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National Guard expanding COVID-19 testing across Wisconsin
May 18, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – Twenty-five specimen collection teams from the Wisconsin National Guard continue to help increase the state’s COVID-19 testing capacity. Four teams collected specimens Sunday and 19... MORE

Whatever the disaster, Washington Guard answers the call
May 18, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – Washington’s landscape forever changed on the morning of May 18, 1980, when Mount St. Helens unleashed the largest volcanic eruption in U.S. history. Washington National Guard... MORE

NY National Guard testing for virus in western New York
May 18, 2020 — BUFFALO, N.Y. – With the help of the New York National Guard, more than 10,000 residents of Western New York have been tested for the COVID-19 virus and its antibodies since April 29.The Guard members... MORE

Michigan YCA completes class despite COVID-19 obstacles
May 18, 2020 — BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – The Michigan Youth Challenge Academy (MYCA) offers at-risk youth the chance to change their future for the better. The 22-week program faced its own obstacles during the recent... MORE

Iowa National Guard opens COVID-19 test site in Storm Lake
May 18, 2020 — STORM LAKE, Iowa – Members of the Iowa Air National Guard’s 185th Air Refueling Wing and the Army National Guard’s D Company, 334th Brigade Support Battalion, have opened a COVID-19 testing site in... MORE

Alaska National Guard rescues injured hiker on Esther Island
May 18, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker on Esther Island about 70 miles east of Anchorage May 16. A little after midnight, three... MORE

California National Guard Soldiers assist Napa food bank
May 18, 2020 — NAPA, Calif. – Yellow traffic cones are placed on a street adjacent to The Napa Storehouse as Soldiers with the California Army National Guard guide vehicles to pop-up tents covering boxes and bags of... MORE

North Carolina Guard members distribute PPE across state
May 16, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina National Guard members have distributed 432,000 gloves, 44,000 face shields, 45,000 shoe covers, 88,800 procedural masks, and 2800 bottles of hand sanitizer split... MORE

Mass. Guard members use civilian medical training in COVID-19
May 16, 2020 — NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — More than 180 Soldiers and Airmen from the Massachusetts National Guard with civilian medical backgrounds have been called up to serve with Task Force Raptor and join the... MORE

During COVID-19 crisis, Cal Guardsmen prepare for wildfires
May 16, 2020 — CAMP ROBERTS, Calif.— As the COVID-19 crisis continues, so does the threat from wildfires that flare up across California, usually from summer through fall. Over the past few years, the state has seen... MORE

Cal National Guard aids Los Angeles-area food banks
May 15, 2020 — LOS ANGELES – Sixty Soldiers assigned to California Army National Guard’s Joint Task Force 224 are assisting the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in Commerce in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The... MORE

Washington National Guard members build COVID-19 test kits
May 15, 2020 — TUMWATER, Wash. – COVID-19 testing was one of the pillars of Gov. Jay Inslee’s recovery plan for Washington. Ensuring that test kits are readily available has been a team effort of the Department of... MORE

First Army and partnered units train on through pandemic
May 15, 2020 — ROCK ISLAND, Ill. – The COVID-19 pandemic changed the ways First Army Soldiers conducted their mission of training and preparing National Guard and Army Reserve units for mobilization, deployment and... MORE

NC National Guard sets up COVID-19 medical support shelter
May 15, 2020 — HAMLET, N.C. – Soldiers and Airmen from the North Carolina National Guard worked with the state Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Emergency Management to create a medical... MORE

Georgia National Guard's 116th Army Band helps with testing
May 15, 2020 — AUGUSTA, Ga. – Members of the Georgia National Guard’s 116th Army Band and 93rd Financial Management Support Unit are helping Augusta University test Georgia citizens for COVID-19. Guard Soldiers have... MORE

New Mexico Guard command centers support COVID-19 mission
May 15, 2020 — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Unit Command Centers for the 150th Special Operations Wing and the 210th RED HORSE Squadron are coordinating more than 200 Airmen in support of the New Mexico Joint Task Force... MORE

Alaska National Guard Soldiers help safeguard Kodiak Harbor
May 15, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Army National Guard is helping ensure that COVID-19 safeguards are followed at Kodiak Harbor.Since May 1st, 10 members of the Guard and one Alaska... MORE

NCARNG assists Spanish-speaking citizens during COVID-19
May 15, 2020 — WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – On the brisk morning of May 9, a long line of cars stretched down the street from the Second Harvest Food Bank Northwest. Behind masked faces, hopeful eyes peered out over their... MORE

Resiliency task force supports NJ National Guard members
May 14, 2020 — SEA GIRT, N.J. – The moment that New Jersey National Guard members were activated for the fight against COVID-19, hundreds of Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen volunteered to serve their communities.Across... MORE

Va. Army Guard members set up mobile food distribution site
May 14, 2020 — HANOVER, Va. – The line of cars snaked past the building, lazily looping around the adjacent parking lot as a warm breeze fluttered past. A group of Soldiers was set up behind the building,... MORE

Montana Guard Firefighters Strengthen Readiness With Live-Fire Training

Michigan, Rhode Island Guardsmen Complete Rocket Training

Ohio Airmen Turn Field Into High-Tech Command Center During Exercise

Maine Airmen Enhance Combat Life-Saving Skills

Idaho Guardsmen Save New Soldier's Life at First Drill