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Fresno Guard members help fight California wildfires
September 4, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. Daniel Rincon, a hand crew member with Fresno-based Joint Task Force Rattlesnake Alpha team, on the steep slope of Rumsey Canyon where he and other members of the California State and National Guard help try to contain the LNU Lightning Complex fire near Rumsey, Aug 30, 2020.

Flags for the forgotten
September 4, 2020
Volunteers placed 660 American flags under the New Jersey National Guard177th Fighter Wing's billboard Sept. 1, 2020, to represent the approximate number of veterans that commit suicide every month in the United States. September is Suicide Awareness Month.

NGB chief touts Soldiers and Airmen at virtual Guard event
September 4, 2020
Gen. Daniel Hokanson, chief of the National Guard Bureau, tells virtual attendees at the 142nd General Conference of the National Guard Association of the United States, Aug. 29, 2020, how four Airmen from the District of Columbia Air National Guard’s 113th Wing saved a jogger's life while on duty during civil disturbances in June. The Airmen, in still image on right, are Chief Master Sgt. Mark Nicholas, Tech. Sgt. Emmanuel Morales, Staff Sgt. Jacen Vaughan and Maj. Telisha Johnson.

Michigan Guard conducts free COVID tests on Mackinac Island
September 4, 2020
A Michigan National Guard medic tests a Mackinac Island worker for COVID-19. The Guard and the county health department provided free walk-thru testing for all residents and seasonal workers on the island Aug. 26, 2020.

Louisiana Guard provides water to Hurricane Laura volunteers
September 4, 2020
Louisiana National Guard members with A Company, 199th Brigade Support Battalion, 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, are providing and maintaining clean, potable water Sept. 2, 2020, to volunteers in Lake Charles, Louisiana, who are helping clean up damage caused by Hurricane Laura.

Mattis swears in new Guard member in Marine2Guard program
September 4, 2020
Cpl. Eduardo Bello-Resendiz is enlisted in the U.S. Army National Guard as retired Gen. Jim Mattis, former defense secretary, administers his oath of enlistment Aug. 18, 2020. He transitioned services through the National Guard’s Marine2Guard program, which helps Marines ending their active duty enlistments transition into the Army National Guard.

W.Va. Guardsman graduates Arabic course in Qatar
September 3, 2020
Capt. Allen Paul Jordan, the West Virginia National Guard’s State Partnership Program – Qatar bilateral affairs officer, with Qatari Brig. Gen. Sultan Mohammed Sultan Al Shawani, multilingual school commander, following his completion of a three-week basic Arabic course offered at the Qatar Armed Forces Language Institute in Al Sheehaniya, Qatar.

Nebraska hosts 1st All Guard Endurance Team time trials
September 3, 2020
Sgt. 1st Class Christopher Wittig, Kansas Army National Guard, runs after tunneling through a wet culvert, Aug. 30, 2020, at the Greenlief Training Site, near Hastings, Nebraska, during the inaugural All Guard Endurance Team time trials.

Guard Soldiers succeed in ‘toughest places'
September 3, 2020
Gen. James C. McConville, the Army's chief of staff, praises the National Guard during a speech to the U.S. National Guard Association's annual conference Aug. 28, 2020.

Vermont Guard distributes test kits, PPE before school starts
September 2, 2020
Airman 1st Class Brett Woods from the 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, maneuvers a forklift at the Strategic National Stockpile Warehouse, Aug. 27, 2020. Airmen are helping distribute personal protective equipment and COVID-19 test kits to schools throughout the state.