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The Maryland Military Department recently launched the state’s first STARBASE Maryland summer camp, giving children of M...
09/02/2026

The Maryland Military Department recently launched the state’s first STARBASE Maryland summer camp, giving children of Maryland National Guard, Maryland Defense Force and MMD employees a hands-on introduction to science, technology, engineering, art and math.

During two week-long camps at Warfield Air National Guard Base, students learned through experiments, activities and other hands-on challenges.

The summer camps also gave STARBASE Maryland staff an opportunity to prepare for the program’s next step: welcoming fifth-grade students beginning this fall.

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The Maryland Army National Guard’s Special Operations Detachment-NATO welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremy D. Leicy as its ...
09/01/2026

The Maryland Army National Guard’s Special Operations Detachment-NATO welcomed Command Sgt. Maj. Jeremy D. Leicy as its new senior enlisted leader during a change of responsibility ceremony hosted by Col. Clint Taylor, SOD-NATO commander.

Leicy also received his lateral promotion to command sergeant major during the ceremony.

Please join us in congratulating Command Sgt. Maj. Leicy as he takes on his new role!

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A week of adventure, new experiences and new friendships! ☀️Teenage Maryland National Guard family members recently came...
08/30/2026

A week of adventure, new experiences and new friendships! ☀️

Teenage Maryland National Guard family members recently came together for the Child and Youth Program’s Teen Adventure Summer Camp at Echo Hill Camp.

Campers took on the ropes course, went swimming and fishing, played sports, cooked, learned about marine wildlife and enjoyed plenty of time together throughout the week.

Maj. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead and Chief Master Sgt. Monica Aragon also stopped by to meet the campers and see the program in action.

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Please join us in congratulating Sgt. Maj. Stephan Ridenour on his retirement! 👏Col. Louis Waters Jr. recently hosted a ...
08/29/2026

Please join us in congratulating Sgt. Maj. Stephan Ridenour on his retirement! 👏

Col. Louis Waters Jr. recently hosted a retirement ceremony honoring Ridenour at Camp Fretterd Military Reservation.

Thank you, Sgt. Maj. Ridenour, for your years of service, leadership and commitment to the Maryland National Guard. We wish you and your family all the best in your next chapter.

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National Guard officer candidates put their leadership, confidence and decision-making to work during the culminating fi...
08/28/2026

National Guard officer candidates put their leadership, confidence and decision-making to work during the culminating field exercise of Officer Candidate School Phase III with the Maryland Army National Guard’s 70th Regional Training Institute.

The exercise challenged candidates to lead in the field and included litter carries to a UH-60 Black Hawk flown by a 29th Combat Aviation Brigade aircrew.

Just days later, the candidates graduated and became some of the Army National Guard’s newest officers.

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Congratulations on a career of service! 👏The 175th Wing recently celebrated the retirement of Senior Master Sgt. Juliann...
08/27/2026

Congratulations on a career of service! 👏

The 175th Wing recently celebrated the retirement of Senior Master Sgt. Juliann Williams, Joint Force Headquarters personnel superintendent, during a ceremony at Warfield Air National Guard Base.

Thank you, Senior Master Sgt. Williams, for your years of service to our Airmen, the Maryland National Guard and our state. Enjoy your well-earned retirement!

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From Maryland to Sarajevo. 🎶The Maryland Army National Guard’s 229th Army Band traveled to Bosnia and Herzegovina to per...
08/26/2026

From Maryland to Sarajevo. 🎶

The Maryland Army National Guard’s 229th Army Band traveled to Bosnia and Herzegovina to perform at the U.S. Embassy’s Independence Day celebration marking 250 years of American independence.

Through music, the 229th helped celebrate America’s birthday while strengthening a friendship built through more than two decades of the National Guard’s .

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“Good God! What brave fellows I must this day lose.”— Gen. George WashingtonThis past weekend, Brig. Gen. Craig Hunter, ...
08/25/2026

“Good God! What brave fellows I must this day lose.”
— Gen. George Washington

This past weekend, Brig. Gen. Craig Hunter, director of the Maryland National Guard Joint Staff, joined Maryland National Guard service members and fellow Marylanders in Brooklyn, New York, to honor the Maryland Soldiers known as the Maryland 400.

During the Battle of Brooklyn 250 years ago, the Marylanders held back a much larger British force, buying time for the Continental Army to escape. Washington’s words as he watched the Marylanders fight are now inscribed on the Maryland 400 Monument in Prospect Park.

There, participants read the names of the fallen aloud and remembered the Marylanders who gave their lives that day.

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08/23/2026

Summer nights sound better with the 229th Army Band! 🎶

The crowd enjoyed an evening of live music as the Maryland Army National Guard’s 229th Army Band brought its summer concert series to Havre de Grace. 👏

No days off from being ready. 💪National Guard officer candidates from across the country recently tested their strength,...
08/22/2026

No days off from being ready. 💪

National Guard officer candidates from across the country recently tested their strength, teamwork and leadership during the Officer Candidate School Phase III obstacle course and leadership reaction course conducted by the Maryland Army National Guard’s 70th Regional Training Institute.

The courses challenged candidates physically and mentally just days before graduation.

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