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NC National Guard sets up COVID-19 medical support shelter
May 15, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
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
National Guard supports Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center
May 14, 2020
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
Kentucky National Guard helps distribute food to needy
May 12, 2020
Kentucky National Guard Soldiers from the 138th Field Artillery Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Battery support the God's Pantry Food Bank in Danville while they supply the local community with food during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wisconsin Guard conducting mobile testing around state
May 12, 2020
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen work at a mobile testing site at the Resch Center in Green Bay May 5, 2020. Twenty-five Wisconsin National Guard specimen collection teams are supporting communities across Wisconsin to increase the state's COVID-19 testing capacity.
New Jersey Airman connects residents to families at vet home
May 12, 2020
U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Bernabe Aguero, from the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey National Guard, shows the challenge coin presented to him by New Jersey State Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Rakauckas at the New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, N.J., May 7, 2020.
Oklahoma National Guard medics support COVID-19 testing
May 12, 2020
Oklahoma Army National Guard Spc. Kennedy Perez, a medic with the 3120th Engineer Support Company, 120th Engineer Battalion, 90th Troop Command, prepares to administer COVID-19 tests at the Pawnee Indian Health Center in Pawnee, Oklahoma, April 29-30. Guard members across the state have been activated in support of the governor's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.