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  • Photo Essay: Maryland Guardsmen Conducts Safety Inspection In Germany

    U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Bruce Strong, 175th Wing safety superintendent, Maryland Air National Guard conducts a safety inspection at Detachment 1, 786th Force Support Squadron at Stuttguart Army Garrison, Patch Barracks, Germany, June 21, 2012. Strong assisted the 86th Airlift Wing safety

  • 702 EAS deactivates at Kandahar Airfield

    A small group of Air Guardsmen were joined by senior leaders on Monday at Kandahar Airfield to celebrate the completion of their deployment in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and to honor the deactivation of the 702nd Expeditionary Airlift Squadron.The 702 EAS was activated at Kandahar, July

  • Open for business

    The Maryland Air National Guard now has a storefront recruiting office open for business in Baltimore."The base is a great location, but this provides walk-in capability," said Master Sgt. Robert Sweeney, Recruiting Office Supervisor. "The base didn't provide foot traffic. Here with the banks,

  • Photo Essay: Relocated Albatross

    A SA-16 Albatross seaplane is being removed, refurbished and relocated at Warfield Air National Guard Base in Baltimore, Md. Approximately 15 Airmen moved the static display airplane from the end of the runway where it had been displayed for nearly 30 years. After the plane is refurbished it will be

  • 'Battle of survival:' Special tactics officer awarded Air Force Cross

    In a harrowing 10-hour battle amidst more than 100 insurgents, a special tactics officer kept the enemy at bay with a little help from above. Capt. Barry F. Crawford Jr. was awarded the Air Force Cross during a Pentagon ceremony April 12 for his heroic actions controlling the air space and calling

  • GIIEP system helps transmit images

    The Maryland National Guard and the Maryland Wing Civil Air Patrol are working together using the Geospatial Information Interoperability Exploitation-Portable platform, better known as the GIIEP system to give incident commanders in emergency situations real time images.CAP Capt. Jonathan Neumann,

  • New Drug Testing Policy

    The Maryland National Guard has instituted a new drug testing policy.Maj. Gen. James A. Adkins, the Adjutant General for the Maryland National Guard, recently sent out a memorandum detailing the policy.The biggest change is the expansion of the policy that will test for a variety of prescription

  • Lajes supports largest A-10 movement this year

    Eighteen A-10C Thunderbolts from the 175th Warfield Air National Guard Base landed at Lajes Field March 31, making it the largest A-10 coronet this year to Lajes Field.Members of the 175th Warfield Air National Guard Base Maintenance and Operations Group departed their base in Martin State Airport

  • SecAF: Cyberspace is an Air Force priority

    Secretary of the Air Force Michael Donley highlighted cyberspace as an important Air Force priority and joint force enabler during remarks to Airmen, industry officials and Air Force Association members March 23 at the Air Force Association's 2012 CyberFutures Conference and Technology Exposition