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1st CONG infantry company since WWII deploys to Middle East
January 29, 2021
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with Attack Company, 1st Battalion, 157th Infantry Regiment, Colorado Army National Guard, spend more than a week in Guernsey, Wyoming, in preparation for a deployment, Oct. 15-25, 2020. Throughout the week the Soldiers ran lanes multiple times, qualified on individual weapon systems and completed situational training exercise lanes that consisted of ambushes.

WVNG helps state increase COVID-19 vaccinations
January 28, 2021
Members of the West Virginia National Guard conduct and participate in a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Joint Forces Headquarters, Charleston, West Virginia, Jan. 13, 2021. West Virginia maintains one of the highest percentages of vaccine allocation use in the United States and is rapidly expanding capacity to inoculate the population.

173rd Fighter Wing helps vaccinate Oregonians
January 27, 2021
Oregon Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Meghan Olson, 173rd Fighter Wing, administers a COVID-19 vaccine at a drive-thru vaccination clinic in Medford, Oregon, Jan. 22, 2021. Twelve Airmen from Kingsley Field are on state active duty as part of Task Force Guardian supporting COVID-19 vaccine clinics in Southern Oregon.

Alaska Army National Guardsmen get COVID-19 vaccine
January 27, 2021
Alaska Army National Guard Spc. Alexander Martin-Frank, a combat medic with the Alaska Army National Guard Medical Detachment, administers the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 24, 2021, to Warrant Officer candidate Charles Hooper at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson. The detachment is administering the vaccine to Alaska National Guard members on a voluntary basis.

Cal National Guard Soldiers assist car accident victims
January 27, 2021
U.S. Army Cpl. David Campbell, an infantryman with the California National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 184th Infantry Regiment, provided aid at the scene of a car accident while guarding the Robert T. Matsui United States Courthouse in Sacramento, California., Jan. 19, 2021. Campbell received recognition and a division coin from U.S. Army Col. Robert Wooldridge, deputy commander for support , 40th Infantry Division.

Army leaders update Guard activities in Washington
January 26, 2021
Army Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson, the chief of the National Guard Bureau, briefs the media at the Pentagon, Jan. 25, 2021.

Wisconsin Soldiers love the ‘Big Boom’ at Winter Strike 21
January 26, 2021
A gunnery team from C Battery, 1st/120th Field Artillery, Wisconsin National Guard, prepares to load and fire a M-777 Howitzer during Winter Strike 21 at Camp Grayling Maneuver Center, Mich., Jan. 25, 2021. Winter Strike 21 is a cold weather readiness event held as part of the Northern Strike exercise series that offers the Michigan National Guard’s unparalleled facilities as a venue for U.S. and coalition forces to receive advanced All-Domain joint fires training in all weather conditions.

176th Wing Airmen join Noble Defender rescue exercise
January 25, 2021
A U.S Air Force HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, conducts aerial refueling from a U.S. Air Force HC-130J Combat King II assigned to the 211th Rescue Squadron, Alaska Air National Guard, over Alaska, Jan. 21, 2021, during Operation Noble Defender. Operation Noble Defender is a North American Air Defense Command air-defense operation that allows dynamic training for operational readiness in an Arctic environment.

Nebraska National Guard assists with COVID-19 vaccinations
January 25, 2021
Nebraska National Guard Staff Sgt. Brad Wardyn, a flight medic with Company G, 2-104th General Support Aviation Battalion, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to Tom Kent, the resident and CEO for the Nebraska Public Power District, Jan. 21, 2021, in Columbus, Nebraska.

Michigan expands its COVID-19 response
January 25, 2021
Michigan National Guard Army Maj. Michelle Hill, a nurse with Michigan’s Task Force Spartan COVID-19 vaccination and testing team, vaccinates the elderly and frontline health providers in the Genesee County Health Department at Mt. Morris High School Jan. 21, 2021. MING COVID-19 vaccination testing teams are augmenting local health care organizations.