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Michigan National Guard helps keep veterans safe
January 6, 2021 — LANSING, Mich. – Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Michigan National Guard (MING) has had an extensive list of priorities to keep communities safe, including assisting at the Grand... MORE

Sgt. James See, 63rd Troop Command, Michigan Army National Guard, ensures proper precautions are followed as employees enter the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans, Grand Rapids, Mich., March 20, 2020.

Ohio National Guard tests veterans' home residents, staff
June 12, 2020 — GEORGETOWN, Ohio – Ohio National Guard medical personnel recently conducted COVID-19 testing of veterans and staff at the Ohio Veterans Home in the southern part of the state.In support of the Ohio... MORE

Maj. Jessica Taylor, right, commander of Company C, 237th Support Battalion, provides personal protective equipment to staff at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, Ohio. Taylor led a team of Ohio National Guard medical personnel that tested 140 residents and 200 staff members at the facility. All the tests were negative.

Michigan Guard helps test at long-term care homes, prisons
May 13, 2020 — SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard is sweeping across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.), helping test people for COVID-19 at long-term care facilities and prisons.“The Michigan Army... MORE

Michigan National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from various units conduct COVID-19 testing at the D. J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans, Marquette, Michigan, May 7, 2020. The Michigan National Guard is also testing inmates and employees at correctional facilities in the Upper Peninsula.

New Jersey National Guard members help feed veterans
May 11, 2020 — PARAMUS, N.J. – Any person that has served or is serving in the military will tell you the same thing: At its core, the military is a band of brothers- and sisters-in-arms.It’s that shared sense of... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. David Siegel, an infantryman with Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 113th Infantry Regiment, New Jersey Army National Guard, prepares utensils for residents at the New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus in Paramus, N.J., May 1, 2020. More than 120 New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are assisting the home’s staff in caring for the residents during the COVID-19 crisis.

Oklahoma Guard joins veterans in fight against COVID-19
May 4, 2020 — NORMAN, Okla. — The Oklahoma National Guard disinfected the Norman Veterans Center in support of the state health department and Oklahoma’s whole-of-government response to COVID-19. The April 29... MORE

Oklahoma Army National Guard members speak with a resident of the Norman Veterans Center in Norman, Oklahoma, April 29, 2020. Members of the Guard disinfected commonly touched surfaces and high traffic areas at the center.

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