JANUARY 6, 2022 - Nearly 2.3 million active-duty and Reserve personnel serve in the U.S. military. While most of those service members are outstanding at what they do, only a few are chosen to be their branch's USO Service Member of the Year. Every year since 2003, one junior enlisted service member from each branch — E-5 or below — is nominated by command leadership to be … [Read more...]
Maryland National Guard Activated for COVID-19 Emergency
JANUARY 6, 2022 – At the direction of Gov. Larry Hogan, as many as 1,000 Maryland National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will be activated to help respond to a surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations. Guard members will support the Maryland Department of Health and other state agencies with missions for COVID-19 testing, supporting local hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, and … [Read more...]
Colorado Guard Assisting with Marshall Fire, COVID Testing
JANUARY 6, 2022 – Approximately 60 members of the Colorado National Guard are helping law enforcement respond to the devastating Marshall Fire response in Boulder County. Gov. Jared Polis declared a state of emergency, which authorized the use of unarmed CONG assets for law enforcement purposes. “People are our first priority,” said U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Laura Clellan, the … [Read more...]
Maryland Air Guard Counters Real-World Cyber Adversaries
JANUARY 5, 2022 – The Maryland Air National Guard’s 175th Cyber Operations Group supported a task force under U.S. Cyber Command’s Cyber National Mission Force at Fort Meade, Maryland, from February to August. More than 15 MDANG cyber professionals worked alongside Air National Guard members from other states and active-duty counterparts during the task force’s first … [Read more...]
NJ Air Guard Supports Operation Allies Welcome
U.S. Air Force Col. Bernadette Maldonado and Lt. Col. April Doolittle, New Jersey Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 108th Wing, walk with an Afghan girl in Liberty Village on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., Nov. 8, 2021. The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, … [Read more...]