Annapolis area resident, Brigadier General Janeen Birckhead, commander of the Maryland Army National Guard, was chosen by Governor Wes Moore and confirmed by the Maryland Senate to lead the state’s national guard.
Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, commander of the Maryland Army National Guard, was chosen by Gov. Wes Moore and unanimously confirmed Friday by the Maryland Senate to lead the state s National Guard.
If confirmed by the Senate, Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead would become the only Black woman leading a state military in the United States, according to Maryland state staff.
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