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Guard member supports COVID-19 response at her university
April 22, 2020
Connecticut Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Arielle Robles, 103rd Maintenance Group administration specialist, helps set up recovery center beds at Kaiser Hall at Central Connecticut State University in New Britain, Connecticut, April 21, 2020. Robles is an exercise science student at the university and is helping convert her usual classroom building into surge capacity space for local hospitals in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guard members find Southeast Ohioans #InThisTogether
April 21, 2020
Devin Berry, left, and Ohio National Guard Pfc. Jayden Rutter, both lifelong Southeast Ohio residents, outside the Southeast Ohio Foodbank in Logan April 10, 2020. Berry, a laborer at the food bank for five years, has been working with Rutter and other Soldiers of the 237th Support Battalion to package and distribute food during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Guard linguists support COVID-19 response in Washington state
April 16, 2020
Staff Sgt. Aleksandr Kim, a cryptolinguist with Delta Company, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, and Staff Sgt. Aleksandr Popov, a human intelligence collector with Alpha Company, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, via video conference, talk with Russian instructors from the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Language And Culture Center at the Information Operations Readiness Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 7, 2020. The language training was part of the COVID-19 response in Washington state.

Maintenance team makes face masks for Texas Air Guard members
April 16, 2020
Staff Sgt. Paul Renker, 149th Maintenance Squadron hydraulics technician, wears a mask he made on his personal 3D printer for people in his unit in the Texas Air National Guard.

NY Guard chaplain celebrates Easter mass at Javits Center
April 14, 2020
New York Air National Guard Chaplain (Lt. Col. ) Jacob Marvel celebrates Easter Mass for service members at the alternate care facility within the Javits Convention Center in New York City while following social distancing guidelines April 12, 2020.

PRANG Airman makes PPE for security forces, first responders
April 14, 2020
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Alejandro Oyola with the 156th Security Forces Squadron checks identification at the entrance to Muñiz Air National Guard Base, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, while wearing personal protective equipment, April 9, 2020. The 156th SFS Defenders now have plastic face shields, created by 1st Lt. Jose Arroyo, a cyberspace operations officer with the 156th Communications Flight.

Iowa National Guard couple combats COVID-19
April 13, 2020
Spc. Janet Fonseca, a motor transport operator with the 1168th Transportation Company, Iowa Army National Guard, delivers medical supplies to Benton County emergency personnel in Vinton, Iowa, April 8, 2020. Fonseca and her husband, Pfc. Cesar Galvan, are both serving on state active duty in the 1168th to transport medical personal protective equipment to help combat the spread of COVID-19.

Guard commander leads COVID-19 response in civilian role
April 13, 2020
U.S. Air Force Col. Sean Brennan, center, 103rd Medical Group commander and Hartford Hospital operations manager for alternative care sites, speaks with Connecticut National Guard members and local officials at the Connecticut Convention Center in Hartford, April 11, 2020. Brennan is helping lead the Hartford region’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic through his civilian role with Hartford HealthCare, where he works full time as a physician assistant-certified.

Florida Guard chaplain supports Soldiers, first responders
April 10, 2020
Maj. Jaime Villacorta, chaplain of the 50th Regional Support Group, Florida National Guard, prays with Miami-Dade police at a COVID-19 test site at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, Fla., April 5, 2020. Villacorta has provided spiritual support to Soldiers and first responders in South Florida.

New Mexico Guard stays resilient through COVID-19 pandemic
April 9, 2020
Master Sgt. Marci Montoya of the New Mexico National Guard practices archery with family at home to help stay resilient during the COVID-19 pandemic.