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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.
1,000 Virginia National Guard members remain on duty in DC
January 25, 2021
A Virginia National Guard Soldier assigned to Alpha Company, 229th Brigade Engineer Battalion, 116th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, stands guard at the Capitol during the 59th presidential inauguration Jan. 20, 2021, in Washington. About 1,000 Virginia Guard members are remaining in the nation's capital to assist local and federal authorities.
Michigan National Guard assists with COVID-19 vaccinations
January 22, 2021
U.S. Army Spc. Mustansir Husain with the Task Force Spartan COVID Vaccination Testing Team, Michigan Army National Guard, prepares a COVID-19 vaccination in Lake Ann, Michigan, Jan. 21, 2021. The state of Michigan Department of Health and Human Services (MDHHS) requested support for the COVID-19 vaccine inoculations statewide.
First mobile vaccination teams assist Wisconsin communities
January 22, 2021
Vaccinators and Citizen-Soldiers from the Wisconsin National Guard prepare for the first day of mobile vaccination team operations Jan. 19, 2021, in Greendale, Wis. Guard members and students from the University of Wisconsin system make up nine teams available to help local health departments increase COVID-19 vaccine access.
Maryland National Guard assisting with vaccinations
January 22, 2021
U.S. Army Col. Eric Allely, Maryland National Guard state surgeon, observes a MDNG medical Soldier draw a COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe Jan. 18, 2020, at the Maryland State House, Annapolis, Md. Members from the MDNG Medical Detachment and 224th Medical Company Area Support administered the vaccines to Gov. Larry Hogan, Lt. Gov. Boyd K. Rutherford, their wives, and Maryland Deputy Health Secretary Dr. Jinlene Chan.
Missile defense Soldiers receive COVID vaccine
January 22, 2021
Army Col. Mike Hatfield and Command Sgt. Maj. John Robinson, the command team of the 100th Missile Defense Brigade, after receiving the first round of the COVID-19 vaccine at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, Jan. 13, 2021. Soldiers with the 100th Missile Defense Brigade were among the first wave of Colorado Army National Guard members to receive the vaccines.
Utah National Guard broadens COVID-19 support across Utah
January 22, 2021
Sgt. Erica Benson, a senior heavy equipment operator assigned to the 116th Engineering Company, Utah National Guard, conducts a test for COVID-19 as part of a mobile testing team Nov. 7, 2020, in Wendover, Utah. The Utah Air and Army National Guard was activated in early 2020 to assist in COVID-19 testing throughout Utah.
Kentucky Guard supports 59th presidential inauguration
January 21, 2021
A member of the Kentucky National Guard works in the nation's capital as part of a force of National Guard troops assisting during the presidential inauguration Jan. 20, 2021.