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Wisconsin National Guard surpasses 100,000 COVID-19 tests
June 5, 2020
Maj. Gen. Paul Knapp, Wisconsin’s adjutant general, visits Citizen-Soldiers and Citizen-Airmen from the Wisconsin National Guard as they collect specimens for COVID-19 testing June 4, 2020, at the Langlade County Fairgrounds in Antigo, Wis. The Wisconsin National Guard has 25 COVID-19 testing teams operating throughout the state.
Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy stays on track despite virus
June 5, 2020
A West Virginia Army National Guard Soldier assists with COVID-19 testing preparation June 1, 2020, at the Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy at Camp Dawson in Kingwood, W.Va. The Mountaineer ChalleNGe Academy was closed in March to in-person classes due to the COVID-19 pandemic but WVNG and MCA staff developed plans to ensure cadets could complete the program.
NY National Guard repairs World War I Soldier's grave marker
June 5, 2020
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Headquarters Company of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, work on May 26, 2020, to repair the headstone of Pvt. Laurence Uebelacker. Uebelacker was killed during World War I while storming the Hindenburg Line as part of the 108th Infantry.
Camp Umatilla helps make home for burrowing owls
June 4, 2020
When badgers stopped making tunnels used as nests by burrowing owls at Camp Umatilla, Oregon, in 2008, Don Gillis, the natural resource manager at the Umatilla Chemical Depot, stepped in to help. Twelve years later, the owls are thriving and sharing Camp Umatilla with the National Guard.
42nd Infantry Division Soldiers reunite in Kuwait
June 4, 2020
U.S. Army Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 30, 2020. The three Soldiers also deployed together in 2004.
Michigan National Guard tests at long-term care facilities
June 4, 2020
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Danielle Fary, 110th Medical Group, 110th Attack Wing, Michigan Air National Guard, conducts COVID-19 testing of employees at Riveridge Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Niles, Michigan, May 28, 2020. As of May, more than 1,000 Michigan Guard Soldiers and Airmen were actively supporting the state’s COVD-19 response.
Kansas National Guard medic comes to child's aid
June 3, 2020
Spc. Kristyn Harding, combat medic, 1077th Ground Ambulance Company, Kansas Army National Guard, came to the rescue of a child having difficulty breathing at a COVID-19 drive-thru testing site in Dodge City May 19, 2020. She is shown at the site on May 23.
New York National Guard pararescuemen aid Queens hospital
June 3, 2020
Pararescue Airmen assigned to the 103rd Rescue Squadron of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing who assisted medical staff at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, N.Y., during the COVID-19 pandemic, with members of the hospital staff.
Ohio Army Guard assists during unrest in Cleveland, Columbus
June 3, 2020
A Soldier with the Ohio National Guard looks on as protesters peacefully demonstrate in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio National Guard members have been activated to support state and local agencies in Columbus and Cleveland in response to incidents of civil unrest in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd. Approximately 30,000 National Guard members in 31 states and Washington, D.C., are on duty protecting lives and property while safeguarding individual rights to demonstrate peacefully.
Cal Guard helps treat COVID-19 patients
June 3, 2020
Airmen and Soldiers from the California National Guard decompress at the end of their shift in El Centro, California, May 29, 2020. The Guard medical team is augmenting staff at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Brawley due to a surge in COVID-19 patients there.
National Guard force surpasses Hurricane Katrina response
June 2, 2020
Master Sgt. Acie Matthews of the Minnesota National Guard engaged with protesters to show solidarity and request they comply with the state curfew at the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul June 1, 2020.
Puerto Rico National Guard ready for 2020 hurricane season
June 2, 2020
Citizen-Soldiers of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard distributed supplies, food and water to isolated towns in Utuado, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in September 2017.
West Virginia Guard tests 10,000 people for COVID-19
June 2, 2020
A West Virginia National Guard Soldier waits for people to arrive to be tested for COVID-19 on May 22, 2020, in Charleston, W.Va.
Wisconsin National Guard conducting mobile testing statewide
June 2, 2020
Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen from the Wisconsin National Guard collect specimens for COVID-19 testing May 18, 2020, at Menominee Department of Transit Services in Keshena.
Delaware National Guard expands COVID-19 testing
June 2, 2020
Pfc. Kelly Buterbaugh, a combat medic with the Delaware Army National Guard, gives instructions to a motorist during a drive-thru coronavirus testing mission at the University of Delaware's Science, Technology and Advanced Research Campus in Newark, Delaware, May 29, 2020. About 25 Soldiers and Airmen with the Delaware National Guard supported the saliva-based testing of roughly 400 people at the STAR Campus location.
National Guard supports NASA launch, other space missions
June 1, 2020
A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA astronaut and retired Marine Corps Col. Douglas Hurley and fellow crew member Robert Behnken heads skyward during liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, May 30, 2020. The mission marks the resumption of human space flight from the United States. Air National Guard members in Alaska and Hawaii provided support to the launch mission.
NH Guard helps community navigate employment assistance
June 1, 2020
Sgt. Mary Tichy, a flutist with the 39th Army Band, New Hampshire Army National Guard, takes instructions from Kevin Myers, a supervisor at an unemployment call center in Concord, April 21, 2020. Tichy is one of 34 Soldiers screening calls at the makeshift center, which comprises 22 musicians from the 39th.
Father, son work together during pandemic
June 1, 2020
Sgt. Alec Sapienza, left, combat medic with the 108th Medical Area Support Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard, and his father Joseph Sapienza, director of maintenance/life safety for Pleasant Valley Manor nursing home in Stroudsburg, Pa., May 21, 2020. Alec and other members of the Pennsylvania National Guard are helping out at the nursing home.
NC National Guard helps conduct COVID-19 testing
June 1, 2020
A North Carolina Army National Guard Soldier assigned to the 42nd Civil Support Team gathers test samples while supporting local health and emergency officials at a drive-thru COVID-19 test site in Sanford, North Carolina, May 28, 2020. More than 900 NCNG Soldiers and Airmen have been activated in response to COVID-19 relief efforts.
Georgia Guard members deployed in 2019 respond to COVID in 2020
June 1, 2020
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Diane Piedrahita, an emergency management specialist for the 165th Airlift Wing, updates a spreadsheet tracking personnel devoted to COVID-19 relief efforts in the state of Georgia. Piedrahita recently returned from a deployment overseas and is pursuing a master’s degree in public health.