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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 navigation, …
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 …
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. …
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 identify …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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.
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
