MOAA Maryland National Guard Outstanding Unit of the Year Award
(Left to right) U.S. Army Brig. Gen. James A. Adkins, adjutant general, Maryland National Guard, Col. Scott L. Kelly, 175th Wing commander , Lt. Col. John W. Fringer, Jr. USA (Retired) president, Maryland Council of Chapters, Military Officers Association of America (MOAA) and Chief Master Sgt. Harold E. Stewart , 175th Wing command chief master sergeant, accept the MOAA Maryland National Guard Outstanding Unit of the Year at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, Md., Nov. 6, 2010. The adjutant general, Maryland National Guard coordinates the selection of the unit to receive the award through the joint staff. The MOAA Maryland National Guard Unit of the Year Award was initially established in the late 1980s to recognize a Maryland Army National Guard Unit. The award, discontinued in 1999, was re-established in 2009 as the MOAA Maryland National Guard Outstanding Unit of the Year without regard to the unit’s service affiliation. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hughes/Released)