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Florida National Guard Soldiers take combat lifesaver course
April 16, 2020
Staff Sgt. Johnnie Walker with the 256 Medical Company trains Florida Army National Guard Soldiers on basic lifesaving skills during a Combat Life Saver Course at the Orange County Convention Center community based testing site in April 2020.
Kentucky Guard builds COVID-19 alternate care facility
April 16, 2020
Capt. Jason Selby of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron sets up hospital beds and clinical space at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., April 13, 2020. The alternate care facility can treat up to 288 patients recovering from COVID-19.
NY National Guard executes somber duties in NYC
April 15, 2020
1st Lt. Shawn Lavin of Amherst, N.Y., the commander of the New York Air National Guard's 107th Attack Wing Fatality Search and Recovery Team, gives a morning briefing outside Bellevue Hospital in New York City, April 4, 2020. The New York National Guard members are supporting the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to locate and conduct dignified retrieval of remains.
CA Guard members come full circle in food distribution
April 15, 2020
California Army National Guard Spc. James Franks of the 233rd Engineer Detachment (Fire Truck), 115th Regional Support Group, directs vehicles forward April 15, 2020, at Encina High School, Sacramento, during a special food bank distribution. Cal Guard members packed the meals earlier in the week and were able to see residents pick them up in person.
New York National Guard members build COVID-19 test kits
April 15, 2020
New York Army National Guard Spc. Linda Nquibn, a member of Delta Company, 152nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, puts together a COVID-19 test kit at the Armory at Sage Colleges in Albany, N.Y., April 11, 2020. Thirty New York Army and Air National Guard members are assembling the kits for use at test sites across New York.
Florida Guard medics answer COVID-19 call at test sites
April 15, 2020
A Florida National Guard medic swabs a staff member at the Residential Plaza for Elderly at Blue Lagoon in Miami. FLNG medics prepared extensively to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Maryland National Guard supports nursing homes
April 15, 2020
Maryland National Guard members led by Col. Eric Allely, Maryland State Surgeon, arrive at Crofton Care & Rehabilitation Center in Crofton, Maryland, April 9, 2020, to evaluate measures to protect against the spread of COVID-19.
Nevada Guard commits record 800 members to COVID-19 fight
April 15, 2020
Soldiers of the Nevada Army National Guard receive medical supplies at a warehouse east of Sparks, Nevada, as part of the COVID-19 pandemic response in the Silver State. About 700 additional Nevada National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will enter the fight against COVID-19 this week, bringing the total to 800, the largest state activation in Nevada National Guard history.
Innovation drives COVID-19 fight at Detroit care center
April 15, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. Anton Horton, from the 1434th Engineer Company, Michigan National Guard, sets up a patient room with supplies at the TCF Regional Care Center, Detroit, April 9, 2020. The center was converted into a 970-bed alternative care facility for COVID-19 patients by the Federal Emergency Management Agency, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and Michigan National Guard.
Kentucky Guard supports first state drive-thru testing site
April 14, 2020
Soldiers of the 63rd Theater Aviation Brigade, Kentucky National Guard, help direct traffic detail at Kentucky's first COVID-19 testing site at Lakeview Park in Frankfort Apr. 1, 2020.
Aircraft airflow tested in Nebraska to reduce COVID-19 spread
April 14, 2020
Members from the University of Nebraska’s National Strategic Research Institute, KC-46 Pegasus crew members and 155th Air Refueling Wing Airmen discuss airflow particle test results at the 155th ARW, Nebraska National Guard air base, Lincoln, Nebraska, April 10, 2020. The U.S. Air Force Air Mobility Command, the university's medical center and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency examined airflow to assess ways to eliminate virus transmission to aircrew when transporting COVID-19 patients.
FLNG Soldiers take over Jacksonville drive-thru test site
April 13, 2020
A Florida National Guard Soldier works alongside a nurse as he learns the processes at Jacksonville’s COVID-19 community-based testing site at TIAA Bank Field, April 13, 2020. The FLNG's 3rd Battalion of the 20th Special Forces Group (Airborne) is taking over operation of the site.
Illinois Air Guard C-130s join the fight against COVID-19
April 13, 2020
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class Evan Spotloe, foreground, a loadmaster, and Staff Sgt. Seth Johnson, a flight engineer, both with the 169th Airlift Squadron, Illinois Air National Guard, help load medical isolation pods into a C-130H Hercules in Eugene, Ore., April 8, 2020. Two 182nd Airlift Wing C-130 aircrews airlifted 250 isolation pods in a cross-country overnight homeland defense mission delivery to Chicago for use in an alternate medical facility.
West Virginia National Guard ramps up COVID-19 support
April 13, 2020
Members of the West Virginia National Guard’s Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) (TF-CRE) sanitize workspaces for the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission in Charleston April 11, 2020.
Oklahoma National Guard medics train for COVID-19 response
April 13, 2020
Oklahoma Army National Guard Sgt. Douglas Engle, Comprehensive Medical Training instructor at the Oklahoma Regional Training Institute, demonstrates how to place an advanced airway as part of COVID-19 medical response training at the 90th Troop Command Headquarters in Oklahoma City April 10 - 11. The training will prepare Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard medical personnel to help respond to the outbreak of COVID-19 across the state.
Mass. Guard conducts COVID-19 testing at nursing homes
April 13, 2020
Soldiers and Airmen from the Massachusetts National Guard gather before testing residents for COVID-19 at the Alliance at West Acres nursing home, Brockton, Mass., April 10, 2020. Twelve medical teams are activated throughout the state to conduct testing at medical facilities and nursing homes with high-risk populations.
Looking back: 30 Days of Georgia DoD coronavirus response
April 13, 2020
Soldiers of the Atlanta-based Company C, 3rd Battalion 121st Infantry Regiment, Georgia National Guard, assist an infection control team of the Forsyth-based 2-121st who are disinfecting a nursing home in Plains, Georgia.
NY National Guard has 3,500 on duty to fight COVID-19
April 13, 2020
Spc. Gilliam-Gray Shawnese with the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 369th Sustainment Brigade, New York Army National Guard, gives instructions to people in their vehicle at the COVID-19 Mobile Testing Center in Glenn Island Park, New Rochelle, Apr. 8, 2020. The New York National Guard continues support at seven drive-thru testing sites.
Massachusetts National Guard helps test first responders
April 13, 2020
A Soldier from the 126th Aviation Battalion, Massachusetts Air National Guard, helps administer COVID-19 tests to first responders at a drive-thru testing facility, April 9, 2020, on the Big E fairgrounds in West Springfield, Massachusetts. The soldiers worked with other Massachusetts agencies at the site.
Massachusetts Guard helps protect homeless
April 12, 2020
Airmen and Soldiers of the Massachusetts National Guard take a photo as they respond together to help their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Security Forces Airmen from the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, and Soldiers with the 747th Military Police Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, are providing security for testing sites and shelters for the homeless who may have contracted the coronavirus.