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Colorado Guard Soldiers save a life while serving homeless
April 27, 2020 — DENVER – The coronavirus pandemic has changed the way of life for people worldwide and tested the skills of members of the Colorado National Guard beyond their military assignments and training. For...

NY Guard runs 'virtual' 5k for sexual assault awareness
April 25, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – A sure sign of spring for the New York National Guard is the annual Sexual Assault Awareness 5-kilometer run.Held along with other events that make April Sexual Assault Awareness and...

188th Wing Nurse serves on front line to battle COVID-19
April 24, 2020 — FORT SMITH, Ark. – As the number of COVID-19 cases accelerates in the United States, nurses are on the front lines of the health care response, fighting not only for the lives of their patients but...

Once in the Guard, always ready to serve
April 22, 2020 — ST. PAUL, Minn. – While the fight against COVID-19 requires each individual to do their part, it also takes unwavering leadership. This is something that sets the state of Minnesota apart from the...

Mother, son serve at hospital as National Guard medics
April 22, 2020 — ALBANY, Ga. – Members of the National Guard have the unique opportunity to help the communities where they live during times of crisis. They may clear the roads they take to work every day after a...

Youth Challenge Academy cadets, staff mobilize for community
April 22, 2020 — BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Staff and cadets at the Michigan Youth Challenge Academy (MYCA) have mobilized to produce fabric face masks to fight the spread of COVID-19 and fulfill one of the program’s core...

Guard member supports COVID-19 response at her university
April 22, 2020 — NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – A campus typically busy with students and staff in late April sits mostly dormant as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced Central Connecticut State University, like many others, to...

Guard members find Southeast Ohioans #InThisTogether
April 21, 2020 — LOGAN, Ohio – For nearly a month, some 500 members of the Ohio National Guard have been deployed to food banks across the state, seeing the impact of food insecurity up close. For Pfc. Jayden Rutter,...

Guard linguists support COVID-19 response in Washington state
April 16, 2020 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – The past three drill weekends, linguists with the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion have supported the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic while training...

Maintenance team makes face masks for Texas Air Guard members
April 16, 2020 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – When guidance came out that personnel on base should wear face coverings when within 6 feet of each other, one Air National Guard member with a personal 3D...

NY Guard chaplain celebrates Easter mass at Javits Center
April 14, 2020 — NEW YORK – Social distancing made traditional Easter services a no-go April 12, but New York National Guard and Active-Duty service members working at the COVID-19 alternate care facility at Javits...

PRANG Airman makes PPE for security forces, first responders
April 14, 2020 — CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – A Puerto Rico Air National Guard Airman is taking an innovative approach to the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic.After reading about...

Iowa National Guard couple combats COVID-19
April 13, 2020 — JOHNSTON, Iowa – More than 200 Soldiers and Airmen in the Iowa National Guard have been called to state active duty to help combat COVID-19. Many of them have spouses and children at home and go weeks...

From Vermont to Antarctica (and back)
April 13, 2020 — ANTARCTICA – Close to midnight on Jan. 7, Chaplain Esther Lee arrived at the McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Chosen to be part of the support staff for Operation Deep Freeze (ODF), Lee “hit the ground...

Guard commander leads COVID-19 response in civilian role
April 13, 2020 — HARTFORD, Conn. – Tractor-trailers began arriving at the Connecticut Convention Center shortly after 7:00 a.m. Saturday, and Connecticut National Guard members quickly set up over 600 beds should...

NC Guard helps defend city from cyberattack
April 13, 2020 — SHELBY, N.C. – The city government of Shelby, a quaint industrial town of about 20,000 nestled along rolling hills in the southwestern part of the state, was under relentless attack March 19. North...

Florida Guard chaplain supports Soldiers, first responders
April 10, 2020 — MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Chaplains have been an integral part of the military since 1775. Their mission to offer religious services, counseling and moral support during war or peacetime is not limited to...

New Mexico Guard stays resilient through COVID-19 pandemic
April 9, 2020 — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The global COVID–19 pandemic has forced many members of the New Mexico National Guard to work from home. Due to the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham imposed a...

Time at home means time to help make masks
April 8, 2020 — HASKINS, Ohio – Stay-at-home order? No problem.When Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, issued the order to stay at home March 22 in a statewide effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, one Ohio resident set out to...

NYC emergency room doctor joins Guard as flight surgeon
April 6, 2020 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. – A New York City emergency room doctor at the heart of the fight against COVID-19 added another role to his already impressive list of medical credentials March 18: flight...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future