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Pennsylvania Guard officer sets powerlifting records
March 15, 2021
Pennsylvania Army National Guard 1st Lt. Lindsey Boughter, a public affairs officer with the 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment, 213th Regional Support Group, performs a deadlift during a powerlifting competition Feb. 27, 2021, in Conshohocken, Pa.
West Virginia National Guard marks one year of COVID mission
March 12, 2021
Members of the West Virginia National Guard participate in a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Joint Forces Headquarters, Charleston, West Virginia, Jan. 13, 2021. West Virginia maintains one of the highest percentages of vaccine allocation use in the United States and is rapidly expanding capacity to inoculate the population.
103rd, 109th back science foundation mission in Greenland
March 12, 2021
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Josh Panis, 118th Airlift Squadron assistant director of operations and mission aircraft commander, flies a C-130H Hercules over Greenland Feb. 10, 2021. The 103rd Airlift Wing transported 12 National Science Foundation personnel and their equipment from Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, New York, to Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, for the beginning of their annual climate research mission at Greenland’s ice cap.
Guam National Guard completes one year of COVID-19 response
March 12, 2021
Spc. Heather Nera of Task Force Medical, Joint Task Force 671, Guam National Guard, administers a dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a patient at the University of Guam Calvo Field House on her birthday, Feb. 6, 2020. On March 11, 2021, Guam ranked No. 4 among all states and territories in doses administered per 100,000 people, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention COVID Data Tracker website.
Ohio National Guard engineers finish winter storm cleanup
March 12, 2021
An Airman from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 200th RED HORSE (Rapid Engineer Deployable Heavy Operations Repair Squadron Engineers) Squadron, based in Port Clinton and with a detachment in Mansfield, uses a front-end loader to transfer logs cut and cleared from a Lawrence County roadway, March 2, 2021. About 40 Airmen of the 200th RED HORSE were deployed to Lawrence County to clear debris from a winter ice storm.
National Guard committed to COVID response
March 11, 2021
California National Guard’s 129th Rescue Wing lowered COVID-19 test kits to the deck of the Grand Princess cruise ship off the coast of California March 5, 2020. A year later, the National Guard continues to respond to the pandemic in 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia.
In historic year, Washington National Guard answers the call
March 11, 2021
Staff Sgt. Melinda Grounds, a medic with the 141st Medical Group and a registered nurse in Idaho, goes through a questionnaire with a visitor to the mass vaccination site at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Ridgefield, Wash., Jan. 28, 2021. The Washington National Guard is helping at four vaccination sites.
Michigan National Guard vaccinates state police
March 11, 2021
A Michigan Army National Guard medic gives a final dose of the COVID-19 vaccine to a Michigan State Police trooper at police headquarters in Dimondale, Michigan, March 4, 2021. The Michigan National Guard is helping the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services support local health care organizations in administering the vaccine to Michiganders.
Kentucky National Guard facilitates COVID vaccinations
March 11, 2021
A Kentucky National Guard Soldier transports a Kentucky resident while supporting the Kentucky Horse Park COVID-19 vaccine distribution site in Lexington, Ky., Feb. 25, 2021. The KYNG assisted Kentucky Emergency Management and other public and private partners to support seven mass vaccination sites across the commonwealth.
Pennsylvania Guard's 171st ARW refuels Navy E-2D aircraft
March 10, 2021
U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Robert Winovich, a boom operator assigned to the 171st Air Refueling Wing, Pennsylvania Air National Guard, refuels a U.S. Navy E-2D Advanced Hawkeye aircraft assigned to Aircraft Command and Control Squadron (VAW) 126 Seahawks, near the East Coast, Feb. 4, 2021.
North Carolina Guard supports mass vaccination clinic
March 10, 2021
Fifty North Carolina National Guard Soldiers deployed to the PNC arena to support a drive-thru COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic in Raleigh, North Carolina, March 4, 2021. The Soldiers assigned to the NCNG’s 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team and 113th Sustainment Brigade directed vehicle traffic and provided logistical and administrative support for Wake County Emergency Management staff and volunteers.
Guard's mobile team vaccinates residents of San Juan Islands
March 10, 2021
Service members with Joint Task Force Steelhead's mobile vaccination team board a Washington State ferry en route to Orcas Island, Washington, March 2, 2021. The Washington National Guard’s MVT travels around the state, delivering and administering the COVID-19 vaccine to high-risk communities and remote areas.
Arizona Air Guard strengthens US-UK military partnership
March 10, 2021
Staff Sgt. Chaz Bruno and Staff Sgt. Joe Franzen, air cargo specialists with the 161st Logistics Readiness Squadron, conduct a preflight inspection of an AH-64 Apache helicopter at the Goldwater Air National Guard Base in Phoenix, Arizona, Jan. 21, 2021. The 161st was contacted by the U.S. Army’s Apache foreign military sales program office to help load the attack helicopters on C-17 aircraft for shipment to the United Kingdom.
Hawaii National Guard vaccinates thousands of residents
March 10, 2021
Hawaii National Guard Spc. Jonathan Ganir, assigned to Task Force Hawaii, administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a Department of Education employee at Kealakehe High School, March 6, 2021, Kona, Hawaii. Over 700 DOE employees received their second dose of COVID-19 vaccines during the event.
NYNG has deployed over 6,000 to battle COVID-19 in past year
March 9, 2021
The New York National Guard mobilized over 6,000 troops to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic in the one year since the first 270 Soldiers and Airmen responded to Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo's mobilization order March 10, 2020. This chart reflects the massive amount of work members of the New York Army and Air National Guard, New York Naval Militia and New York Guard have accomplished over 365 days.
National Guard command CWO forged resolve from family bonds
March 9, 2021
From left, then-Staff Sgt. Mellessa Dasenbrock, then-Chief Warrant Officer 4 Teresa Domeier and then-Sgt. 1st Class Bonnie Frazier, sisters who all served in the Nebraska National Guard. Domeier was nominated as the Army National Guard's first female command chief warrant officer in June 2018.
Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue Iditarod musher
March 9, 2021
HH-60G Pave Hawk aircrew of 210th Rescue Squadron simulate combat search-and-rescue tactics by locating and evacuating a simulated downed pilot in southcentral Alaska Jan. 21, 2021, as part of Operation Noble Defender. The exercise is a North American Air Defense Command Arctic air defense operation.
Puerto Rico National Guard vaccinates thousands of people
March 9, 2021
Sgt. Javier Hernández from Joint Task Force - Puerto Rico prepares COVID-19 vials for distribution in Ponce Jan. 19, 2021. The PRNG continued with the COVID-19 vaccine distribution process for Operation Warp Speed to support the Department of Health and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Michigan National Guard helps vaccinate 2,600 people
March 9, 2021
U.S. Army Spc. Samuel Meyer, a combat medic with the Michigan Army National Guard, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a resident at Delta College, University City, Michigan, March 6, 2021. Michigan National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are helping local health officials deliver and administer the vaccine to Michiganders.
Idaho Guard opens high-tech range for comprehensive training
March 9, 2021
The Idaho National Guard opened the new Digital Air Ground Integrated Range at the Orchard Combat Training Center March 4, 2020. The range, the first DAGIR on a National Guard training site, allows air and ground units to train together while receiving accurate and real-time feedback.