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  • Senior Airman Elizabeth Quigg Airman Spotlight

    Why did you decide to join? Do you come from a military family? I decided to join the Maryland Air National Guard when Covid hit. I was starting my degree in community college, and when classes moved to a virtual format my lifestyle   felt empty. I searched for the next adventure to begin as I

  • Maryland Air Guard, Estonian Partners Focus on Cyber Defense

    The Maryland Air National Guard partnered with Estonia’s Cyber Command Sept. 17-20 to host the cybersecurity exercise Baltic Blitz 23. About 30 Airmen from the 175th Wing, two Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers, 12 service members from Poland, and 30 Estonians participated in the exercise, which

  • 175th Wing tests response to active shooter scenario during exercise

    Airmen of the Maryland Air National Guard tested their response during an active shooter exercise in the cyber building, at Martin State Air National Guard Base, Aug. 25, 2023.The exercise, which was planned by the 175th Wing’s inspector general team, led by Capt. Sara Nittinger, director of

  • Making It All Work: Air Force maintainer retires after 42 years of service

    An electronic warfare systems specialist hoists herself onto a jammer alongside the flightline at Al Udeid Air Force Base in Doha, Qatar. As a Rockwell B-1 Lancer takes off, she feels the roar of the engines in her chest as she swells with a sense of pride. With the smell of jet fuel in her nose,

  • 175th Wing welcomes new cyber group commander

    The 175th Cyberspace Operations Group bid farewell to its out-going commander and welcomed its incoming commander during a change of command ceremony at Martin State Air National Guard Base, August 12, 2023.Brig. Gen. Reid Novotny passed the guidon to Col. Richard Hunt, 175th Wing commander, who

  • Maryland National Guard promotes Joint Staff director to general

    Maryland Air National Guard Col. Amy P. Kremser, director of the Maryland National Guard Joint Staff, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general during a ceremony hosted by Maryland Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, adjutant general for Maryland, July 8, 2023 in Annapolis, Maryland.

  • Maryland Airmen, USAFE work with partners to improve Estonian air base

    For the past two years, staff augmentation teams – commonly referred to as S-teams – from the 235th Civil Engineer Flight along with the Air Force Civil Engineer Center and U.S. Army Corps of Engineers have been assisting United States Air Forces in Europe with projects aimed at building Estonian

  • Ukrainian-born Chaplain Supports Ukrainians through Chaplaincy Training

    For one Ukrainian-American chaplain, his path to serving a higher calling all began with a lucky shot in a lottery.Maryland Air National Guard Chaplain (Capt.) Vladimir Steliac, assigned to 175th Wing, currently serves as a chaplain for the Air National Guard Readiness Center at Joint Base Andrews,