Checking Bombs

Tech. Sgt. Michael, foreground, checks the BDU-33 practice bombs that Airman 1st Class Oscar A. Marroquin loaded onto an A-10C Thunderbolt II at Warfield Air National Guard base in Baltimore, Md. Both are weapon loaders with the 175th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron and were uploading munitions for a training sortie Nov. 30. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher)

Generator onboard

Members of the New York Air National Guard unload an electrical generator from a C-27J Spartan at Stewart Air National Guard Base in New York on Saturday, November 3, 2012. The mission critical equipment is being transported by the Maryland Air National Guard for relief efforts in New York City due to Hurricane Sandy. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher)

Load the power

An electrical generator is loaded to a waiting C-27J Spartan at the Akron-Canton Airport in Ohio on Saturday, November 3, 2012. The mission critical equipment is being transported by the Maryland Air National Guard for relief efforts in New York City due to Hurricane Sandy. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher)

Generator onboard

An electrical generator is towed to a waiting C-27J Spartan at the Akron-Canton Airport in Ohio on Saturday, November 3, 2012. The mission critical equipment is being transported by the Maryland Air National Guard for relief efforts in New York City due to Hurricane Sandy. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher)

History lesson

Past commanders from the Maryland Air National Guard gather around a SA-16 Albatross seaplane that will be on static display in the future at Warfield Air National Guard base. The commanders gathered on Sept. 29, 2012 for a symposium on the history of unit. Each person talked about the time period they were a leader. (National Guard photo by Tech. Sgt. David Speicher)

Groundbreaking

(L to R) U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Scott Kelly, 175th Wing Commander, Mr. David Costello from Costello Construction Company, Ms. Barbara Nemchek from Burns & McDonnell Design Firm and U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Allyson Solomon, Assistant Adjutant General–Air, break ground on our new facility at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Baltimore, Maryland on October 2, 2012. This new 31,500 Square Foot Facility is designed to house the 175th Wing Headquarters, Mission Support Group and Medical Group missions. This facility has a projected cost $11.8 million, and features multiple green roofs and is anticipated to achieve certified LEED Silver status with the numerous energy enhancement measures upon its completion anticipated completion in June 2014. Functional areas include offices, medical/dental examination and treatment space, classrooms, administration space, command section, conference rooms, telephone switching/data automation center as well as utility systems services and connections. (National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ed Bard)