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Texas National Guard Soldier gives back to her community
July 27, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. Maritssa Quintanilla hands markers to a student at Pharr-San Juan- Alamo Early College High School in San Juan, Texas Jan. 31, 2020.

A vacation for some, testing for all
July 24, 2020
Tourists and residents alike were able to receive no-cost COVID-19 testing from the comfort of their car in Munising, Michigan, on July 18, 2020.

New Jersey National Guard runs courses simultaneously
July 24, 2020
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Dana Eustace, a Soldier attending the 254th Regional Training Institute’s RQ-11B Raven course, assembles aircraft parts during their capstone field training exercise on Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J.,  July 22, 2020.

NY Airmen mounting critical resupply mission in Greenland
July 24, 2020
An LC-130 assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, based at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, N.Y. offloads cargo in Greenland on April 26, 2019.

Northern Strike exercise shifts to real-world response
July 24, 2020
Firefighters from the Michigan Air National Guard’s Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center and the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing respond to a request for mutual-aid support at a massive structure fire in downtown Alpena, Michigan, July 21, 2020.

Michigan Guard Band supports communities during COVID-19
July 23, 2020
Michigan Soldiers from the 126th Army Band, Michigan Army National Guard assist Feeding American West Michigan Food Bank by distributing food for families in need during a recent mobile food distribution event as part of the Michigan National Guard's coronavirus 19 disease (COVID-19) response.

NY National Guard combat engineers practice explosive skills
July 23, 2020
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company, 152 Brigade Engineer Battalion conduct demolition training at Fort Drum, NY, Jul. 15.

164th Security Forces Squadron trains at Northern Strike 20
July 22, 2020
Airman 1st Class Franklin Simon, a 164th Security Forces Squadron defender, Memphis Tennessee Air National Guard, drives an all-terrain vehicle while acting as the opposition forces in a joint exercise with the Army infantry, Air Force tactical air control party, and joint terminal air controllers during Northern Strike 20 at Rogers City, Mich., July 21, 2020.

189th Airlift Wing installs first UV light system
July 22, 2020
PJ Piper, FAR UV Technologies prepares for an ultraviolet installment in one of many facilities across the 189th Airlift Wing, July 16, 2020, at Little Rock Air Force Base, Ark. The wing is the first  in the Department of Defense to utilize this technology in the work environment.

Oregon National Guard members train to battle wildland fires
July 22, 2020
Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen from the Oregon National Guard stamp out flames during a wildland firefighter training at the Department of Public Safety Standards and Training in Salem, Ore. July 13-17.

Washington National Guard members support Team Med Surge
July 22, 2020
View of the Team Med Surge Isolation facility that can be set up in rural and smaller towns if medical facilities are overrun with cases.

Alaska Air National Guard rescues four distressed hikers
July 22, 2020
An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60 Pave Hawk, from the 210th Rescue Squadron, performs a simulated search and rescue pattern in Alaska. The 210th Rescue Squadron is part of a network of search-and-rescue organizations that save hundreds of lives in and around Alaska every year.

Texas Guard launches innovation unit
July 21, 2020
Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, along with Maj. Gen. Tracy R. Norris, the adjutant general of Texas, visit Texas National Guard service members serving at the Tarrant Area Food Bank in Fort Worth, Texas, April 29, 2020.

Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson confirmed as NGB chief
July 21, 2020
Army Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson testifies before the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services at a confirmation hearing for his appointment to the grade of general and to be chief of the National Guard Bureau, Dirksen Senate Office Building, Washington, D.C., June 18, 2020. Hokanson was confirmed by the Senate July 20, 2020.

Ohio’s 1st female infantry officer on COVID-19 front lines
July 21, 2020
Second Lt. Colleen O’Callaghan, a platoon leader with the Ohio Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 148th Infantry Regiment, oversees her team June 9, 2020, at Second Harvest Food Bank of Clark, Champaign and Logan Counties in Springfield, Ohio. O’Callaghan is the Ohio National Guard’s first female Army infantry officer in its 232-year history.

NY aircrews take WVNG troops to new heights for jump training
July 20, 2020
Paratroopers from Bravo Company, 2nd Battalion, 19th Special Forces Group, conduct military free-fall exercise out of a New York National Guard Chinook helicopter. Pilots from Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th Regiment, supported this operation from Camp Dawson, West Virginia, July 11, 2020.

Wisconsin Guard surpasses 250,000 COVID-19 tests collected
July 20, 2020
Citizen-Soldiers and Citizen-Airmen from the Wisconsin National Guard collect specimens for COVID-19 testing July 13, 2020, at a community-based test site at the Eleva-Strum High School in Strum, Wis. The Wisconsin National Guard has collected more than 256,000 specimens statewide.

Task Force helps Virginia respond to COVID-19 pandemic
July 20, 2020
The Virginia Department of Emergency Management’s Region 7 (Northern Virginia) staff recognizes Virginia National Guard Soldiers who helped process personal protective equipment requests at their Regional Logistics Warehouse.

WVNG helps meet increased demand for testing, PPE
July 20, 2020
A West Virginia National Guard Airman provides a COVID-19 test to a citizen on May 22, 2020, in Charleston, W.Va.

Colorado Guard tests for COVID-19 at corrections facilities
July 20, 2020
Colorado National Guard Spc. Michael Price, medic, 928th Medical Company (Area Support), instructs nurses at a nursing home in Grand Junction on COVID-19 test procedures June 3, 2020. The Colorado National Guard is increasing COVID-19 testing across Colorado as needed.