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FLNG helps with drive-through virus testing in South Florida
March 17, 2020
Denise Reynolds, left, the chief nursing officer at Memorial Hospital West, discusses tactics for the coronavirus drive-through testing facility with Maj. Mark Sullivan, with the Florida National Guard’s medical detachment, March 16, 2020. The Florida National Guard is mobilizing up to 500 Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen in support of the Florida Department of Health's response in Broward County.
Guard members continue to assist in COVID-19 response
March 17, 2020
Army Spc. Reagan Long, left, a horizontal construction engineer with the New York Army National Guard’s 827th Engineer Company, and Army Pfc. Naomi Velez, a horizontal construction engineer with the New York Army Guard’s 152nd Engineer Support Company, register people at a COVID-19 mobile screening center in New Rochelle, New York, March 14, 2020. More than 1,500 National Guard members in 22 states have been activated in support of state and local authorities responding to the COVID-19 outbreak.
PRNG turns from earthquake to COVID-19 response
March 17, 2020
The Puerto Rico National Guard is supporting the Puerto Rico Department of Health by screening passengers at the Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport to detect suspected cases of coronavirus. Citizen-Soldiers received medical evaluations and guidance from Dr. Kendra Caraballo, an epidemiologist, and general instructions from Staff Sgt. Marimar Rivera.
Wisconsin National Guard helps bring cruise passengers home
March 16, 2020
An aircraft carrying Wisconsin citizens returning from the Grand Princess cruise ship with confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus arrives at Volk Field Combat Readiness Training Center at Camp Douglas, Wisconsin, March 15, 2020. Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen transported the residents to their homes for self-quarantine.
Health of force key to COVID response, says Guard’s top leader
March 16, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. Rudy Santos, a unit supply specialist assigned to the Headquarters & Headquarters Company, 3rd Battalion, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 42nd Infantry Division, hands out food to members of the community during Operation COVID-19 at the Martin Luther King Community Center, New Rochelle, New York, March 13, 2020. Members of the Army and Air National Guard from numerous states have been activated under Operation COVID-19 to support federal, state and local efforts.
Alaska National Guard’s exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 wraps up
March 13, 2020
Members of a search-and-extraction team of national, state and local agencies assessed, decontaminated and prepared to treat "casualties" of a simulated helicopter crash during exercise Arctic Eagle 2020 on Fort Wainwright, Alaska, Feb. 24. The training is designed to improve interoperability while conducting sustained operations in extreme cold.
341st Military Intelligence Battalion honored for language skills
March 13, 2020
Sgt. Robert O'Donnell, a crypto-linguist with Delta Company, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, Washington National Guard, is presented with the 2019 Language Professional of the Year award by Col. Shahram Takmili, commander of the 300th Military Intelligence Brigade, Utah National Guard, during the Military Intelligence Conference March 8, 2020, at Draper, Utah.
Tennessee National Guard clears debris from tornado
March 12, 2020
A Tennessee Air National Guard member with the 134th Air Refueling Wing uses a chainsaw March 10, 2020, in Cookeville as part of a debris clearing operation. Both Air and Army National Guard members are conducting multiple operations throughout the state to aid in disaster relief efforts, after tornadoes ravaged central Tennessee March 3.
180th Fighter Wing goes to Green Flag
March 11, 2020
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Brayden Bobp, a crew chief assigned to the Ohio National Guard’s 180th Fighter Wing, salutes a 180FW pilot at Nellis Air Force Base, Nevada, during exercise Green Flag-West, Feb. 15, 2020. The joint training exercise improves interoperability between aircraft while supporting ground troops by allowing U.S. military branches and other NATO and allied nations to work together.
Utah Guard Hosts 2020 Chief Biathlon Championships
March 11, 2020
Soldier-athletes from 22 states compete in the 2020 Chief, National Guard Bureau Biathlon Championships, held at Soldier Hollow Nordic Resort in Midway, Utah, Feb. 28-March 5, 2020. The top 10 females and males will move on to form the All-Guard team and compete at the U.S. National Races in Yellowstone this spring and the Chilean Military Championships in Chile this summer.
Virgin Islands National Guard completes OC/T training
March 11, 2020
Staff Sgt. Barbara Guishard throws a pyrotechnic during an Observer Coach Trainer course at Camp Santiago, Puerto Rico in February 2020. The OC/T course instills professionals with the knowledge to properly validate each unit at the home station and deployment mobilization centers.
Florida Guard’s 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade battalions activate
March 10, 2020
The 54th Security Force Assistance Brigade (SFAB) was recognized and activated by the U.S. Army during an official ceremony at Fort Bragg, N.C., Mar. 5, 2020.
Rules restrict political activity by DOD personnel
March 10, 2020
Seal of the National Guard Bureau
Oklahoma National Guard Soldier saves woman from fire
March 10, 2020
Sgt. Darren Watkins, a Soldier with the 2120th Engineer Battalion, 90th Troop Command, Oklahoma Army National Guard, rescued an elderly woman and her four dogs from a house fire while on duty as a sheriff's deputy Feb. 29, 2020.
NY Air Guard's 109th Airlift Wing completes Antarctic mission
March 9, 2020
An LC-130 "Skibird" assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing on the skiway at Willliams Field, Antarctica, Feb. 6, 2020. The 109th Airlift Wing flies the largest ski-equipped aircraft in the world and supports Antarctic research.
Airmen get hands-on casualty care training
March 9, 2020
Master Sgt. Robert Hall, with the 124th Logistics Readiness Squadron assigned to the petroleum, oil and lubricant section, practices packing a wound during Tactical Combat Casualty Care training, March 8, 2020, at Gowen Field, Idaho. The hands-on training gives Airmen the skills and experience to deal with blast injuries, gunshot wounds and other types of trauma.
F-16 student pilots take on Cactus
March 9, 2020
First Lt. Jared Wesemann and 1st Lt. Ian Bonner, two F-16 student pilots assigned to the 149th Fighter Wing, Air National Guard, during Coronet Cactus, Feb. 24, 2020, at Luke Air Force Base, Ariz. The annual training event deploys members of the 149th Fighter Wing, headquartered at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas, to another environment to accomplish mission objectives in an unfamiliar location.
Combat casualty care prepares Airmen to respond
March 6, 2020
PATRIOT South 2020 participants complete two-day Tactical Combat Casualty Care training during PATRIOT South 20 at Gulfport Combat Readiness Training Center, Gulfport, Miss., Mar. 1, 2020. PATRIOT South 20 provides a simulated natural disaster environment for units to test their response and capabilities to conduct domestic operations.
Guard chief stresses strategic use of force, parity with active force
March 5, 2020
Pilots assigned to the 134th Fighter Squadron, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, return to base in their F-35A Lightning IIs during routine flying operations from the Vermont Air National Guard Base, South Burlington, Vt., Feb. 8, 2020.
188th Airman saves time, money with GIS
March 5, 2020
Master Sgt. Brandon Louderback, a 188th CES engineer assistant, Arkansas National Guard, demonstrates Geographic Information System (GIS) surveying capabilities during a training exercise, March 4, 2020, at Ebbing Air National Guard base, Fort Smith, Ark.