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Massachusetts Air Guard Mom on Mission
May 10, 2020
Mother and daughter hug sitting on the floor while mother puts boots on for work.
Nursing and the National Guard run in this family
May 7, 2020
Capt. John Fansega, his daughter, Spc. Mikenzy Fansega, and his son, Spc. Noah Anderson, serve together in the Iowa National Guard. John is a civilian nurse and Mikenzy and Noah are in nursing school.
Former MLB pitcher reflects on National Guard career
May 6, 2020
Left to right: Staff Sgt. Geoff Zahn, Senior Master Sgt. Thomas Reed and Airman 1st Class Gary Martz during their promotion ceremony. Zahn and Martz both played professional baseball and served in the Washington Air National Guard.
NH National Guard Soldier makes mission happen with a smile
May 6, 2020
With a combat medic background, Spc. Jacob Barrington of the New Hampshire National Guard is supporting COVID-19 swab testing at a field-testing site in Plymouth, New Hampshire.
Maryland National Guard member stands tall against COVID-19
May 5, 2020
Second Lt. Justin Lee, a medical-surgical nurse with the 104th Medical Company Area Support, speaks to the director of nursing and the director in training at the Crofton Care & Rehabilitation Center in Crofton, Md., April 9, 2020. (Sgt. James Nowell)
Father-daughter loadmaster duo keeps family flying tradition
May 5, 2020
Chief Master Sgt. Gary Hendrickson and Senior Airman Ashlyn Hendrickson, both loadmasters assigned to the 154th Training Squadron, inside a C-130H at Little Rock Air Force Base, Arkansas. The father-daughter duo love flying and provide vital support in their role as C-130H loadmasters.
Guard Soldier responds to 3rd NYC emergency in 20-year career
May 5, 2020
New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Maloney at the Javits New York Medical Station in New York, May 3, 2020. Malone is on his third emergency deployment in New York. He responded to the 9/11 attacks and to the response to Superstorm Sandy in 2012.
Michigan Airman provides PPE to frontline workers
May 4, 2020
Staff Sgt. Jacob Rader, an operations intelligence analyst, 110th Operations Group, Battle Creek Air National Guard Base, Michigan, provides comfort to those on the front line by using his 3D printer and donating his time and resources to create face shields for those in need.
Iowa Guard Soldier helps community with virtual instruction
May 4, 2020
Spc. Taylor Lenhart, a military police Soldier with the 186th Military Police Company, Iowa Army National Guard, helps move a traffic barrier in Des Moines April 27, 2020. Lenhart is one of 60 military police Soldiers supporting the first drive-through COVID-19 testing site in Iowa. Before duty, Lenhart helps her community as a karate instructor by providing virtual classes.
104th Fighter Wing Wellness Team answers the call for help
May 4, 2020
Lisa Potito, wellness team coordinator, right, and Mary Keeler, sexual assault response coordinator, left, The 104th Fighter Wing Wellness Team, help distribute food at a nonprofit farmers market that is free for the military, April 4, 2020.