MILITARY DEPARTMENT

Brig. Gen. Charles A. Morgan III, Assistant Adjutant General for Air
Col. Edward A. Leacock, Assistant Adjutant General for Army
Brig. Gen. (MD) Benjamin F. Lucas, Commander, Maryland Defense Force
John W. Droneburg III, Director, Maryland Emergency Management Agency

Fifth Regiment Armory, Division St., Baltimore, Maryland, January 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

OFFICE OF ADJUTANT GENERAL

STATE OPERATIONS
(D50H0105)
FY2004 appropriation: $4,920,759
FY2004 authorized positions: 64
Col. (Ret) Rocky L. Templon, Chief of Staff (410) 576-6097
e-mail: rocky.templon@md.ngb.army.mil

FINANCE & ADMINISTRATION
John S. Nickerson, Director (410) 234-3818
e-mail: nickersonj@mdmildep.org

CONTRACTING & PROCUREMENT
Nancy Hevey, Procurement Officer (410) 234-3819
e-mail: heveyn@mdmildep.org

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
Lt. Col. Sean M. Casey, Information Technology Officer (410) 702-9605
e-mail: sean.casey@md.ngb.army.mil

INSTALLATIONS
Col. (MD) Friedrich L. Martin, Director (410) 576-6166
e-mail: friedrich.martin@md.ngb.army.mil

STATE PERSONNEL
Vacancy, Personnel Officer (410) 462-8980

MILITARY SUPPORT TO CIVIL AUTHORITIES
Lt. Col. James W. Grove, Director (410) 576-6034
e-mail: james.grove@md.ngb.army.mil

COUNTERDRUG PROGRAM
Maj. Mark Werner, Director (410) 576-6035

FREE STATE CHALLENGE
Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Ronald Martin-Minnich, Director (410) 306-1801
1-800-820-6692 (toll free)
e-mail: ronald.martin-minnich@usaq.apq.army.mil
fax: (410) 306-1829
web: www.ngycp.org/md/

PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Maj. Charles S. Kohler, Public Affairs Officer (410) 576-6179
e-mail: charles.kohler@md.ngb.army.mil

STATE EQUAL OPPORTUNITY
William H. Allen, Program Equity Officer (410) 576-6161

U. S. PROPERTY & FISCAL OFFICE FOR MARYLAND
Col. Carl (Casey) Nagel III, Property & Fiscal Officer (410) 278-8450
e-mail: carl.nagel@md.ngb.army.mil

VETERANS AFFAIRS HONOR GUARD
CMSgt. (Ret) Harry Capaldi, Director (410) 576-6133
e-mail: jaggerm@mdmildep.org
fax: (410) 576-6191
web: www.mdmildep.org/funeralprogram/

MARYLAND AIR NATIONAL GUARD

CHIEF OF STAFF FOR AIR
Col. John C. Inglis, Chief of Staff (410) 918-6489

CMSgt. John D. Conaway, State Command Chief Master Sergeant (410) 918-6498

PUBLIC AFFAIRS
Lt. Col. Robert L. Gould, Public Affairs Officer (410) 576-6179
e-mail: mdmedia@mdbalt.ang.af.mil

WING COMMAND (175th WING)
Col. Guy M. Walsh, Commander (410) 918-6301

CMSgt. Jaime Lleras, Wing Command Chief Master Sergeant (410) 918-6301

MARYLAND ARMY NATIONAL GUARD

Brig. Gen. Carole A. Briscoe, Deputy Assistant Adjutant General for Army (410) 576-6199

CSM. David C. Corkan, State Command Sergeant Major (410) 576-6091

ARMY CHIEF OF STAFF
Col. Robert D. Schweitzer, Chief of Staff (410) 576-6089

ARMORIES & MILITARY RESERVATIONS

ALLEGANY COUNTY
Cumberland - Capt. Thomas Price Armory (301) 759-2619

ANNE ARUNDEL COUNTY
Annapolis - Lt. Col. (MD) E. Leslie Medford Armory (410) 974-7400
Glen Burnie - First Regiment Armory (410) 768-1919

BALTIMORE CITY
Fifth Regiment Armory (410) 576-6000
Lt. Col. Melvin H. Cade Armory (410) 566-2170

BALTIMORE COUNTY
Catonsville - Maj. Gen. William J. Witte Armory (410) 788-7080
Dundalk - CSM Jerome Maynard Grollman Armory (410) 284-6500
Glen Arm - Gunpowder Military Reservation (410) 592-9571
Glen Arm - Maj. Gen. William C. Purnell Armory (410) 592-2536
Martin State Airport - Warfield Air National Guard Base (410) 918-6210
Parkville - CW4 Melvin Sherr Armory (410) 661-2353
Pikesville Military Reservation (410) 653-6755
Pikesville - Maj. Gen. (MD) John Purley Cooper, Jr. Armory (410) 653-6700
Reisterstown - Camp Fretterd Military Reservation (410) 833-1992
Reisterstown - Camp Fretterd Armory (410) 517-3744
Towson (Old) Armory (410) 337-6772
Towson - Maj. Gen. (MD) Harry C. Ruhl Armory (410) 821-1246

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CALVERT COUNTY
Prince Frederick - Louis L. Goldstein Armory (410) 535-0187

CARROLL COUNTY
Westminster - Maj. Gen. Henry C. Evans Armory (410) 876-1228

Louis L. Goldstein Armory, Prince Frederick, Maryland, September 2000. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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CECIL COUNTY
Elkton - Lt. Col. James Victor McCool Armory (410) 398-2350

CHARLES COUNTY
La Plata - Brig. Gen. William Smallwood Armory (301) 932-2799

FREDERICK COUNTY
Frederick - Capt. Michael Cresap Armory (301) 662-3461

GARRETT COUNTY
Oakland - Brig. Gen. Otho Holland Williams Armory (301) 334-3200
James Victor McCool Armory, Elkton, Maryland, February 2002. Photo by Diane F. Evartt.

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HARFORD COUNTY
Aberdeen - Army Aviation Support Facilities - Col. William C. Baxter Hangar & Edward J. Weide Airfield, Aberdeen Proving Ground (410) 436-2891
Aberdeen - Edgewood Armory (410) 671-2451
Bel Air - Lt. Gen. (MD) Milton A. Reckord Armory (410) 879-7667
Edgewood - Lauderick Creek Training Site (410) 436-2811
Havre de Grace Military Reservation (410) 278-8450

HOWARD COUNTY
Ellicott City - Brig. Gen. Thomas B. Baker Armory (410) 465-5003

KENT COUNTY
Chestertown - SFC John H. Newnam Armory (410) 778-4660

MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Olney - Col. Henry A. Cole Military Reservation (301) 869-5731
White Oak - Maj. Gen. George M. Gelston Armory (301) 572-4860

PRINCE GEORGE'S COUNTY
Cheltenham - Steny H. Hoyer Armory (301) 782-7193
Greenbelt - Maj. Gen. (Brevet) John R. Kenly Armory (301) 220-7407
Laurel - Pvt. Henry Costin Armory (301) 210-3027

QUEEN ANNE'S COUNTY
Queen Anne - Col. Victor P. Gillespie Armory (410) 820-2061

SOMERSET COUNTY
Crisfield - Maj. Gen. (MD) Maurice D. Tawes Armory (410) 968-0373

TALBOT COUNTY
Easton - Brig. Gen. Louis G. Smith Armory (410) 822-0313

WASHINGTON COUNTY
Cascade - Maj. Gen. Boyd M. Cook Armory, Fort Ritchie (301) 241-4624
Hagerstown - Brig. Gen. (MD) Randolph Millholland Armory (301) 791-4028
Hancock - Brig. Gen. Thomas B. Baker Training Site (301) 678-6912

WICOMICO COUNTY
Salisbury - CSM Blair Lee Crockett Armory (410) 543-6704

MARYLAND DEFENSE FORCE

MARYLAND EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY

EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT ADVISORY COUNCIL
Coordinator: John W. Droneburg III (410) 517-3600

Frederick N. Smalkin, Chair (chosen by Governor)


Appointed by Governor:
Richard L. Alcorta, M.D.; Thomas P. Bibeault; Joseph R. Bolesta, Jr.; Joseph T. Chadwick, Jr., Esq.; John M. Contestabile; David H. Cordle, Sr.; Harvey E. Eisenberg, Esq.; Bufkin R. Fairchild, Jr.; Robert Lee Gould; Susan J. Henson; Douglas K. Holland; Donald P. McGuire; Mary R. McWilliams; Richard G. Muth; Patricia Anne Parker; Keith D. Persinger; Howard M. Rensin, Esq.; Edward P. Sherlock, Jr.; Russell T. Sines; Roger A. Steger, Sr.; Terry E. Thompson; Nan A. Waranch; Daniel Dubairi.

MARYLAND EMERGENCY RESPONSE COMMISSION
The Emergency Management Advisory Council (above) constitutes the Maryland Emergency Response Commission.
(410) 517-3600

PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE
Quentin W. Banks, Jr., Public Information Officer (410) 517-3631
e-mail: qbanks@mema.state.md.us

COMMUNICATIONS DIVISION
Henry D. Black, Manager (410) 517-5137
e-mail: hblack@mema.state.md.us

OFFICE OF DOMESTIC PREPAREDNESS (ANTI-TERRORISM PROGRAM)
Donald M. (Doc) Lumpkins, State Domestic Preparedness Officer & Program Administrator (410) 517-3615
e-mail: dlumpkins@mema.state.md.us
web: www.mema.domestic-preparedness.net/main.html

Gary Harrity, Deputy Program Administrator (410) 517-5116
e-mail: gharrity@mema.state.md.us

INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY DIVISION
Laken Oyedokun, Supervisor (410) 517-3643
e-mail: loyedokun@mema.state.md.us

PERSONNEL, FISCAL & LOGISTICS DIVISION
Joseph D. Hambrick, Chief (410) 517-3618
e-mail: jhambrick@mema.state.md.us

PLANS DIVISION
Ruth Mascari, Director (410) 517-5105
e-mail: rmascari@mema.state.md.us

CHEMICAL STOCKPILE EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS PROGRAM
William Smith, Manager (410) 517-5123
e-mail: bsmith@mema.state.md.us

READINESS DIVISION
Paul Mitchell, Director (410) 517-3611
e-mail: pmitchell@mema.state.md.us
MITIGATION & RECOVERY BRANCH
Kimberly Golden, State Hazards Mitigation Officer (410) 517-3600
Bowlling (Bud) Howard, Public Assistance Officer (410) 517-3600

DEFUNCT UNITS

BUDGET, FISCAL, & LOGISTICS
Under Maryland Emergency Management Agency, Renamed Personnel, Fiscal, and Logistics in Sept. 2002.

MARYLAND RADIOLOGIC FACILITY
At Middle River, the Facility (a laboratory for instrument calibration) closed on Oct. 1, 1997.

MARYLAND TERRORISM FORUM
Donald M. (Doc) Lumpkins, State Domestic Preparedness Officer

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE
Co-Chair: Maj. Gen. Bruce F. Tuxill, Adjutant General
Co-Chair: Col. Thomas E. (Tim) Hutchins, Secretary of State Police

Appointed by Chairs, Maryland Terrorism Forum: Glen Payne; Edward P. Sherlock, Jr.; Gene Worthington; one vacancy.

Ex officio: Kendl P. Philbrick, Secretary of the Environment; Nelson J. Sabatini, Secretary of Health & Mental Hygiene; Robert L. Flanagan, Secretary of Transportation; Robert R. Bass, M.D., Executive Director, Maryland Institute for Emergency Medical Services Systems; John W. Droneburg III, Director, Maryland Emergency Management Agency; Donald M. (Doc) Lumpkins, State Domestic Preparedness Officer, Maryland Emergency Management Agency.

To coordinate defense against a terrorist attack, the Governor created the Maryland Terrorism Forum in 1998. Members of the Forum represented those federal, State and local agencies responsible for preparing, responding and recovering from terrorist attack. The Forum worked through committees to develop policies and manage efforts to improve defense. The Forum was disbanded in December 2003, and its functions assumed by the Emergency Management Advisory Council.

OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY
Within the Maryland Emergency Management Agency, the Office of Technology formed in September 2002. The Office was responsible for two units: Communications, and Information Technology.

OPERATIONS DIVISION
Under Maryland Emergency Management Agency, renamed Readiness Division in Sept. 2002.

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