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Illinois National Guard tackles COVID at community level
April 6, 2021
Illinois Army National Guard Spc. Emily Salmon, 2123 Forward Support Company combat medic, administers the COVID-19 vaccine in the South Suburban College gym, South Holland, Illinois, Feb. 25, 2021. Guard members were called on to support COVID-19 relief efforts.
Ohio National Guard helps vaccinate Ohioans at mass clinic
April 6, 2021
Ohio National Guard Brig. Gen. Rebecca O’Connor is interviewed by a television reporter at the state-run, federally supported Community Vaccination Center at Cleveland State University, March 16, 2021, in Cleveland. O’Connor is the dual-status commander in charge of the CVC, which is staffed by about 540 Ohio National Guard and active-duty service members and local, state and federal agencies.
NYNG collects 3 million-plus health forms from travelers
April 5, 2021
New York Army National Guard Spc. Enda Wang, a member of the 187th Signal Company, checks the phone of an international traveler arriving at John F Kennedy International Airport, New York, to ensure she completed the digital version of the New York State Travel Health form April 1, 2021. Between October 16 and April 1, New York National Guard personnel checked and collected over 3 million electronic and paper forms.
Florida National Guard helps mitigate reservoir leak
April 5, 2021
A Florida National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter places pumps at the leaking Piney Point Reservoir in Manatee County in the Tampa Bay area April 4, 2021. Guard members placed two pumps at the pond to accelerate efforts to lower the water level enough to repair the leak.
Kentucky National Guard trains with search and rescue teams
April 2, 2021
Nathan Kirby, London-Laurel Rescue Squad leader and public information officer, shares tips on looking for people with members of the Kentucky National Guard during search and rescue training in the hills of Daniel Boone National Forest. The training was held March 27-30, 2021.
Connecticut Guard, naval sub base team up for vaccinations
April 2, 2021
Sgt. 1st Class Sara Landon, Connecticut Army National Guard Medical Detachment readiness noncommissioned officer, prepares vials of Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic at Naval Submarine Base New London in Groton, Connecticut, April 1, 2021. The Connecticut National Guard partnered with the base to distribute vaccines to approximately 1,000 Sailors and eligible Navy personnel.
DCNG hosts Burkina Faso military attaché in SPP visit
April 2, 2021
Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, commanding general of the District of Columbia National Guard, Brig. Gen. Aaron R. Dean II, adjutant general, and other senior leaders hosted a bilateral engagement with Colonel Major Rémi Jean de Dieu Kaboré, defense, military and air attaché of the Embassy of Burkina Faso March 30, 2021. The DCNG and Burkina Faso are partners under the National Guard's State Partnership Program.
Michigan, Latvia strengthen partnership in virtual workshop
April 2, 2021
The Michigan National Guard and Latvia strengthened their partnership under the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program with a virtual workshop March 15-19, 2021. U.S. military public affairs professionals from Michigan, Illinois, New Jersey and Washington joined with counterparts from the Republic of Latvia to sharpen their skills as media content creators.
Michigan Guard vaccinates more than 323,000 in 90 days
April 1, 2021
U.S. Army Spc. Shaquondre Berry, combat medic, Michigan Medical Detachment, Michigan Army National Guard, draws a COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic March 24, 2021, at Joint Forces Headquarters in Lansing, Michigan. The clinic provided vaccines to approximately 250 Department of Defense personnel and other Tricare eligible recipients.
Wisconsin National Guard troops support COVID vaccinations
April 1, 2021
Wisconsin National Guard members assist with mobile vaccination team operations March 10, 2021, in Greendale, Wis. Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen from the Wisconsin National Guard have helped local health departments administer more than 60,000 vaccinations across Wisconsin since establishing the first mobile vaccination teams in late January.