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.
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).
Janeen Birckhead On Leading The National Guard After The …
Feb 9, 2021 · After the Capitol insurrection, Janeen Birckhead was deployed to D.C. to lead 14,000 National Guard members. She talks to Bustle about those two weeks.
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...
Janeen Birckhead: Army general, Hampton University grad to …
Jan 20, 2021 · Army Brigadier General Janeen L. Birckhead, a Hampton University grad, has been selected to command the National Guard troops serving at the U.S. Capitol. Maryland Gov. Larry Hogan...
She's currently the only Black woman leading a state military.
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. Here, Birckhead sits inside NPR’s studios for an interview with NPR’s Jonathan Franklin.