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Mass. National Guard moves critical medical supplies
April 3, 2020 — BOSTON – The Massachusetts National Guard used its logistical capabilities to transport medical supplies delivered to Logan Airport from China aboard the New England Patriots team airplane April 2... MORE

West Virginia Airmen use 3D printing to produce face shields
April 3, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard is taking an innovative approach to help alleviate the nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19... MORE

Michigan Guard helps food banks during COVID-19 response
April 2, 2020 — COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard has come to the rescue of a Michigan food bank that was struggling to serve needy families during the COVID-19 pandemic without its volunteers... MORE

Hawaii National Guard ready for COVID-19 response
April 2, 2020 — HONOLULU – The rise in positive COVID-19 cases in Hawaii has prompted the partial activation of the Hawaii National Guard to stand ready to lend its support to the community.Airmen with Medical... MORE

Wisconsin National Guard takes on 2 new COVID-19 missions
April 2, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard is helping staff self-isolation facilities in Milwaukee and Madison and polling locations across the state for the April 7 election due to a shortage of... MORE

Maryland Guard distributes more than 1 million medical items
April 2, 2020 — BALTIMORE – Maryland National Guard Airmen working at a Strategic National Stockpile have processed and distributed more than 1 million masks, gloves and other protective equipment to health care... MORE

Michigan National Guard helps set up FEMA medical station
April 1, 2020 — DETROIT – About 20 members of the Michigan National Guard are helping the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) establish a federal medical station (FMS) at TCF Center.Michigan National Guard... MORE

TN Guard shifts from tornado cleanup to COVID-19 response
April 1, 2020 — NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It has been a tumultuous spring for middle Tennessee. While the world is dealing with a pandemic, cleanup from a devastating tornado is still underway in four counties. In the... MORE

Cal Guard members use civilian driving skills to help community
April 1, 2020 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California Army National Guard members assisting the Sacramento Food Bank and Family Services have stretched their humanitarian support roles since being activated for almost two... MORE

Army leaders visit COVID-19 screening site in Maryland
April 1, 2020 — LANDOVER, Md. – U.S. Army leaders visited a COVID-19 screening site outside the nation's capital March 31 to learn how the National Guard can help civilian agencies fight the spread of the... MORE

California Guard provides critical support to food banks
April 1, 2020 — SANTA MARIA, Calif. – In March, when COVID-19 cases began rapidly increasing in California, food banks across the state experienced a surge in demand while volunteers and staff were unavailable to... MORE

NY National Guard staffing call center to fight COVID-19
March 31, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – Nearly 100 New York National Guard Airmen and Soldiers are staffing three telephone call centers as part of New York state's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.The Guard members are... MORE

Iowa, Pa., Del. National Guard in thick of COVID-19 battle
March 31, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Dozens of members of the Pennsylvania, Delaware and Iowa National Guard are helping respond to the COVID-19 threat, delivering medical supplies and helping locate and set up sites... MORE

West Virginia Guard helps state fight spread of coronavirus
March 31, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Almost 350 members of the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) are helping residents and local and state officials battle the COVID-19 pandemic in multiple ways throughout the... MORE

Michigan National Guard staffs food banks in 4 communities
March 31, 2020 — LANSING, Mich. – About 40 members of the Michigan National Guard are helping food banks in Ann Arbor, Comstock Park, Flint and Pontiac get food to hundreds of needy families during the COVID-19... MORE

178th Wing analysts serve Ohioans in response to COVID19
March 31, 2020 — COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a time of uncertainty, nearly 400 members of the Ohio National Guard have been called to state active duty to serve in their communities and aid people throughout Ohio during the... MORE

MD Guard sets up medical station in COVID-19 response
March 31, 2020 — BALTIMORE – Army Staff Sgt. Julius Austin, an electronic systems repairer with the Maryland Army National Guard’s 1297th Support Battalion, paced across the darkened loading dock. The bright utility... MORE

146th Airlift Wing helps set up Los Angeles medical station
March 30, 2020 — LOS ANGELES – Airmen with the 146th Airlift Wing helped set up medical equipment and hospital beds for a federal medical station at the Los Angeles Convention Center to aid in COVID-19 response March... MORE

Connecticut National Guard helps distribute medical supplies
March 30, 2020 — NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Connecticut National Guard Soldiers have helped turn a 175,000-square-foot warehouse into a primary distribution center for medical supplies in the state’s response to the... MORE

146th Airlift Wing helps distribute food to those in need
March 30, 2020 — SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A team from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing (146 AW) is helping get food out to people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.Projected as a 14-day... MORE

Iowa Air Guard’s 132nd Security Forces Squadron Conducts Annual Training in Hawaii

Wisconsin Air Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing Partners With UW Health for Medical Airmen Training

Connecticut Army Guard Partners With Coast Guard to Dislodge Beached Buoy

Minnesota Guard Among First to Field Army’s Newest M250 Automatic Rifle

Soldier’s Medal Awarded to Georgia Guardsman Who Pulled Driver From Burning SUV