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National Guard response to COVID-19
March 25, 2020 — As of Wednesday morning, more than 10,700 Air and Army National Guard professionals began their day actively supporting COVID-19 response at the direction of their governors. Eight states have approved the use of Dual-Status Commanders, giving them the authority to command active and reserve component troops under control of a state's governor. As... MORE

National Guard response to COVID-19
March 24, 2020 — All 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia are engaged in combating COVID-19. As of this morning, more than 9,000 Guard men and women are providing critical skills supporting the COVID-19 response at the direction of their governors. Those numbers can change rapidly as states identify needs and communicate them to their National... MORE

National Guard response to COVID-19
March 23, 2020 — All 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia are engaged in combating COVID-19. As of this morning, more than 8,000 Guard men and women are providing critical skills supporting the COVID-19 response at the direction of their governors. Those numbers can change rapidly as states identify needs and communicate them to their National... MORE

Air Force General Joseph Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Press Briefing
March 22, 2020 — All 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia are engaged in combating COVID-19; as of this morning, 7,300 Guard men and women are providing critical skills and support to the 54... MORE

Air Force General Joseph Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Press Briefing
March 20, 2020 — As of this morning, more than 3,300 Air and Army National Guard professionals in 28 states are actively supporting the COVID-19 response at the direction of their governors. Those numbers can change rapidly as states identify needs and communicate them to their National Guard... MORE

Air Force General Joseph Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau, Press Briefing
March 19, 2020 — Today, we face a national emergency in this COVID-19 pandemic. This is a serious situation, and we are all concerned about the health and safety of our fellow Americans, our first responders, and our citizen-soldiers and citizen-airmen. Thus far, six members of the National Guard have tested positive for COVID-19. We have Force Health Protection... MORE

National Guard response to COVID-19
March 18, 2020 — As of Wednesday morning, just under 2,000 Air and Army National Guard professionals in 23 states began their day actively supporting COVID-19 response at the direction of their governors. As governors fine tune their response to the coronavirus pandemic those numbers can change rapidly. Current National Guard COVID-19 response missions include, but... MORE

National Guard response to COVID-19
March 17, 2020 — As of this morning, more than 1,560 Air and Army National Guard professionals in 22 states are actively supporting the COVID-19 response at the direction of their governors. Those numbers can change rapidly as states identify needs and communicate them to their National Guard... MORE