Guard News - The National Guard

NY National Guard marks Memorial Day with special ceremony
May 23, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. - Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, recognized Memorial Day 2020 on Friday, May 22, in a ceremony designed to comply with COVID-19 pandemic social distancing... MORE

Florida National Guard testing at long-term care facility
May 22, 2020 — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Florida National Guard is conducting COVID-19 testing at a long-term care (LTC) facility with the support of the U.S Public Health Service, Florida Department of Health,... MORE

Oklahoma Guard supports hot spot through COVID-19 outbreak
May 22, 2020 — GUYMON, Okla. – The Oklahoma Air and Army National Guard is helping the Oklahoma State Department of Health and other state and federal agencies control the spread of COVID-19 in some of the state’s... MORE

Mobilians with Alabama Guard combat COVID-19 in hometown
May 22, 2020 — MOBILE, Ala. – Task Force 31, a joint effort between the Alabama Air and Army National Guard, has been fighting COVID-19 in the state since April. With numbers continuing to rise in the city, the... MORE

Michigan National Guard responds to flooded communities
May 22, 2020 — MIDLAND, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard helped rescue residents threatened by flooding in northern Michigan caused by the breaching of the Edenville and Sanford dams.“Right now, we have three... MORE

Nebraska Army National Guard firefighters deploy to Romania
May 22, 2020 — OMAHA, Neb. – Seven Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers with the 181st Engineer Detachment (Firefighter Team) based in Norfolk gathered with immediate family for a brief send-off ceremony May 17... MORE

New Jersey Guard pitches in at home for veterans
May 21, 2020 — VINELAND, N.J. – When the call for volunteers came, 31 Citizen-Airmen with the New Jersey Air National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing stepped up to help at the New Jersey Veterans Memorial Home. Armed... MORE

Wisconsin Guard conducting mobile testing around state
May 21, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – More than 600 Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen with the Wisconsin National Guard have tested 58,093 people for COVID-19 in a continuing statewide mission. The Guard’s 25 specimen... MORE

NY and Connecticut UH-60 crews conduct fire-bucket training
May 21, 2020 — CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. – UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews from the New York and Connecticut Army National Guard spent May 19 honing the skills needed to turn a helicopter into a firefighting machine... MORE

Mobile Texas National Guard team conducts COVID-19 tests
May 21, 2020 — MISSION, Texas – A Texas National Guard Mobile Testing Team conducted COVID-19 tests at Diaz-Villareal Elementary School May 4."What we basically are doing is free testing for people," said Spc. Tamra... MORE

NY Army Guard conducts 'virtual drills' due to COVID-19
May 21, 2020 — SYRACUSE, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard Sgt. Heather Hiltbrand spent her April 25 drill weekend at home with her cat, Kevin, rather than at the Thompson Road Armory. Hiltbrand, a signal support... MORE

How the legacy of a fallen Soldier reminds us to do our best
May 21, 2020 — CAMP MABRY, Texas⁠ – Wade Slack was once a kid who loved hunting and video games. He was devoted to his family. And, he dreamed of becoming a Soldier. As he approached adulthood, he quickly realized... MORE

Florida National Guard supports two new walk-up test sites
May 20, 2020 — MIAMI – The Florida National Guard (FLNG) supports two new COVID-19 walk-up community-based testing sites (CBTS) at Sherbondy Park in Opa-locka and Shirley Branca Park in Miramar.To better address... MORE

West Virginia National Guard testing for COVID-19
May 20, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard began COVID-19 testing at a prison and a company May 20 at the direction of the governor and in coordination with county and state health... MORE

NGB chief promotes first Guard director of space operations
May 20, 2020 — AURORA, Colo. – U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau (NGB), promoted the first NGB director of space operations, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gregory T. White, to... MORE

Michigan Guard helps evacuate flood victims
May 20, 2020 — MIDLAND, Mich. – Michigan National Guard units from Bay City, Saginaw, Port Huron and other nearby communities early Wednesday helped evacuate people threatened by massive flooding in the Midland area... MORE

Georgia Guard helps feed school kids
May 20, 2020 — ATLANTA – The Georgia Army National Guard helped the Atlanta Public Schools system distribute almost 1 million meals to families affected by COVID-19.From April 11 to the mission’s conclusion on May... MORE

21st WMD-CST test PPE to protect Guard, medical staff
May 20, 2020 — ANDOVER, N.J. – Members of the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (WMD-CST) are training fellow members of the New Jersey National Guard and civilians across the state how to wear... MORE

Army, Air officers bring different backgrounds to task force
May 20, 2020 — HORSHAM AIR GUARD STATION, Pa. – Col. Jon Farr is an Army armor officer who has multiple combat deployments under his belt and serves as the commander of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 56th Stryker... MORE

Cal Guard slows the spread of COVID-19 with telework
May 20, 2020 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Andrew Carroll starts his day in typical fashion familiar to all service members with full-time jobs in the active National Guard and Reserve. He wakes... MORE