Maryland Military Department
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The Maryland Military Department (MMD) is a department of the State of Maryland directed by the adjutant general of Maryland.[2]
The Maryland Military Department consists of the:
- State Operations section, which manages fiscal and administrative duties
- Maryland Army National Guard
- Maryland Air National Guard
- Maryland Defense Force
- Maryland Emergency Management Agency
The MMD's mission is to provide supplemental services to the Maryland National Guard with the governor of Maryland as its commander-in-chief.[3]
The Maryland Military Department is also the command authority for the defunct Maryland Naval Militia as well as the Maryland Militia, divided into the Organized Militia, personified in the Maryland Defense Force, as well as the obsolete Unorganized Militia. The Unorganized Militia technically consists of every able-bodied male in the state under the age of 45, but has not been viewed as an actual force since the American Civil War.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Randy Young (20 August 2016). "Maryland National Guard (U.S.)". Flags of the World. Retrieved 17 July 2024.
- ^ "The Adjutant General of Maryland". military.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2019-09-17.
- ^ "About the Maryland Military Department". military.maryland.gov. Retrieved 2019-05-21.
- ^ MD Public Safety Code § 13-203 (2024)
External links
[edit]- Maryland Army National Guard Homepage
- Maryland Air National Guard Homepage
- Maryland Defense Force Homepage
- Bibliography of Maryland Army National Guard History compiled by the United States Army Center of Military History
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