Who We Are
The Maryland State Guard Association (MDSGA) is an ‘open-membership’ association that provides financial support to the missions and morale of the Maryland Defense Force. The Maryland Defense Force is the state’s authorized Militia (Title 13 Annotated Code of Maryland) that supports the mission, men, women and families of the Maryland Army and Air National Guards.
“To financially support the men, women and mission of the Maryland Defense Force, as permitted by Maryland Code.”.
The mission of the Maryland State Guard Association (MDSGA)
SGAUS/MDSGA Mission Objectives:
• Sponsor and promote federal and state legislation in support of state military forces.
• Facilitate cooperation between state defense forces, the Department of Defense, the National Guard Bureau, and active/reserve federal forces.
• Establish and promote uniformed and professional state defense force standards.
• Facilitate and promote the exchange of best practices between state defense forces.
• Educate public officials and communities of the benefits of establishing and maintaining state defense forces.
• Educate public officials and communities that state defense forces established by state governments under the authority of 32 USC 109 are legal and professional military organizations and that they are separate from private militias.
• Support state defense force recruitment and retention programs.
COL Jack McNiff, Lifetime Achievement Award Winner! Holiday Ball at Michael’s Eighth Avenue.
Some of What We Do
MWR Events
Holiday Ball
Annual Picnics
Awards Program
Well deserved recognition of our members through an award system maintained by the MDSGA.
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MDSGA Membership Meeting 18 MAR 2017
TO: All Maryland State Guard Association Members FROM: MDSGA President, James Coleman (BG MDDF, Ret.) The next meeting of the Maryland State Guard Association (MDSGA) membership is scheduled for Saturday 18 March 2017. The meeting will begin promptly at 0830 hours and...
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