By Luke Broadwater  |  February 6, 2019 Maryland state Senator Will Smith, an officer in the U.S. Navy Reserve, will deploy to Afghanistan before the end of the General Assembly session. Smith’s office said Wednesday that the Montgomery County Democrat has received orders from the Pentagon to deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Resolute Read more about Baltimore Sun: Chairman of veterans caucus in Maryland General Assembly to deploy to Afghanistan before session’s end[…]

By Bruce DePuyt  |  February 6, 2019 A Maryland lawmaker widely considered to be a rising star spent Wednesday receiving both birthday greetings and expressions of support after announcing that he is being deployed to Afghanistan. Sen. William C. Smith Jr. (D-Montgomery), an intelligence officer in the United States Navy Reserve, will report for duty Read more about Maryland Matters: Sen. Smith on Looming Deployment: ‘Obviously, the Session Makes it Complicated’[…]