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.

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