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Pease KC-46A Pegasus refuels Blue Angels for game flyover
December 15, 2020
Two F/A-18 Super Hornets of the U.S. Navy's Blue Angels flight squadron fly alongside a Pease KC-46A Pegasus refueler Dec. 12, 2020, in Georgia airspace. The jets were refueled for a flyover at the Army-Navy Game in West Point, N.Y. The Pease aircrew teamed with another KC-46A from McConnell AFB, Kan.
National Guard supports vaccination efforts for Michigan
December 15, 2020
Soldiers with Michigan’s Army National Guard administer a free COVID-19 test at a drive-up testing site in Bay City, Mich., Nov. 10, 2020. The Guard has helped fight the coronavirus since March and is now assisting in getting people vaccinated.
INNG medical teams help out at long-term care facilities
December 14, 2020
Indiana National Guard Soldiers attend training briefings Oct. 30, 2020, for supporting long-term care facilities throughout the Hoosier state.
West Virginia Guard, partners prepare for COVID-19 vaccine
December 14, 2020
Members of the West Virginia Joint Interagency Task Force for Vaccinations hold a drill to finalize plans to receive, handle and distribute COVID-19 vaccine across West Virginia at the West Virginia National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters in Charleston, Dec. 11, 2020.
Alaska Guard's Op Santa delivers gifts to remote villages
December 14, 2020
Sgt. Peter Phillip, Alaska National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief, delivers packages as a part of the 65th annual tradition of Operation Santa Claus. This year, the Alaska National Guard brought gifts and supplies for people in the remote Alaskan villages of Stevens Village, Birch Creek and Nanwalek.
Colorado, California National Guard win sniper championships
December 14, 2020
Staff Sgt. Jared Ramey, Ohio National Guard, prepares his equipment during the Stalk event Dec. 9, 2020 at the 50th Winston P. Wilson and 30th Armed Forces Skill at Arms Meeting Sniper Championships hosted by the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center, with the help of the U.S. National Guard Sniper School. The competition was held at the Fort Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center Dec. 4-10, 2020.
Connecticut Guard delivers more than 102,000 test kits
December 11, 2020
Spc. Devin Turchetta, 1048th Medium Truck Company, verifies COVID-19 antigen test kit delivery information with a health center worker at Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut, Dec. 11, 2020. The Connecticut National Guard delivered 102,280 kits to 212 nursing homes in one week in support of a Connecticut Department of Public Health effort to maximize testing availability and efficiency for people living in congregate settings.
24/7 Guard coordination center key for domestic ops success
December 11, 2020
National Guard members monitor Guard activity stemming from Hurricane Florence at the National Guard Coordination Center in Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 16, 2018. In 2020, the NGCC helped coordinate response activities with federal agency partners to ensure Guard units had what they needed to support local and state authorities during the coronavirus pandemic, civil unrest, cyber events and natural disasters.
177th Fighter Wing named Air Force Outstanding Unit
December 10, 2020
U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgt. Jeffrey J. Raine, an aircraft armament weapons loader with the New Jersey Air National Guard's 177th Fighter Wing, signals to an F-16C Fighting Falcon before launch at the Air Dominance Center in Savannah, Georgia, March 9, 2018. The 177th FW participated in an air-to-air training exercise to sharpen air combat capabilities and accomplish multiple training upgrades.
54th Security Forces Assistance Brigade advises US partners
December 9, 2020
Company commanders and first sergeants stand in front of their formations during the 1st Battalion, 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade activation ceremony at Fort Benning, Georgia, June 25, 2020.
Ohio Guard partners with state to plan vaccine distribution
December 8, 2020
Ohio Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Gregory Sprowls explains the process of receiving and repacking COVID-19 vaccines. Sprowls, an air transportation specialist with the 121st Air Refueling Wing in Columbus, Ohio, said his military skills have helped in working with partners from the Ohio Department of Health to develop the logistics plan for the vaccines the state will soon have at its Receive, Store and Stage warehouse.
INNG, agencies partner to ship critical COVID-19 supplies
December 8, 2020
The Indiana National Guard and state agency partners helped ship millions of items of personal protective equipment and respirators throughout the Hoosier state and to Indiana hospitals with the most urgent needs to help combat the coronavirus pandemic from March to Dec. 1, 2020.
Alaska Air National Guard Airmen rescue snowmachiner
December 8, 2020
A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crew conducts hoist training to maintain proficiency in July 2020.
Minnesota Guard finds meaningful work in long-term care
December 7, 2020
Soldiers and Airmen from the Minnesota National Guard participated in temporary nurse's aide training at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, on Dec. 3, 2020, to prepare for a mission to assist at long-term care facilities as part of the state's COVID-19 response.
Montana National Guard partners with college for training
December 7, 2020
Spcs. Graydon Irish, Justin Wilkinson and Kyle Vanatta, firefighters with the Montana National Guard's 1051st Fire Fighting Tactical Group, train on Camp Ripley, Minnesota. The Soldiers were familiarizing themselves with operating a pump and adjusting water pressure before mobilizing overseas in 2021.
Virginia Guard flight crews pair with scuba rescue team
December 7, 2020
Virginia National Guard flight crews train with Chesterfield County Fire and Emergency Medical Services Scuba Rescue Team members on rescue hoist operations Nov. 19, 2020, in Chesterfield, Virginia. The Virginia aviators and Chesterfield first responders form the Virginia Helicopter Aquatic Rescue Team, or HART.
New York National Guard honors 8th president on his birthday
December 7, 2020
Brig. Gen. Michael Bank, the assistant adjutant general – air for New York state, Chief Master Sgt. Jeffrey Trottier and other members of the New York Air National Guard salute the resting place of former President Martin Van Buren during a ceremony commemorating his birthday at the Kinderhook Reformed Church Cemetery in Kinderhook, New York. Van Buren was the eighth president of the United States and a native of Kinderhook.
Michigan National Guard helps meet demand for food
December 7, 2020
A Soldier serving with Task Force Spartan, the Michigan National Guard’s COVID-19 response team assigned to Michigan food banks, repacks Pop-Tarts at Feeding America West Michigan, Comstock Park, Michigan, Nov. 17, 2020.
Alaska Guard assists in search and rescue after landslide
December 4, 2020
An Alaska Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter conducts search and rescue in Haines after a major landslide on Dec. 3, 2020.
Tennessee Guardsman testing community for COVID-19
December 4, 2020
Sgt. Robert Neal, an infantryman with 2nd Squadron, 278th Armored Cavalry Regiment, conducts COVID-19 testing at a drive-thru rural assessment site in Montgomery County, Sept. 28.