Governor Moore Announces Brigadier General Janeen Birckhead …
Apr 5, 2023 · ANNAPOLIS, MD — Today, Governor Wes Moore announced the historic nomination of Brigadier General Janeen L. Birckhead as Maryland’s next Adjutant General. If confirmed by the Senate, Brig. Gen. Birckhead would become the only Black woman leading a state military in our nation.
Janeen L. Birckhead - Wikipedia
Janeen L. Birckhead is a U.S. military officer serving as the adjutant general of Maryland since April 2023. She is a major general of the Maryland Army National Guard. She was previously a senior advisor in the Bureau of Trust Funds Administration and the assistant adjutant general from June 2018 to April 2023.
How Janeen Birckhead became the only Black woman leading a state ... - NPR
Sep 24, 2023 · Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead serves as Maryland's 31st adjutant general — making her the only Black woman who leads a state military in the U.S.
She's currently the only Black woman leading a state military
Sep 24, 2023 · Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead of Maryland only became a soldier to help pay for college. Three decades later, she's risen to the top military position in Maryland, leading a force of 4,600...
She’s the only Black woman leading a state military. Her focus is …
Mar 18, 2024 · Major General Janeen Birckhead is the 31st Adjutant General for the state of Maryland and is currently the only Black woman in the country to lead a state military.
Md. Army Guard commander confirmed to lead the Maryland …
Apr 8, 2023 · By Capt. Ben Hughes. ANNAPOLIS, Md. (April 7, 2023) – Maryland Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead has been unanimously confirmed by the Maryland Senate to be the 31st adjutant general of Maryland. Gov. Wes Moore announced Birckhead’s nomination to lead the Maryland Military Department during a press conference at the State ...
AFRO spotlight on Black excellence: Maryland Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead ...
Nov 10, 2023 · The country’s only Black woman currently leading a state military, Maj. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, sits alongside the nation’s sole Black governor Wes Moore (D-MD).
Snow Hill's Birckhead, with deep Shore roots of service, to lead ...
Apr 11, 2023 · The Maryland Senate confirmed Janeen Birckhead of the Eastern Shore to lead the state’s National Guard on Friday night, making her the only Black woman in the nation set to direct the military...
Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead tapped to lead Maryland National …
Apr 8, 2023 · (Tribune News Service) — Annapolis area resident, Brig. Gen. Janeen Birckhead, commander of the Maryland Army National Guard, was chosen by Gov. Wes Moore and unanimously confirmed Friday by the...
Biographies - Brigadier General Janeen L. Birckhead
Major General Janeen L. Birckhead became the 31st Adjutant General of Maryland on April 7, 2023. Prior to her appointment, she served as the Commander of the Maryland Army National Guard and was dual-hatted as the Deputy Commandant for Reserve Affairs at …