Maryland Army National Guard Recruiter and Retention Noncommissioned Officer Staff Sgt. Jonathan Rawlings shares his story for potential applicants to see at General Henry C Evans Armory located in Westminster, Maryland, on Aug. 7, 2020. Rawlings recruits in the Carroll County area of Maryland. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Chazz Kibler)
Sgt. Russel Donivan, 68W healthcare specialist, and others with the 224th Medical Company Area out of Gaithersburg, Maryland answered the call to assist the nursing home staff of Pleasant View, in Mt. Airy, Maryland, following an outbreak of the COVID-19 virus. The state understood that many more nursing homes may be vulnerable to a similar outcome. The Maryland National Guard put together teams to visit other nursing homes to survey the...
Sgt. Kevin Leon, petroleum lab specialist with the 729th Quartermaster Composite Supply Company, has been working closely with school staff and nurses at Paul Laurence Dunbar High School, in Baltimore, Maryland, supporting the community. Leon, originally from California, is tasked to hand out not only meals, but school work supplements for the students who did not have computers.
Pvt. Anthony James, a 92F, petroleum supply specialist, with the Maryland National Guard’s 1229th Transportation Company, out of Baltimore, Maryland, is called for his first mission in his first year in the National Guard. When a new recruit raises their right hand and swears into the military, there are many feelings. This momentous occasion signifies the start of a new chapter in the life of that recruit. During the state’s response to...
Maj. Faith Courvelle is an assistant operations officer and works to continually monitor and update mission information for the operations center in Adelphi, Maryland. With a multitude of missions being run across the state, proper planning and coordination is essential in the state response to the COVID-19 virus. Courvelle came to her current position as a broadening assignment in operations. A position she says has taught her about a...
Joining the military for so many is about seeking out new opportunities, developing a more refined sense of self, or serving a greater purpose. In addition to these important things, one of the Maryland National Guard’s newest recruits is seeking a stronger bond with his father by following his footsteps of service in the 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade.
Pfc. Dylan Zdunowski, a 17-year old high school senior who enlisted...
