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Maryland National Guard delivers masks, COVID test kits
January 27, 2022
Maryland National Guard members move COVID-19 test kits and face masks on Jan. 24, 2022, at the Maryland Strategic National Stockpile.
Vermont Guard to help hospitals facing COVID surge
January 26, 2022
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Nardo, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, injects James Bordeaux with a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Camp Johnson, Vermont, March 18, 2021.
Massachusetts Guard, first responders train in ‘ice bath’
January 26, 2022
Massachusetts Army National Guard teamed with Michigan first responders Jan. 24, 2022, to perform hypothermia training at Lake Margrethe near Camp Grayling, Mich. The event took place during Northern Strike 22-1 (Winter Strike), a National Guard Bureau-sponsored exercise at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center.
Utah National Guard Soldiers to compete in the 2022 Olympics
January 26, 2022
Utah National Guard Spcs. Benjamin Loomis of Eau Claire, Wisconsin, shown here, and Jasper Good of Steamboat Springs, Colorado, will compete in the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing on the U.S. Olympic Nordic Combined Team. The Soldiers are with the Utah National Guard Joint Force Headquarters and assigned to the U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program.
Connecticut Air Guard fire department trains with partners
January 25, 2022
Firefighters converse during a training exercise hosted by the Connecticut Air National Guard Fire Department Dec. 10, 2021, at Bradley Air National Base, Conn. The CTANG Fire Department collaborated with mutual aid partners to incorporate resources from various fire departments into its incident command system.
New York National Guard Soldiers, Airmen train as EMTs
January 25, 2022
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Brown, 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, demonstrates the proper way to check a patient during emergency medical technician training at the Farmingdale Armed Forces Reserve Center in Farmingdale, New York, Jan. 17, 2022.
Wisconsin Guard trains in cold at Michigan’s Winter Strike
January 25, 2022
Mechanics from Foxtrot Company, 132nd Forward Support Company, attached to 1st Battalion, 120th Field Artillery Regiment, Wisconsin National Guard, prepare vehicles for extreme cold weather training during exercise Northern Strike 22-1/"Winter Strike," Jan. 22, 2022. The exercise is bringing together hundreds of military personnel from several states and partner forces Jan. 21-30 at Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center and Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in northern Michigan, which comprise the National All-Domain Warfighting Center.
142nd Wing mobilizes to support Portland hospitals
January 24, 2022
Air National Guardsmen from the 142nd Wing prepare to mobilize in support of Portland hospitals amid a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations across Oregon, Jan. 14, 2022, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. The 142nd Wing mobilized roughly 200 service members for this mission.
177th Fighter Wing trains in Key West
January 24, 2022
From right, U.S. Air Force Staff Sgts. Nicholas McLaughlin and Robert Burkett, electrical and bioenvironmental technicians with the 177th Fighter Wing of the New Jersey Air National Guard, change a bioenvironmental control system component in an F-16C Fighting Falcon on the flight line at Boca Chica Naval Air Station, Fla. Jan. 11, 2022.
Washington National Guard members help hospitals
January 24, 2022
Staff Sgt. Melinda Grounds, a medic with the 141st Medical Group and a registered nurse in Idaho, goes through a questionnaire with a visitor to the mass vaccination site at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Ridgefield, Wash., Jan. 28, 2021. About 100 Washington National Guard members were activated Jan. 21, 2022, to assist at hospitals across the state..
Virginia Guard prepared for possible storm conditions
January 21, 2022
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Powhatan-based 180th Engineer Company, 276th Engineer Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, clear trees along a power line route to help with electricity restoration efforts Jan. 8, 2022, in Louisa County, Virginia.
Guard chief details changes to combat sexual assault, harassment
January 21, 2022
U.S. Army Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief, National Guard Bureau, visits Soldiers deployed on Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, supporting the KFOR mission Nov. 24, 2021.
South Carolina National Guard staged for winter weather
January 21, 2022
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with Company A, 151st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, South Carolina National Guard, stage personnel and equipment near Newberry, South Carolina, Jan. 21, 2022. The Soldiers were called in to help keep roads clear so first responders can assist people during anticipated severe winter weather.
Alaska Airmen rescue stranded ATV rider near Knik Glacier
January 21, 2022
An Alaska Air National Guard 210th Rescue Squadron HH-60G Pave Hawk transits Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson's Malamute Drop Zone Feb. 10, 2021, during parachute jump operations.
Tennessee National Guard rescues hiker on Appalachian Trail
January 20, 2022
Tennessee National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Tracy Banta, a critical care flight paramedic, is hoisted to a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter after rescuing a stranded hiker on the Appalachian Trail Jan. 18, 2022. The hiker was suffering from hypothermia.
Texas Air National Guard wing tests innovative cargo system
January 19, 2022
Members of the 147th Attack Wing test a vertical pallet stacking system at Ellington Field JRB, Houston, Texas, Jan. 5, 2022. The Wing is partnering with Air Force Research Laboratories, USTRANSOM and the University of Ohio at Dayton to test the innovative technology that allows for cargo pallets to be stacked on top of each other, enabling cargo aircraft to carry more.
Oregon National Guard surging to support hospitals again
January 19, 2022
Oregon Army National Guard members tour West Valley Hospital in Dallas, Oregon, Jan. 18, 2022, as part of the team's orientation. About 1,200 Guard members are serving in non-clinical roles at as many as 40 hospitals facing a surge of COVID-19 patients.
Minnesota National Guard fills gap amid COVID-19 surge
January 18, 2022
Minnesota National Guard Staff Sgt. John O'Donnell,148th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, provides COVID-19 testing support at a community-based testing site at the Hibbing, Minnesota, armory December 20, 2021. The Minnesota National Guard is partnering with the Minnesota Department of Health to staff COVID-19 testing sites across Minnesota.
Arizona National Guard participates in air defense exercise
January 18, 2022
Arizona National Guard Airmen assigned to Detachment 2, 162nd Wing, inspect an F-16 alert jet as part of a Western Air Defense Sector exercise, dubbed Exercise Felix Hawk, over Southern Arizona Jan. 18, 2022.
National Guard works with partners on winter storm response
January 18, 2022
Soldiers of the North Carolina National Guard's 113th Sustainment Brigade. 1452nd Combat HET Transportation Company, help stranded motorists in Surry County, North Carolina, during Winter Storm Izzy, Jan. 16, 2022. The Soldiers are assigned to All Hazard Response Teams and other force packages to support local authorities’ winter storm response.