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Idaho Guard uses electric bike at Gowen Field
September 2, 2020
Idaho National Guard Staff Sgt. Daniel Walters, chief dispatcher of ground transportation with the 124th Logistics Readiness Squadron, drives an Elf Solo electric bicycle, Aug. 13, 2020, Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho. The solar-powered bike was purchased to make small deliveries at Gowen Field.

At-risk young people get 2nd chance with Texas Guard's help
September 2, 2020
Pfc. Luis Lopez of the Texas National Guard Joint Counterdrug Task Force instructs cadets on drill and ceremony at the Texas ChalleNGe Academy in Eagle Lake, Texas. Service members, staff and students took precautions and measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 while giving at-risk young people opportunities not afforded to them previously.

California National Guard prepares to go green
September 2, 2020
Concept drawing of the new California Military Department's energy efficient Consolidated Headquarters Complex in Rancho Cordova, California, which is on track for completion in the summer of 2021.

Louisiana debris clearance teams go to work after hurricane
September 2, 2020
Louisiana National Guard Senior Airman William Bommer, 159th Civil Engineering Squadron’s heavy equipment journeyman,  removes tree branches in downtown Lake Charles, La., Aug. 30, 2020, after Hurricane Laura caused heavy damage in the area.

Michigan National Guard helps test food workers for COVID-19
September 1, 2020
A physician’s assistant with the Michigan Air National Guard gives an Ottawa County resident a COVID-19 test in Holland, Mich., Aug. 16, 2020.

W.Va. Guard participates in cybersecurity tabletop exercise
September 1, 2020
West Virginia National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Timmy Thompson and 2nd Lt. David Parsons of the Defensive Cyber Operations Element with Joshua Spence, chief technology officer for the state of West Virginia, and Danielle Cox, chief information security officer, West Virginia Office of Technology, during a cybersecurity tabletop exercise in Charleston, West Virginia, Aug. 31, 2020. The four-day exercise was being held to address cybersecurity threats.

Alaska National Guard Airmen rescue hunter at national park
September 1, 2020
An Alaska National Guard 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk conducts hoist training June 5, 2018, at Eklutna Glacier.

Nevada Guard brings COVID-19 testing to rural county
August 31, 2020
Carl Brownfield of Goldfield, Nevada, drives through a Nevada National Guard community-based collection site for COVID-19 testing at the Silver Peak Emergency Services building in Silver Peak, Nevada, Aug. 27, 2020. The Nevada National Guard ran three COVID-19 test sites in Esmerelda County, the only county in Nevada without a confirmed positive case of the virus.

Illinois Army National Guard to aid California firefighting
August 31, 2020
Illinois Army National Guard Soldiers with the 2-238 General Support Aviation Battalion complete the preflight checklist Aug. 29, 2020, before flying from the Army Aviation Support Facility, Peoria, Illinois, to California. The 2-238 is sending a six-person crew to help CAL FIRE with wildland firefighting operations.

Guard members help Oregonians with unemployment claims
August 31, 2020
Members of the Oregon Army and Air National Guard work at the Anderson Readiness Center in Salem, Ore., helping the Oregon Employment Department process a backlog of unemployment claims, Aug. 1, 2020.

Cal Guard conducts exercise during real-world challenges
August 31, 2020
U.S. Soldiers of the 79th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, Charlie Company, conduct a squad live-fire exercise Aug. 25, 2020, at Fort Hunter Liggett, California. The warfighter exercise was held during their annual training period for 2020.

Florida Guardsmen donate plasma to support COVID-19 mission
August 31, 2020
Florida Army National Guard Soldiers from the 50th RSG donate blood at a COVID-19 community-based testing site.

Louisiana National Guard continues Hurricane Laura response
August 31, 2020
More than 6,200 members of the Louisiana National Guard are helping civilian authorities respond to the aftermath of Hurricane Laura, which made landfall in southwest Louisiana Aug. 27, 2020.

Hurricane exercise prepares VNG for rapid response
August 28, 2020
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Norfolk-based 1st Battalion, 111th Field Artillery, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, help clear a road of fallen trees and keep traffic moving after Tropical Storm Isaias Aug. 4, 2020, in Onancock, Virginia.

Idaho National Guard assists California with wildland fires
August 28, 2020
The Idaho National Guard sent three UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters and nearly two-dozen personnel from Gowen Field, Boise, Idaho, Aug. 27, 2020, to help battle California wildfires.

124th ASOS hosts resiliency training competition
August 28, 2020
The Idaho National Guard's 124th Air Support Operations Squadron hosted a resiliency day competition for members of the 124th Fighter Wing and other local organizations July 31, 2020, in Emmett, Idaho. The event included a four-person, 12-mile relay, with resiliency training throughout.

Cal Guard Soldiers receive CAL FIRE training at Camp Roberts
August 27, 2020
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection issued more than 270 California National Guard Soldiers protective gear to begin hand crew training at Camp Roberts Aug. 23, 2020, to support firefighting efforts. The Guard members will supplement CAL FIRE and Cal Guard’s Joint Task Force Rattlesnake hand crews deployed to key locations such as the Carmel Fire, Jones Fire, Hills Fire and others throughout the state.

Air National Guard welcomes 13th command chief
August 27, 2020
Chief Master Sgt. Maurice Williams is the new command chief master sergeant of the Air National Guard. He is shown during an Aug. 9, 2017, panel discussion with the Air National Guard's 2016 Outstanding Airmen of the Year at the ANG Readiness Center on Joint Base Andrews, Md.

Utah National Guard Black Hawks help fight California fires
August 27, 2020
U.S. Army Sgt. Jaime Martinez Jr., a crew chief with 1st Assault Helicopter Battalion, 140th Aviation Regiment, watches his fellow unit members follow him back to refuel, Aug. 23, 2020, in Healdsburg, California. The 1-140th Aviation Regiment is from Los Alamitos, California, and they are assisting the California Department of Forest and Fire Protection (CALFIRE) with the LNU Lightning Complex fire.

Louisiana National Guard responds to Hurricane Laura
August 26, 2020
As the sun rises over Southwest Louisiana Aug. 27, 2020, members of the Louisiana National Guard clear roadways in Lake Charles and begin to assess the damage from Hurricane Laura.