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  • Bilateral Affairs Officer for Estonia

    When the new Bilateral Affairs Officer for Estonia starts working in October, it will be the first time a Maryland Air Guardsman will hold the position.Captain Daniel Griffin, an A-10C pilot with Maryland Air National Guard, has been selected. This position is open to both Army and Air Guard

  • August Airman Spotlight

    The 175th Wing would like to present Staff Sgt. Ousseynou Soumou Sonko, Avionics Test Station and Components Craftsman, as this month's Spotlight Airman. Sonko joined the Maryland Air National Guard in 2007 and is a recent graduate of Georgetown University. Here is some more information about Staff

  • Maryland Air National Guardsman awarded shooting badges

    The U.S. Air Force Distinguished Rifleman and Distinguished Pistol Shot Badges are the highest honor that most military and civilian rifle and pistol shooters can aspire to earn and Maryland Air National Guardsman Senior Airman Evan Jones was awarded both Air Force distinguished shooting

  • June Airman Spotlight

    The 175th Wing would like to present Tech.Sgt. Ilir Kojtari, who is a munitions systems specialist with 175th Maintenance Squadron, as this month's Spotlight Airman.   Name:    Ilir "Lee" Kojtari Rank:     Tech. Sgt. Unit:      175 MXS Job Description: Munitions Systems Specialist

  • May Airman Spotlight

    The 175th Wing would like to present Master Sgt. Geoff Rose, who works in current operations with 175th Intelligence Squadron, as this month's Spotlight Airman. While at lunch, Rose saved a life by preforming the Heimlich maneuver to stop a fellow airman from choking.Here is some more information

  • Air Force Trials take to the track

    Shoe laces were tied and prosthetics were adjusted as the injured, ill and wounded Airmen prepared to sprint and throw-down at the Air Force Trials during a track and field event April 8 at Rancho High School in Las Vegas, Nev.The Air Force Trials give these Airmen a chance to compete in

  • Wing celebrates Earth Day by hosting Base Beautification Day

    More than 75 airmen from the 175th Wing, Maryland Air National Guard, helped clean up Warfield Air National Guard base during the annual Base Beautification Day, April 25, 2014.Base Beautification Day is an annual event that was envisioned by Brig. Gen. Scott Kelly, 175th Wing commander, when he was

  • Maryland Guardsman selected for Warrior Games

    Air Force Wounded Warrior program officials announced the names of the athletes to represent the Air Force during the 2014 Warrior Games and the Invictus Games at the closing ceremony for the Air Force Trials, in Las Vegas, Nev., April 11.The Air Force Trials gave injured, ill and wounded Airmen a

  • 175th Wing April Airman Spotlight

    The 175th Wing would like to present Staff Sgt. Ari Rabe, avionics mechanic assigned to the 175th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, as this month's Spotlight Airman. Rabe has been with the Aircraft Maintenance Squadron for eight years and works full time at Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public