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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 Guardsmen practice cutting fire lines during hand crew training at Camp Roberts on May 14, 2020.

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

U.S. Army Pfc. Erik Pereida, a motor transport operator with the 756th Transportation Company Detachment, 746th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, California Army National Guard, unloads frozen chicken intended for food kits at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in Vernon, California, May 11, 2020. Fifteen Soldiers were reassigned to the Vernon facility to help build frozen-food kits in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Washington National Guard Sgt. Kevin Probst, 1041st Transportation Company, puts an instruction sheet into the COVID-19 test kit at the Department of Health Warehouse in Tumwater, Washington, May 14, 2020.

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

Spc. Henry Jacob, a military police Soldier assigned to 253 Military Police Company, Tennessee National Guard, fires an M17 pistol at McGregor Range Complex, New Mexico, May 10, 2020, while Sgt. Zachary Yarbrough, right, an observer coach/trainer assigned to 2-340 Training Support Battalion, 5th Armored Brigade, watches.

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

Medical technicians with the North Carolina Army and Air National Guard prepare to practice sticking IV needles in preparation for the possible arrival of patients at the North Carolina National Guard medical support shelter in central North Carolina, April 30, 2020.

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

Soldiers with the 116th Army Band, Georgia Army National Guard, along with Airmen from both the 116th Airlift Wing and 165th Air Control Wing, operate a call center that helps facilitate testing through the Augusta University ExpressCare cellphone app. The Soldiers in the call center pull information from a database pool and help people experiencing possible COVID-19 symptoms find testing sites near them.

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

The Unit Command Centers for the 150th Special Operations Wing and the 210th RED HORSE Squadron are coordinating more than 200 New Mexico National Guard Airmen in support of the New Mexico Joint Task Force state mission during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

Alaska Army National Guard Specialists Christopher Hatfield, Zachery Burg, Edgar Sandoval, Kalen Willis, Joseph Academia and David Lapuz, all assigned to Joint Task Force-Alaska, have been patrolling Kodiak harbor since May 1 to assist the city of Kodiak with COVID-19 safety measures.

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

Sgt. Alondra Morales, assigned to the 1452nd HET Transportation Company, uses her bilingual capabilities to help communicate with fellow citizens during food distribution at the Second Harvest Food Bank in Winston-Salem, N.C., May 9, 2020. The NCNG has helped deliver about 1 million meals and 73,000 school lunches across the state.

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

U.S. Army Chaplain Capt. Damon Missouri speaks with leadership at the Bergen Community College COVID-19 testing site in Paramus, N.J., May 7, 2020. Missouri is part of a task force created to support Guard members and their families during these stressful times.

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

National Guard supports Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center
May 14, 2020 — BEAVER, Pa. – Soldiers and Airmen from the Pennsylvania National Guard are supporting the Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center, providing medical, administrative and cleaning services.The Pennsylvania... MORE

Pennsylvania National Guard members prepare to enter Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center in Beaver, Pennsylvania, May 10, 2020. About 40 Guard members are assisting with medical, administrative and cleaning services at the facility.

TEC-U to launch on-demand video training for ANG
May 14, 2020 — I.G. BROWN TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER, Tenn. – From the Force, the first initiative for TEC University, officially launches May 22, allowing Airmen to share best practices and receive training from... MORE

TEC University announced the launch of its From the Force on-demand video platform accessible online beginning May 22, 2020, enabling Airmen to share best practices and receive training from their peers across the Air National Guard.

Michigan Guard helps test at long-term care homes, prisons
May 13, 2020 — SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard is sweeping across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.), helping test people for COVID-19 at long-term care facilities and prisons.“The Michigan Army... MORE

Michigan National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from various units conduct COVID-19 testing at the D. J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans, Marquette, Michigan, May 7, 2020. The Michigan National Guard is also testing inmates and employees at correctional facilities in the Upper Peninsula.

Wisconsin National Guard supports voters in special election
May 13, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – Approximately 160 Wisconsin National Guard members supported the May 12 special congressional election in northern Wisconsin as poll workers.The Guard members were called to state... MORE

Spc. Lincoln Meverden and Pfc. Napatsawan Sanguanboon, both of the 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, process ballots May 12 in Maine, Wisconsin. Approximately 160 Wisconsin National Guard Citizen-Soldiers mobilized to state active duty as poll workers supporting the 7th Congressional District special election in northern Wisconsin.

IN Guard's 127th Cyber Protection Battalion ready for duty
May 13, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The new 127th Cyber Protection Battalion is the first unit of its kind in the Indiana National Guard, established for a changing battlefield.The unit’s nearly 100 Guard members... MORE

Maj. Rose Gilroy is the commander of the Indiana National Guard's new 127th Cyber Protection Battalion. The unit of almost 100 Guard members falls under the only cyberbrigade in the Army National Guard, the 91st Cyber Brigade based in Virginia.

Georgia National Guard helps increase COVID-19 testing
May 13, 2020 — ATLANTA – The Georgia National Guard is helping increase COVID-19 testing across the state in partnership with the Georgia Department of Public Health and Augusta University. “One way that we can... MORE

Georgia National Guard Spc. Illiana Bartsch of the Ft. Stewart-based 179th Military Police Company sorts test specimen vials at Delmar Gardens of Smyrna April 29, 2020. Bartsch is a member of a Georgia National Guard mobile testing strike team deployed to test senior citizens for COVID-19.

PA Air, Army Guard join together for ventilator training
May 13, 2020 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Soldiers and Airmen from the Pennsylvania National Guard joined forces for ventilator training at the Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) May 6. “We were working on... MORE

A control panel for a mannequin used during Pennsylvania National Guard ventilator training at the Medical Simulation Training Center, Fort Indiantown Gap, May 6, 2020.

West Virginia National Guard testing at Pilgrim’s Pride
May 13, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Members of the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) tested workers at the Pilgrim’s Pride poultry processing plant in Moorefield for COVID-19 this week.The Guard worked with... MORE

West Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assigned to Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) East, sanitize the Children’s Home Society in Romney, West Virginia, May 1, 2020. Task Force CRE has conducted sanitization and decontamination, COVID-19 swabbing, and personal protective equipment training across the state.

KY Guard members balance civilian jobs, COVID-19 mission
May 13, 2020 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – More than 800 Soldiers and Airmen in the Kentucky National Guard are helping numerous agencies in response to the coronavirus pandemic.Many have left their civilian jobs to step up... MORE

Kentucky National Guard Spc. Robert Acosta directs traffic at Lexington’s drive-through testing site. The site is part of Kentucky’s efforts to increase COVID-19 testing rates throughout the state.

DC National Guardsman Stops Assault at the National Mall

Beyond the Uniform: New Hampshire Airman’s Training Becomes a Lifeline

Washington Guard, U.S. Army Reserve Conduct Helocast Training in the Pacific Northwest

Guard Explosive Ordnance Disposal Soldiers from Four States Unite for Training

Connecticut Air Guard Provides Rapid Fighter Jet Refueling, Rearming in Record Time