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Michigan Guard helps evacuate flood victims
May 20, 2020 — MIDLAND, Mich. – Michigan National Guard units from Bay City, Saginaw, Port Huron and other nearby communities early Wednesday helped evacuate people threatened by massive flooding in the Midland area... MORE

Michigan National Guard units from Bay City, Saginaw, Port Huron, and other nearby communities responded to a request for assistance May 20, 2020 following massive flooding in the Midland, Michigan, area resulting from the breach of the Edenville and Sanford Dams.

Georgia Guard helps feed school kids
May 20, 2020 — ATLANTA – The Georgia Army National Guard helped the Atlanta Public Schools system distribute almost 1 million meals to families affected by COVID-19.From April 11 to the mission’s conclusion on May... MORE

Brig. Gen. John Gentry, commander of the Marietta-based, 78th Troop Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Locke, senior enlisted adviser, meet with Cpt. Athena Brown, officer in charge, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, at Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia, May 18, 2020. Members of the Guard helped distribute food to children who normally would get two meals a day at school.

21st WMD-CST test PPE to protect Guard, medical staff
May 20, 2020 — ANDOVER, N.J. – Members of the 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (WMD-CST) are training fellow members of the New Jersey National Guard and civilians across the state how to wear... MORE

A New Jersey National Guard Soldier, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (WMD-CST), conducts a mask fitting test for an Airman at a long-term care facility, Andover N.J., May 8, 2020. The WMD-CST has been training Soldiers and Airmen on proper ways to wear personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 relief effort.

Army, Air officers bring different backgrounds to task force
May 20, 2020 — HORSHAM AIR GUARD STATION, Pa. – Col. Jon Farr is an Army armor officer who has multiple combat deployments under his belt and serves as the commander of the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 56th Stryker... MORE

Col. Scott Coradi, left, and Col. Jon Farr discuss operational plans while overlooking a map of the area of operations for Pennsylvania Task Force South at Horsham Air Guard Station, Pennsylvania, May 2, 2020.

Maryland military police support COVID-19 test site
May 20, 2020 — WESTMINSTER, Md. – About 10 Soldiers from the Maryland Army National Guard’s 115th Military Police Battalion began supporting the first state-sponsored, community-based COVID-19 testing site May 14 at... MORE

About 10 Soldiers from the Maryland Army National Guard’s 115th Military Police Battalion began supporting the first state-sponsored, community-based COVID-19 testing site May 14, 2020, at the Carroll County Agriculture Center in Westminster, Maryland.

Oregon Airmen use technology to complete training, mission
May 20, 2020 — PORTLAND AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ore. – Nearly two months into the stay-at-home order issued by Gov. Kate Brown, people throughout the region are well into their “new normal” with childcare, remote... MORE

Col. Esther Sablan, commander of the 150th Special Operations Wing, participates in first virtual unit training assembly for April 2020 drill.

New Mexico Air Guard assisting with coronavirus testing
May 19, 2020 — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The 150th Medical Group, part of the New Mexico National Guard Joint Task Force, is assisting the state’s COVID-19 response by conducting coronavirus testing site at the Wellesley... MORE

The 150th Medical Group, as part of the New Mexico National Guard Joint Task Force, is assisting the state’s COVID-19 response by supporting a coronavirus testing site at the Wellesley Health Center.

Joint innovation a hallmark of Michigan Guard's response
May 19, 2020 — LANSING, Mich. – Nearly sixty days after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer activated the Michigan National Guard for COVID-19 humanitarian support, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Bryan Teff, assistant adjutant general... MORE

U.S. Air Force Capt. Brynt Ellis, medical readiness officer of the 127th Medical Group, Selfridge Air National Guard Base, Michigan,tests a prototype protective gown while working with Army Command Sgt. Maj. Kevin Palmatier, garrison command sergeant major of Camp Grayling, to procure products for clinicians combating the COVID-19 pandemic.

Wyoming National Guard helps increase state COVID-19 testing
May 19, 2020 — CHEYENNE, Wyo. – The Wyoming National Guard’s 84th Civil Support Team (CST) is working with the Wyoming Public Health Laboratory (WPHL) to deploy the CST’s mobile laboratory to increase COVID-19... MORE

U.S. Army Capt. Sarah Brewer, a nuclear medical science officer with the Wyoming National Guard’s 84th Civil Support Team (CST), works from the mobile laboratory parked at the Wyoming Public Health Laboratory in Cheyenne, Wyoming, May 4, 2020. The 84th CST is working in partnership with the Wyoming Department of Health state lab to support increased COVID-19 testing capacity.

NY Guard distributes 11 million meals, helps test 250,000
May 19, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – Seventy-two days into the COVID-19 pandemic response, New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have distributed more than 11 million meals, assembled almost 1 million COVID-19 test... MORE

Army National Guard Spc. Matthew Porter, assigned to D Company, 427th Brigade Support Battalion, collects information from a member of the New York State Police at a COVID-19 antibody testing site in Williamsville, New York, May 5, 2020. Wedgwood and other members of the New York National Guard are supporting state agencies at antibody testing sties across New York.

Alaska Army National Guard rescues injured man near Noorvik
May 19, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska Army National Guard helped rescue an injured man in Coffin Camp. At about 5 a.m. May 16, the Guard’s 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment’s Army... MORE

A UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter of 1st Battalion, 207th Aviation Regiment, in Nome after being flown by Alaska National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 3 Paul Jones on a May 16, 2020, rescue mission in Coffin Camp, where a man had injured himself by stepping on nails.

Vermont National Guard helps hospital with emergency care
May 18, 2020 — BURLINGTON, Vt. – Twenty-nine members of the National Guard served on a task force with the Emergency Department (ED) at the University of Vermont Medical Center.Members of the Vermont National Guard... MORE

Members of the Vermont National Guard and employees of the University of Vermont Medical Center wheel a notional patient to a triage station as part of a Mass Casualty Exercise at the UVM Medical Center in Burlington, Vermont, April 15, 2020. The Vermont National Guard is working with the state of Vermont and emergency partners in a whole-of-government effort to flatten the curve during the COVID-19 pandemic.

NC National Guard cyber mission continues despite COVID-19
May 18, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) and NC Division of Emergency Management hosted remote “virtual” cybertraining for state, local and tribal government officials May 13 and... MORE

Server wire connections – part of the cyber environment NC Emergency Management, NC Department of Information Technology and the North Carolina National Guard and other agencies battle to protect from malicious cyberattacks on North Carolina's cyber infrastructure.

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

Citizen-Soldiers and Citizen-Airmen from the Wisconsin National Guard collect specimens for COVID-19 testing May 13, 2020, at Burlington High School in Burlington, Wisconsin. The Wisconsin National Guard has 25 specimen collection teams operating throughout the state.

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

Chief Warrant Officer Mike Cairns talks with Sue Nystrom after rescuing her following the Mount St. Helens eruption on May 18, 1980. Nystrom was so moved by the actions of the National Guard that day she eventually joined the National Guard and served for 34 years.

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

Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Cara Sturdivant, assigned to the 107th Attack Wing, places paperwork under the windshield of a car at a COVID-19 mobile test site in Buffalo, New York, April 30. Members of the New York National Guard are supporting state agencies testing residents at 14 sites across New York.

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

The Michigan Youth Challenge Academy's class 42 graduated despite obstacles created by COVID-19. The academy educates, trains and mentors at-risk youth in a quasi-military environment at no cost to participants, giving young people the skills to become productive and responsible citizens.

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

A sign at the entrance of the COVID-19 test site in Sioux City, Iowa, instructs motorists to keep their windows closed as they make their way to a temporary drive-through test site at the Western Iowa Technical Community College parking lot, May 7, 2020.

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

An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 23, 2015. The 210th Rescue Squadron provides emergency rescue services for the citizens of Alaska in addition to training for wartime combat search-and-rescue missions.

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

U.S. Army Sgt. Gregg Hierholzer, a motor transport operator with the 1113th Transportation Company, California Army National Guard, prepares food for distribution, May 6, 2020, at The Napa Storehouse, in Napa, California.

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Iowa Army Guard Soldiers Train at Tigerland

Idaho Guard Engineers Aid Redwood Park Restoration

Oregon Army Guard Helps Design Future Medevac Technology

Alaska Air National Guard Rescues Five Distressed Boaters