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Guard chaplain helps troops with COVID-19 response
June 10, 2020
Capt. Michael Zimmer, a chaplain with the Nebraska Air National Guard, helps distribute food to families in need during a Food Bank of Lincoln mobile pantry event, June 3, 2020, in Waverly, Nebraska. As the chaplain for the Joint Task Force Nebraska National Guard COVID-19 mission, Zimmer speaks with troops to check on their mental and spiritual welfare.
Viral video gives DC Guard member platform for change
June 10, 2020
Spc. Khaled Abdelghany, 273rd Military Police Company, District of Columbia National Guard, stands in front of the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C June 9, 2020.
Kansas National Guard Soldiers stop to help distressed girl
June 10, 2020
Kansas National Guard members saved a young woman from attempting suicide May 25, 2020, while driving back to Lawerence, Kansas. The Soldiers were mobilized to package and distribute food as part of the Kansas National Guard COVID-19 response.
DC Guard helps make way for protesters, First Amendment
June 9, 2020
District of Columbia National Guard 1st Lt. John McGlothlin, an Army attorney, patrols Gallery Place Chinatown June 6, 2020, in Washington, D.C. McGlothlin was activated to help keep peace so demonstrators could protest.
Guardsmen defuse tensions with Atlanta protesters
June 9, 2020
Staff Sgt. David Knicely talks to protesters across the fence line near the entrance to Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park June 6, 2020, explaining the National Guard’s mission to ensure the right of peaceful free speech.
West Virginia Guard task force keeps supplies flowing
June 8, 2020
Members of the West Virginia National Guard help process and deliver medical supplies to hospitals, clinics and local health departments throughout West Virginia in COVID-19 pandemic response efforts, March 24, 2020, in Poca, West Virginia. Workers packaged surgical masks, respirators, sterile gowns and gloves for delivery around the state.
Virginia Airmen innovate, adapt as drills become remote
June 8, 2020
The shelter-in-place order prompted the Virginia Air National Guard to get creative and arrange for continued training using digital tools. Some of the methods will be used after COVID-19 precautions end.
Idaho National Guard firefighters train for real emergencies
June 8, 2020
Airmen with the Gowen Field Fire Department train to extinguish aircraft fires at a local fire department training site, June 6, 2020, Boise, Idaho. This training prepares the unit to fight live fires during runway emergencies.
Louisiana National Guard preps for Cristobal
June 8, 2020
Members of the Louisiana National Guard load 50,000 masks and 2,000 gloves aboard two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in Baton Rouge June 6, 2020, ahead of Tropical Storm Cristobal, for use if search-and-rescue missions are necessary.
Minnesota Guard Soldier eases tensions with protesters
June 8, 2020
Minnesota National Guard Master Sgt. Acie Matthews Jr. peacefully engages with protesters to show solidarity and request compliance with the state curfew at the grounds of the Minnesota state capitol in St. Paul, June 1, 2020.
Guard continues historic domestic support, global missions
June 6, 2020
Army Capt. Macharia Davis, an intelligence officer with the District of Columbia Army National Guard’s, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 74th Troop Command, talks with individuals taking part in one of many demonstrations and protests in Washington, D.C., Saturday, June 6, 2020, in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd. Guard members were on hand throughout the District manning traffic control points, aid stations and providing security.
113th Wing Airmen in DC help save a jogger's life
June 6, 2020
Airmen from the 113th Wing, D.C. Air National Guard, stand on the national mall on June 4, 2020. Airmen from the 113th Wing performed lifesaving CPR on a jogger at the Lincoln Memorial June 4.
Nevada Guard Soldiers help with rural COVID response
June 6, 2020
Pvt. Cinque Bradley with Task Force17 helps register local rural patients at the community based collection site, Wednesday, June 3, 2020 in Panaca, Nevada.
Del. National Guard steadies psychiatric center amid COVID-19
June 6, 2020
Soldiers and Airmen with the Delaware National Guard wear personal protective equipment at the Delaware Psychiatric Center in New Castle, Delaware, May 4, 2020.
More than 4,000 Guard members on duty in DC
June 6, 2020
Florida National Guard Soldiers from the 2-124 Infantry Regiment are performing missions in the nation’s capital to protect national monuments and ensure citizens’ right to peaceful assembly.
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.
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.
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.