EVENT SCHEDULE
DEC 2024
Please Check the Hot Line (410) 630-1555 near event day for any changes
| DATE | DAY | TIME |
| 12/3 | Tues. | 12:30 PM |
| 12/17 | Tues. | 12:30 PM |
| 12/31 | Tues. | 12:30 PM |
January 2023 OWHMD Update
We resumed events last August, and have been able to welcome home several flights each month.
Several important changes occurred as we resumed our events, and we share them below to ensure that all participants are aware of the updated OWHMD process:
- The OWHMD event line (410-630-1555) continues to be the primary source of information on upcoming/current events. Social media is updated when possible, but is not guaranteed to be the most current information. For security reasons, information will not be updated more than 24-48 hours prior to an event. Please check the event line often for information. For planning purposes, events usually occur early on Tuesday afternoon and late afternoon/early evening on Thursday.
- We continue to offer bottled water to all incoming military passengers but unfortunately, the making and distribution of snacks bags had to be discontinued.
- Therefore, we are no longer accepting donations of any food items, cards, or Girl Scout cookies. Feel free to donate your snack items, or cookies to the USO, local miitary base or ship to the Troops deployed overseas.
- All volunteers/attendees are invited to welcome the returnees as they transit the area on their journey home, and we ask that you follow the recommendations of the Team Leader.
- OWHMD continues to observe social distance protocols and airport guidelines. Please, no hugging, as we want to keep our Troops as healthy as possible on their long journey home.
- Be sure to park in the hourly parking garage and bring in your parking ticket. Parking tickets from the Hourly Garage (ONLY) must be submitted to the Team Leader no later than 15 minutes after the last announced volunteer arrival time. This allows our Team Leader’s sufficient time to coordinate with airport personnel.
We hope to see you soon!
Operation Welcome Home Team Leaders
December 2022 OWHMD Update
After what seems like an eternity, OWHMD is pleased to announce that we will resume events at BWI with volunteer participation…We Are Back! 
Operations at BWI have returned to near-normal levels and we are ready to resume events with volunteers. We will continue to observe all social distancing and Airport guidelines.
Several important changes will occur as we resume active events, and we want to share them to ensure that all participants are aware of the updated OWHMD process:
- OWHMD will no longer fill and distribute snack bags with food items and cards. We will continue to offer bottled water to all incoming military passengers.
- OWHMD no longer accept donations of any food items or cards. Please do not bring items to donate or to distribute to returning troops. This also includes Girl Scout cookies.
- We will continue to validate parking for volunteer participants. Parking tickets from the Hourly Garage (only) must be submitted no later than 15 minutes after the last announced volunteer arrival time in order to be validated. This allows Team Leader’s sufficient time to coordinate with airport personnel.
- Please, No Hugging, as we want to keep our Troops as healthy as possible on their long journey home.
- The OWHMD event line (410-630-1555) continues to be the primary source of information on upcoming/current events.
- Social media is updated when possible, but is not guaranteed to be the most current information.
- For security reasons, information will not be updated more than 24-48 hours prior to an event. Please check the event line often for information.
Operation Welcome Home Team Leaders
An Operation Welcome Home Christmas
US Army Field band holiday video made at an OWHMD event a few years back.
About Operation Welcome Home Maryland!
Since March 2007, Operation Welcome Home (Maryland) greets Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen, Marines and Coast Guard service members returning from overseas. We average about four welcome home event per week, and YOU could be part of the excitement.
Individuals, corporations, youth groups, Boy Scouts, Girl Scouts, Cub Scouts, civic organizations, religious organizations, and government agencies have all participated in events since our founding in March 2007. Volunteers help decorate the lobby with patriotic signs and banners. They also package “goodie bags” for the troops, many of whom are hungry, thirsty, and tired from their travels and will be waiting on a connecting flight.
When the troops arrive through the doors of the International Arrival terminal, we shower them with praise, cheering them on, hugging them, offering them a “goodie bag,” and thanking them for their service.
We invite you to come on out to the International terminal at BWI and help us welcome them home! Take a look at the EVENT CALENDAR on the right side of this website to see the current month’s event dates or call our hotline at (410) 630-1555.
We are also meeting many unexpected flights so keep watching the calendar for changes; we suggest putting our hotline telephone number in your cell phone to get up to the minute news on new flights we will be meeting…
Thank you for your interest in supporting our troops and giving them the hero’s welcome home they truly deserve!!! We also encourage military personnel from all services to come in uniform to greet your fellow servicemembers!
ATTENTION: Companies, schools, church groups and other organizations: We invite you to come out and support our welcome home events, and/or contribute water and snacks for the troops; please email us at webmaster@owhmd.org Volunteers are always needed to give our troops the hero’s welcome that they deserve.
Email any questions you may have to: webmaster@owhmd.org
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