MARYLAND DEFENSE FORCE

5th Battalion

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Battalion address:
Maryland Army National Guard Armory
5th Battalion, MDDF
14 West Hawthorne Drive
Laplata, Maryland

Drill Location:
 Laplata Armory
Regiment Armory
14 West Hawthorne Drive.
Laplata, Maryland

Counties Served:
Charles, St.Mary's, and Calvert (and as called upon elsewhere)

 Drill Meetings:
1st Saturday of Every Month from 0900 hours to 1700 hours.

Activities:

• Emergency Response
• Urban Search and Rescue
• Honor Guard, Color Guard, Burial Detail and other ceremony details
• Details according to mission statement needs.
• Site Security, Visitor Assistance and Crowed Control
• Assist State and Sheriff Law Enforcement Agencies as requested
• Support Local Community Activities
• Cadet Corps (Venture / Explorer Troop)

• 2 May 1999: North Beach Fireman's Carnival / Traffic Control / Site Security
• 48 Man Hours
• 15 May 1999: Solomons Island Benefit Concert / Willie Nelson: / Traffic Control / Site Security
• 210 Man Hours
• 31 May 1999: Memorial Day Services / Color Guard / Honor Guard
• 44 Man Hours
• 18-20 June 1999: Budds Creek National Motocross Championship / Site Security / Traffic Control / Medical Support
• 1,013 Man Hours
• 9-11 July 1999: Serenity Farms Bay Jam '99 concert / Site Security / Medical Support
• 1,119 Man Hours

Upcoming Events:

• 7 August 1999: August Drill / La Plata Armory / 09:00 to 17:00 hrs
• Training
• 14-15 August 1999: Combat Life Savers Training / Camp Fetterd
• Training
• 20-22 August 1999: Muster / Camp Fetterd
• Training
• 28-29 August 1999: Bay Fest / North Beach in Calvert County / 09:00 to 18:00
• Site Security / Traffic Control
• 4 September 1999: September Drill / La Plata Armory / 09:00 to 17:00 hrs
• Training
• 9-12 September 1999: Budds Creek / International Motocross Races / 09:00 to 21:00 hrs
• Site Security / Traffic Control
• 9 October 1999: October Drill / La Plata Armory / 09:00 to 17:00 hrs
• Training
• Every Weekend in October: Serenity Farms / Fright Fest / 19:00 to 24:00 hrs
• Visitor Assistance / Site Security / Traffic Control

Last Updated: 02/26/2001 02:09 hours.