The C-27J Arrival Ceremony

Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, Director, Air National Guard, speaks during an arrival ceremony for the new C-27J Spartan, August 13, 2011 at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, MD while (L-R) U.S. Army Maj. Gen. James A. Atkins, Adjutant General and Col. Thomas E. Hans, commander 135th Airlift Group, watch. The ceremony marks the transition to the C-27J Spartan from the C-130J Hercules, which the 175th Wing first dedicated in 1999. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Benjamin Hughes/RELEASED)

The C-27J Arrival Ceremony

Members of the 175th Wing and distinguished visitors and community supporters celebrate the arrival of the C-27J Spartan on August 13, 2011 at Warfield Air National Guard base, Baltimore, MD. The arrival of the C-27J Spartan marks the transition from the C-130J Hercules which had been with the Maryland Air Guard since 1999. (U.S. Air Force photo by Technical Sgt. Christopher Schepers/RELEASED)

Governor's Inauguration Flyby

Four A-10C Thunderbolt II attack jets of the Maryland Air National Guard's 175th Wing perform a flyby during Gov. Martin O’Malley’s second inauguration at the State House in Annapolis, Md., on Jan. 19, 2011. Approximately 200 members of the Maryland Military Department, consisting of members of the Maryland Army and Air National Guard as well as the Maryland Emergency Management Agency and the Maryland Defense Force, participated in the inauguration. (U.S. Army photo by 1st Lt. Kris Baumgartner/Released)

Rovers

Maintenance personnel of the Maryland Air National Guard's 175th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron prepare to launch A-10C aircraft equipped with LITENING sensor pods at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, Md., Nov. 6, 2010. The pods use the ROVER enhancement to beam imagery to the ground in real time. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Jennifer Sardam/Released)

Hook-up

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter aircrew from C Company, 2-224 Aviation Battalion, sling loads a HMMWV above Weide Army Heliport as part of a joint air assault training exercise with the 175th Wing and the 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera) at Aberdeen Proving Ground, Md., on Sept. 29, 2010. The Maryland National Guard conducted tactical passenger loading and external aerial delivery in preparation for overseas contingency operations and domestic response activities. Photo by U.S. Army Private First Class Alicia Brand, 55th Signal Company (Combat Camera)

Over the Bay

Three O-46A aircraft assigned to the Maryland National Guard's 104th Observation Squadron fly over the Chesapeake Bay June 25, 1938. The 104th flew O-46s from February 1937 to June 1941. (Released)