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  • Rep. Dutch Ruppersberger (left) and Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley (center) recognize Staff Sgt. Robert Carr, 135th Airlift Squadron, for his 2006 overseas service during a ceremony at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, Md., June 13, 2010. The men and women of the 175th Wing were commended for their service in the Global War on Terrorism over the past ten years. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech Sgt. Chris Schepers/Released)

    Wing Honors 'Hometown Heroes'

    Members of the Maryland Air National Guard's 175th Wing who deployed in support of combat operations in Afghanistan and Iraq were honored today at a ceremony at Warfield Air National Guard Base in Middle River, Md.The Hometown Heroes Salute ceremony, in which returning members were presented with a personalized award commemorating their overseas
  • U.S. Air Force Capt. Chris Myers, a C-130J pilot with the Maryland Air National Guard, hugs his wife, Holly, on the flightline on Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, Md., May 15, 2010. Captain Myers supported forces fighting in Afghanistan through transporting of supplies and cargo. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hughes/Released)

    Airlifters Return From Afghan Deployment

    The Maryland Air National Guard today announced the return of its Airmen assigned to its 135th Airlift Group, completing a four-month deployment to Afghanistan and bringing to a close the largest combat deployment in the history of the Maryland Air National Guard. The Maryland Air National Guardsmen returned today aboard two aircraft at the unit's
  • 1st Lt. Dan Griffin, a pilot assigned to the 358th Fighter Squadron, readies his A-10C beneath the boom of a KC-135 to receive 2,000 pounds of fuel during an aerial refueling mission in the Tombstone Military Operating Area in Southern Arizona April 27. Lieutenant Griffin is a student in the A-10C Pilot Initial Qualification course and was one of six pilots from his squadron to refuel for the first time. Upon completion of the course in August he will become a fully qualified A-10C attack pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla)

    Maryland Student Pilot Reaches Course Milestone: Airborne Refueling

    Nearly 18,000 feet above Southern Arizona's desert landscape, students in the A-10C Pilot Initial Qualification course here completed their first air-to-air refueling mission during the week of April 26. Twelve pilots from the 358th Fighter Squadron and 13 from the 357th Fighter Squadron are enrolled in the six-and-a-half month course. The 357th
  • 1st Lt. Dan Griffin is a student in the A-10C Pilot Initial Qualification course, upon completion of this course he will be a fully qualified A-10C pilot. (U.S. Air Force photo/Airman Jerilyn Quintanilla)

    Behind the Scenes: The Making of an A-10C Pilot

    (Editor's note: Curious about what it takes to become an A-10C pilot? Follow along as this series showcases 1st Lt. Daniel Griffin's journey to becoming a fully qualified A-10C attack pilot.) In a room full of seasoned pilots, all with tales to tell, it was a pilot identified as number "10," a rookie, whose charismatic and unpretentious personality
  • Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Kelly retrieves straps after an airdrop over Afghanistan March 2, 2010. Sergeant Kelly is deployed from the Rhode Island National Guard's 135th Airlift Squadron, and is from Baltimore, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo/Tech. Sgt. Jeromy K. Cross)

    C-130 Pilot Recounts How Training Paid Off in Combat

    "As the lead aircraft was dropping their load, we received a call from the drop zone informing us that we were taking enemy fire from the ground," said Maj. Gary Laubach, a C-130J pilot assigned to Maryland Air National Guard's 135th Airlift Squadron. "At the same time, the crew observed tracer fire in front of our aircraft coming from the right
  • Lt. Col. Nashid Salahuddin, 175th Wing inspector general, explains how he saw the vehicle coming that would impact his vehicle during a traffic accident that occurred in November 2008 at Warfield Air National Guard Base in Baltimore, Md. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher/Released)

    Base Officials Warn of Danger at Main Gate

    Fact: Every month, on average, there is a serious accident at the main gate.Fact: Many of these accidents result in injuries.Fact: Most of these accidents were preventable. According to the 175th Wing Safety Office, there have been 81 traffic accidents at Warfield Air National Guard Base's main entrance over the past five years. That works out to

  • Chamber of Commerce Recognizes C-130 Maintainers

    The Essex Chamber of Commerce recently recognized three members of 135th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron as part of their Salute to Hometown Heroes.Staff Sgts. David M. Deutsch, Jason C. Foltz and Brandon J. Helt were recognized on Nov. 12, 2009, for their performance while deployed to Afghanistan in 2008. The 135th Airlift Group maintained a
  • Members of the 451st Air Expeditionary Wing search the A-10C ramp for foreign objects and debris at Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan. The FOD walk ensures that small items are removed from the ramp so they cannot be ingested into the plane's engine and cause damage. (U.S. Air Force photo by David Speicher/Released)

    Maryland Guardsmen Earn Kudos in Afghanistan

    Fighter pilots and support personnel of the Maryland Air National Guard's 175th Wing returned home March 20, wrapping up a three-month deployment in Afghanistan. As they settle back into the rhythm of stateside life, they have much of which to be proud. The Maryland pilots notched nearly 700 combat missions encompassing more than 2,400 flying hours
  • Senior Airman Jesse Terry an avionics technician with the 104th Fighter Squadron, Maryland Air National Guard, embraces his girlfriend, Amelia Young, at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport March 20, 2010. Airman Terry and 147 other members of Maryland Air Guard were welcomed home from Afghanistan Saturday by Ms. Young and hundreds of other well wishers. His unit flew close air support combat sorties in Afganistan with the A-10C Thunderbolt II. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher/Released)

    Families, Friends Welcome Fighter Squadron Home

    Hundreds of friends, family and other well wishers gathered at Baltimore Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport Saturday to welcome home members of the Maryland Air National Guard's 104th Fighter Squadron, which was returning from an Air Expeditionary Force rotation supporting Operation Enduring Freedom.The gathered crowd cheered every
  • Four, of six, A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft from the Arkansas and Maryland Air National Guard taxi down Kandahar’s runway Jan. 13, 2010. (U.S. Air Force photo/Senior Airman Timothy Taylor/Released)

    Maryland Fighter Unit Arrives in Afghanistan

    More than 300 Air National Guardsmen of the 104th Expeditionary Fighter Squadron arrived on Kandahar Airfield to provide close air support throughout Afghanistan, relieving the Airmen of the 354th EFS, who have since returned home to Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Ariz.A-10C fighters from the Maryland Air National Guard and Arizona Air National
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