MDDF Units
10th Medical Regiment
When not activated for emergency state service, the individuals in
the 10th Medical Regiment provide assistance, as requested, to the
several units of the Maryland National Guard throughout the state. Such
activities may include assistance with periodic physical examinations,
conducting first aid and related training, and/or presenting required
medical lectures.
121st Engineer Regiment
The 121st Engineer Regiment provides a professional organized,
trained, disciplined, uniformed rapid response volunteer force of
engineers of all disciplines to assist the Maryland Military Department,
state and local government agencies, and civil relief organizations in
response to any impending or actual emergency.
Band
The Maryland Defense Force Band provides musical support for the
Maryland Defense Force, provides back up support for the 229th Army
Band, and provides supplemental professional musical support to the
Maryland Military Department (MMD) and the Maryland National Guard
(MDNG) as required. The mission of the Maryland Defense Force Band is to
enhance community relations, general recruitment, and troop morale. Its
goal is to communicate the mission of the Maryland Defense Force and
the duties it performs for the Maryland Military Department.
Chaplain Corps
An organized and dedicated Chaplain Corps assists MDNG members, their
families, and the community at large. When not activated for emergency
state service, the individuals in this command provide chaplain support,
as requested, to the several MDNG units throughout the state. Such
support may include individual counseling, and the provision of regular
Unit Training Assembly religious services all the way down to the
company level.
Financial Corps
Individuals in the Finance Corps are professionals in the fields of
banking, investment management, accounting, and insurance. Their skills
are put to use counseling Maryland National Guard and Air National Guard
soldiers and their families on personal finance, planning for the
future, college savings, investment, and retirement strategies,
insurance, and taxes. Finance Corps services are available through MDNG
Soldier and Family Readiness programs, and individual/family financial
counseling is available upon request.
Information Technology & Communications
The Information Technology and Communications Directorate works to
provide the Force with secure and assured information technology (IT)
and communication services, wherever and whenever required. Staffed with
experienced IT professionals that work in many areas of the IT and
communications field, they support MDDF units in their functions with IT
and communications services, train personnel in the use of IT and
communications systems, perform network/computer systems maintenance and
repair, enable data integration with units/agencies/departments, and
perform other duties as required.
Cyber
The Maryland Defense
Force (MDDF) Cyber Security Unit (CYSEC) provides professional,
civilian-military expertise in cyber security to the Maryland Military
Department and state and local agencies as a service and assistance to
their own cyber security programs.
JAG
The Maryland Defense Force Judge Advocate General Corps provide legal
assistance to the Maryland Defense Force command, as well as the
Maryland Military Department. Such activities may include the
preparation of wills and powers-of-attorney, the delivery of required
legal training and lectures, and support to the state military justice
system.
Troop Command
The primary mission of the Troop Command, Maryland Defense Force is
to command, control, and supervise Maryland Defense Force units attached
to the Troop Command and to provide manned, trained and equipped field
force packaged units capable of immediate expansion and available for
service in time of a natural or man made national emergency or when
appropriate to augment the Maryland Military Department consisting of
the Army National Guard, Air National Guard and Maryland Emergency
Management Agency.
Additional Missions
The maturity and experience of the members of the MDDF make them more
than eligible for participation in almost any function related to
support for the families of deployed MDNG soldiers and airmen. In
addition, the MDDF could develop expertise in storm identification, and
storm or disaster-related damage assessment. Both of these skills are
taught by outside agencies (NOAA and the Red Cross, respectively) at
little or no cost to the state. Given today’s environment and the
emphasis on “Homeland Defense,” the scope of missions for this new
organization is limited only by the imagination.