Maryland Army National Guard
| Maryland Army National Guard | |
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| Active | March 25, 1634–present |
| Country |
 United States
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| Allegiance |
 State of Maryland
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| Branch |
 United States Army
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| Part of |
 Army National Guard
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| Garrison/HQ | Baltimore, Maryland, United States |
| Nickname(s) | "The Maryland Line" (from the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War) |
| Motto(s) | "Fatti Maschii Parole Femine" ("Manly deeds, womanly words") |
| Commanders | |
| Commander, MD ARNG | Brig. Gen. Timothy E. Gowen, USA |
| Insignia | |
| Crest |  |
| Distinctive unit insignia |  |
The Maryland Army National Guard (MD ARNG) is the United States Army component of the American state of Maryland. It is headquartered at the old Fifth Regiment Armory at the intersection of North Howard Street, 29th Division Street, near Martin Luther King, Jr. Boulevard in Baltimore and has additional units assigned and quartered at several regional armories, bases/camps and other facilities across the state.
The Maryland Army National Guard is organized into several major subordinate commands: the 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade (United States); the Combat Aviation Brigade, 29th Infantry Division; the 70th Regiment, a training unit; and the 58th Troop Command. The MSCs report to the Assistant Adjutant General for Army (TAAG-Army), who in turn reports to the Adjutant General (TAG). Both officers are appointed by the governor.
The Maryland National Guard traces its roots through the long-time previous colonial and state militia to March 1634, with the landing of two English militia captains from the two settlement expeditionary ships, the "Ark" and the "Dove" off the north shore of the Potomac River near the confluence with Chesapeake Bay at the first provincial capital, St. Mary's City in later St. Mary's County. It has a long and illustrious history.
During the American Revolution, members of the "Maryland Line" repeatedly charged a vastly superior British force at the Battle of Long Island, buying time for the Continental Army to escape. It is from this incident that Maryland draws one of its official nicknames, "The Old Line State." This was the first time the American Army had used the bayonet in combat. Later in the war, the Maryland militia made a number of additional bayonet charges, including at Cowpens, where their charge turned impending defeat into victory, and at Guilford Courthouse, where they forced the elite British Foot Guards to retreat.
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