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The Maryland Military Department (MMD) is a department of the State of Maryland directed by the adjutant general of Maryland. [2] The Maryland Military Department consists of the: State Operations section, which manages fiscal and administrative duties; Maryland Army National Guard; Maryland Air National Guard; Maryland Defense Force; Maryland ...
Maryland Defense Forces and Maryland Army National Guard participate in a multi-agency disaster exercise at Towson University. The Maryland State Guard was reactivated in 1939 in response to World War II. It was then deactivated in 1947. [5] As of 1983, the Maryland State Guard was reactivated and renamed the Maryland Defense Force.
The Maryland Air National Guard First Sergeant Ribbon was an award to honor First Sergeants of the guard after at least three years of exceptional service. [15] It was discontinued in 2010, but those First Sergeants who received the ribbon prior to that date are authorized to continue to display it.
The Maryland Military Department Emergency Service Medal (formerly known as the Maryland National Guard State Active Duty Medal [1]) is bestowed to recognize uniformed members of the Maryland Military Department who are deployed to assist in domestic crisis under Title 32 of the United States Code, but not under Title 10, as recognized by the adjutant general of Maryland.
Troops of the 160th Infantry Regiment of the California National Guard arriving in Los Angeles, August 17, 1924 California National Guard MPs, 1950. The governor of California may call individuals or units of the California National Guard into state service during emergencies or special situations. The state mission of the National Guard is ...
Harriet Tubman, American abolitionist leader, was born in 1820, and contributed to the freedom of over 700 slaves during her service with the U.S. Army. - MPI/Archive Photos/Getty Images
The 'State of Maryland Meritorious Civilian Service Medal' is an honor bestowed on civilians - including civilian employees, family members and others - to recognize outstanding service to the Maryland Military Department, the Maryland National Guard or the State of Maryland. [1] The honorary award was redesigned in 2008.
The function of the award was expanded in 2010, when it was modified to also serve to honor active members of the Maryland National Guard who - on or off duty - demonstrate remarkable, voluntary acts of heroism which place the member in personal danger and which go above and beyond the call of duty.