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NY National Guard staffing call center to fight COVID-19
March 31, 2020
Members of the New York Army National Guard discuss procedures at the Coronavirus Hotline call center in Hawthorne, N.Y., March 16, 2020. The New York State Department of Health established a toll-free Coronavirus Hotline (1-888-364-3065).

Iowa, Pa., Del. National Guard in thick of COVID-19 battle
March 31, 2020
Soldiers from the 103rd Engineer Battalion, Pennsylvania National Guard, help the Federal Emergency Management Agency unload equipment at the a school in Glen Mills, Pa., to establish a federal medical station for non-COVID 19 patients should regional hospitals become full.

West Virginia Guard helps state fight spread of coronavirus
March 31, 2020
Members of the West Virginia National Guard help volunteers package and deliver meals for more than 3,600 school-age students throughout Greenbrier County during the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, March 25, 2020, in Lewisburg, West Virginia.

Michigan National Guard staffs food banks in 4 communities
March 31, 2020
Michigan National Guard members support the distribution of food for families in need during the state’s response to COVID-19 at the Food Bank of Eastern Michigan, Flint, Mich., March 30, 2020. About 40 Michigan Guard members are helping at four Michigan food banks for several weeks.

Doctor helps keep Guard members safe to serve
March 31, 2020
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Gary Katz, a flight surgeon assigned to the 178th Wing serving on Joint Task Force-37, briefs commanders March 23, 2020, at the Defense Supply Center in Columbus, Ohio. Katz is one of more than 400 members of the Ohio National Guard supporting food distribution at 12 locations across Ohio serving more than 11 million Ohioans in all 88 counties.

178th Wing analysts serve Ohioans in response to COVID19
March 31, 2020
Senior Airman Elise, an analyst assigned to the 178th Wing, analyzes a map of counties throughout Ohio March 30, 2020, at the Defense Supply Center Columbus. Elise is serving on the Joint Task Force 37 collecting data on coronavirus cases, hospitalizations and available hospital resources across the state, as well as providing weather and route information for the JTF-37 task forces supporting local food banks.

MD Guard sets up medical station in COVID-19 response
March 31, 2020
Army Pfc. NDeye Diongue, assigned to the Maryland Army National Guard’s 1297th Support Battalion, assembles a cot and bedding as she and other Soldiers set up a federal medical station in the Baltimore Convention CenterMarch 28, 2020. The station was set up to alleviate possible overcrowding at area hospitals as a result of the COVID-19 outbreak.

146th Airlift Wing helps set up Los Angeles medical station
March 30, 2020
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jarrett Boyd, a structures supervisor with the California Air National Guard's 146th Airlift Wing, sets up power cords in support of a federal medical station for COVID-19 response at the Los Angeles Convention Center, March 29, 2020. The wing set up additional medical stations in the California cities of Indio and Santa Clara.

Connecticut National Guard helps distribute medical supplies
March 30, 2020
Sgt. Evan Dupree, 1048th Medium Truck Company transportation specialist, organizes boxes containing personal protective equipment at a warehouse in New Britain, Connecticut, March 30, 2020. The Connecticut National Guard  is helping distribute personal protective equipment, medical supplies, and medical equipment in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Innovation is key to Michigan Guard member's COVID-19 response
March 30, 2020
U.S. Air Force Capt. Brynt Ellis, medical readiness officer, 127th Medical Group, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan, works at the State Emergency Operations Center in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, Lansing, Mich., March 28, 2020.

146th Airlift Wing helps distribute food to those in need
March 30, 2020
U.S. Air National Guard Lt. Col. Adam Goldstone from the 146th Airlift Wing’s Medical Group unloads donated food from the back of a Foodbank Santa Barbara County delivery truck at the West Boys and Girls Club in Santa Barbara, California. March 27, 2020. California Air National Guard members helped deliver food to distribution centers.

California Guard medical unit deep in the COVID-19 fight
March 30, 2020
The California Army National Guard’s Pfc. Michael Daggi of the California National Guard Medical Detachment instructs California Emergency Medical Service Authority (EMSA) staff members on properly applying personal protective equipment March 27 at a San Mateo County, California, COVID-19 treatment facility.

Secretary Esper enhances National Guard’s rapid COVID-19 response
March 28, 2020
A nurse changes out gloves while New Jersey National Guard Airmen direct traffic at a COVID-19 Community-Based Testing Site at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J., March 23, 2020.

Ohio National Guard member serving a greater purpose
March 28, 2020
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Justin Rainier, a logistics readiness officer, assigned to the 178th Wing was called to State Active Duty and is currently serving on Joint Task Force-37 for Operation Steady Resolve, briefs commanders March 23, 2020, at the Defense Supply Center in Columbus, Ohio.

NY Governor praises National Guard members for dedication
March 27, 2020
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo speaks at a press conference at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, March 27, 2020. The convention center will be an alternate care site as part of New York’s multi-agency response to COVID-19.

Air National Guard stays abreast of weather for 30th ABCT
March 27, 2020
U.S. Airmen from the North Carolina Air National Guard’s 156th Weather Flight, 145th Air Wing, in front of the 22nd Expeditionary Weather Squadron sign while deployed in the U.S. Army Central Command area of responsibility, March 19, 2020. The Airmen predicted a severe sandstorm in late February supporting the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team.

NY National Guard doubles force responding to COVID-19
March 27, 2020
The New York National Guard, working with the Federal Emergency Management Agency and local, state and federal partners bring in hospital supplies to the Jacob Javits Center in New York March 23, 2020, to handle expected patient overflow. The facility will start with 250 beds with the capability to expand to 1,000 beds.

Growing Louisiana Guard presence supports COVID-19 response
March 27, 2020
Pvt. Pat Dawsonhassell, a 20-year-old Lake Charles resident with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion,156th Infantry Regiment, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, screens patients at a COVID-19 mobile testing site at Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana, March 26, 2020.

More Iowa National Guard members join COVID-19 fight
March 27, 2020
Staff Sgt. Mariah Klingenberg, a force support squadron Airman with the 132d Wing, Iowa Air National Guard, reads a Soldier’s temperature before they enter the Joint Emergency Operations Center March 26, 2020. Iowa National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who are on state active duty to support COVID-19 response efforts must have their temperature taken before reporting for work to slow the spread of COVID-19 and protect the health of Iowa National Guard members.

NJ Guard helps state, local officials with COVID-19 response
March 26, 2020
New Jersey Air National Guard medics with the 108th Wing process specimens at a COVID-19 testing site at the PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, N.J., March 23, 2020. The site, established with the Federal Emergency Management Agency, is staffed by the New Jersey Department of Health, the New Jersey State Police and the New Jersey National Guard.