Maryland National Guard reveals new brand; demonstrates capabilities [Image 1 of 2]

BALTIMORE, MD, UNITED STATES

12.31.2019

Photo by Maj. Kurt Rauschenberg 

Maryland National Guard Public Affairs Office

The logo depicts some of the MDNG’s most essential Army and Air aviation assets, a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter and A-10 Thunderbolt II aircraft, capable of delivering immense lethality in combat or enabling relief efforts during disaster situations.

The green background represents the U.S. Army fighting force with the blue soldering lines, often found on circuit boards, to represent the U.S. Air Force’s cyber and intelligence capabilities.

At the center are colors of the Maryland flag embedded into the state’s shape with a “Minuteman” standing overwatch to symbolize the “Always Ready, Always There” presence of the MDNG since 1634. The MDNG traces its roots to March 25, 1634, when two militia captains were amongst over 150 colonists who disembarked in the new world to form a European settlement in what would later become Maryland.

The purple background in the outer rim represents the joint force uniting our MDNG Army and Air Force services. The two stars represent the general officer command for which the MDNG is led. “Old Line” is the motto of the MDNG, which is derived from when the Maryland Militia repeatedly charged British soldiers with fixed bayonets at the Battle of Brooklyn during the Revolutionary War. These Marylanders held the line that protected Gen. George Washington’s retreat, thus ensuring that the American Army could continue to fight and win America’s fight for independence. Maryland is the “Old Line State”. (Graphic Illustration By Benjamin Rogers, Fort Meade, Md.)

• Date Taken: 12.31.2019
• Date Posted: 01.01.2020 09:12
• Photo ID: 6007375
• VIRIN: 191231-A-NZ947-001
• Resolution: 2486x2468
• Size: 1.67 MB
• Location: BALTIMORE, MD, US