Bennett. Bennett, a huge Baltimore Ravens fan, worked out a partnership between the National Football League team →
Operation Cold Steel, Maritime for the CST
The Maryland National Guard’s 32nd Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), along with the Fort Meade Fire Department, Washington, D.C.’s 33rd CST, the Department of Energy and the Radiological Advisory Medical Team from Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington D.C., conducted the joint exercise Operation Cold Steel July 19-23 in Newport News, Va. Operation Cold Steel allowed the →
Command Sgt. Maj. Roger W. Haller Memorial Scholarship
Spc. Julius Blattner, a wheeled vehicle mechanic for 729th Basic Support Company, Maryland Army National Guard, was awarded the Command Sgt. Maj. Roger W. Haller Memorial Scholarship during a Cambridge Rotary Club meeting at the Cambridge Yacht Club in Cambridge, Md. Thursday, April 29, 2010. The $5,000 scholarship will go towards Blattner’s tuition at the University of Baltimore School of Law →
Warrior Challenge
[vimeo 11848270] The Maryland Army National Guard conducted Warrior Challenge, Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year Competition, on March 28, 2010, at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation. Qualified privates through specialists compete for Soldier of the year while corporals through sergeant’s first class compete for NCO of the year. The competition consisted of an Army physical fitness test, rifle qualifications, land →
29th CAB Trains Combat Lifesavers
[vimeo 11626467] The Maryland National Guard’s 29th Combat Aviation Brigade sent Soldiers through the Combat Lifesaver Course conducted at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Grounds from March 23 – 26, 2010. Soldiers learned the proper techniques and procedures to check and clear airways, control bleeding, MEDEVAC request, loading litters and many others. Audio comments (in order): 1. 1st Sgt.Rudolph Leonard III 2. Spc. →
Members of the Maryland Army National Guard Were Honored in Dundalk
Firefighters, emergency medical service personnel and members of the Maryland National Guard were honored today for their actions in a fire at the Dundalk Fire Station #6 during the record breaking snowstorm. Fifteen individuals who were credited with extinguishing the fire and saving millions of dollars of equipment received executive citations and hero pins from Baltimore County Executive Jim Smith. Staff →
Exercise Caribbean Thunder – Maryland’s 32nd Civil Support Team
[vimeo 11626323] The Maryland National Guard’s 32nd Civil Support Team began the first major part of exercise Caribbean Thunder, a multi-CST exercise including the Puerto Rican and Ohio CSTs, Jan. 26 at Roosevelt Roads, Puerto Rico. The mission was to respond to a suspected weapons of mass destruction agent released at a convention center in Puerto Rico, locate the source and →
Maryland National Guard Youth ChalleNGe begins 17th year
[vimeo 11626244] For nearly two decades now, the Maryland National Guard Youth ChalleNGe program has played a critical role in the lives of at-risk youth. Founded in 1993 and held twice a year, the all-volunteer Maryland Guard program is specifically designed to reclaim the lives of at-risk youth and to produce program graduates with values, skills, education and self-discipline necessary to succeed →
Care Packages for Deployed Servicemembers
Integral Components Inc., a manufacturer of custom cabling and wire harnesses, and all of its employees assembled 170 care packages for deployed Servicemembers Nov. 26 at their Westminster, Md. location. Some of these care packages are going to Soldiers in Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 20th Special Forces Group deployed to Afghanistan. The company has been sending care packages for over →
In Remembrance of Maryland’s Fallen Military Heroes
ARLINGTON, Va., October 13, 2009 – The Maryland National Guard recently paid tribute to Maryland service members who have lost their lives in the line of duty during a ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va. Brig. Gen. James A. Adkins, the adjutant general of Maryland, laid a wreath at the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier in remembrance of Maryland’s →
OCS 50th Anniversary & Commissioning
[vimeo 11848690] The Maryland Army National Guard’s Officer Candidate School celebrated its 50th Anniversary Sept. 26 at Camp Fettered military reservation. During the ceremony Brig. Gen. Hinz, Brig. Gen. Deener and Brig. Gen. Adkins were inducted in the OCS Hall of fame. After the anniversary ceremony the Maryland Army National Guard’s 70th Regiment (LDR) Officer Candidate School hosted a commissioning ceremony for →
Motorcycle Safely Mentorship Program
[vimeo 11913472] Soldiers, Department of the Army civilians and installation residents are welcomed to join. Learn to be a safer motorcycle rider, join group rides and meet and great fellow riders. The program aims to pair inexperienced riders with more experienced riders, building comradery among participants. For more information contact: Master Sgt. William Fowler – 410-702-9096 william.p.fowler@us.army.mil
Distinguished Service Award-Chaplain Montgomery
[vimeo 11626035] Chaplain (Cpt.) Rebekah Montgomery, deputy personnel chaplain at the National Guard Bureau, received a Distinguished Service Award from the Military Chaplain’s Association July 17, 2009, at the 5th Regiment Armory in Baltimore, Md. Video by Spc. Thaddeus Harrington, Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Photos by Spc. Stephen Scott, 29th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment
121st Engineer Battalion Honors WWII Veterans
[vimeo 11848931] The 121st Engineer Battalion Association on behalf of the Engineer Regiment presented Chief Warrant Officer (MD) (Ret.) Richard F. Jordan with the Bronze de Fleury Medal and Sgt. (Ret.) Noel A. Dube with the Silver de Fleury Medal, Sept. 26 during a ceremony at the Fifth Regiment Armory. The de Fleury Medal is named after the 1700s French engineer Francois →
OCS Phase 1 Annual Training
Lt. Col. Jeffery Knepshield, commander of Maryland’s officer candidate school battalion, briefs senior leadership from the Maryland Guard as well as representatives from several states at the Brig. Gen. Thomas B. Baker Training Site Aug. 9, 2009. August 9 was V.I.P. Day, allowing command representatives to observe candidates train, a chance to chat with and share a meal with the →
Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve’s annual Bosslift
Flying in on UH-60 Blackhawk Helicopters, employers of Maryland Guard Soldiers took part in the Maryland Committee for Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve’s annual Bosslift Aug. 8, 2009. The Blackhawks transported them from Warfield Air National Guard Base at Martin State Airport to the Lauderick Creek Training Site at the Edgewood Area of Aberdeen Proving Ground to watch →