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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.
From Vermont to Antarctica (and back)
April 13, 2020
Maj. Esther Lee, a chaplain assigned to the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, poses for a photo as she supports the Amundsen-Scott station, Antarctica, Feb. 6, 2020. The National Science Foundation runs the station, located at the Geographic South Pole, and relies on the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, as the sole supplier of airlift within Operation Deep Freeze, a six-month deployment to the arctic.
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.
NC Guard helps defend city from cyberattack
April 13, 2020
Members of the North Carolina National Guard’s Cyber Security Response Force deploy to Shelby March 19, 2020, to defend the city’s computer networkand help recover lost, stolen or compromised data. Since 2018, NCNG’s Cyber Team has executed 35 missions in North Carolina and the region.
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.
Time at home means time to help make masks
April 8, 2020
When Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued the order to stay at home March 22, 2020, to slow the spread of COVID-19, Kelly Hale of Haskins decided to sew cloth masks for health care workers, first responders, the Ohio National Guard and other frontline workers.
NYC emergency room doctor joins Guard as flight surgeon
April 6, 2020
Dr. Lorenzo Paladino, an emergency medicine physician in Brooklyn, enlists into the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., March 18, 2020. Paladino, who has experience training Airmen assigned to the wing in medical techniques and procedures, is joining the 106th as a flight surgeon with the rank of major.
Michigan National Guard colonel protects those who serve
April 6, 2020
Col. Lavetta Bennet is the chief of staff of the Michigan Army National Guard, shown in Lansing, Mich., April 5, 2020.
FLNG Soldiers on 1st state active duty at screening site
April 6, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. Alexandra Townsend, a Soldier in Bravo Company of the 53rd Brigade Support Battalion, Florida National Guard, working on the COVID-19 community-based testing site in West Palm Beach, Fla., April 4, 2020. Townsend works as a uniformed technician and electronics mechanic while she’s a civilian.