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CONG helps test wildland firefighting teams for COVID-19
July 2, 2020
Members of the Colorado National Guard set up a COVID-19 testing site in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, June 29, 2020, to test wildland firefighting staff supporting fire suppression efforts in southwest Colorado.
Michigan National Guard conducts drive-thru COVID-19 testing
July 2, 2020
A member of the Michigan National Guard places a nasal swab in a bag during drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Cadillac, Mich., June 30, 2020. The National Guard partnered with the District Health Department 10 to provide free tests.
Rescue mission nothing new for Hawaii National Guard
July 2, 2020
Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen load equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III, May 26, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to be able to quickly respond to astronaut rescue in the Pacific region in support of the launch of two American astronauts from Kennedy Space Center in Florida May 30. The rocket launch was part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program with SpaceX and Boeing.
Guam National Guard supports Operation Spartan Flex
July 2, 2020
Soldiers from the Guam National Guard load a medical evacuation patient into a Lakota helicopter at Andersen Air Force Base on June 30. The Guard supported Operation Spartan Flex to exercise joint capabilities in the Indo-Pacific Command Region.
Connecticut Guard's 250th MRBC conducts breach training
July 1, 2020
Connecticut National Guard Spc. Christian Diaz, an engineer assigned to the 250th Multi-Role Bridge Company, prepares a breach charge during a training event at Stones Ranch Military Reservation in Easy Lyme, Connecticut, June 15, 2020. This two-day event was part of the unit’s two-week annual training.
Ohio National Guard a lifeline for assisted living facility
June 30, 2020
Staff Sgt. Kathryn Dobbs, an aerospace medical technician assigned to the 180th Fighter Wing, takes the temperature of an asymptomatic COVID-19 positive resident May 27, 2020, at the Carlin House in Logan, Ohio. Dobbs was part of a 20-person tOhio National Guard team that helped at the assisted living facility after over half the staff and residents tested positive for COVID-19.
Indiana National Guard conducts search-and-rescue training
June 30, 2020
An Indiana National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk pilot conducts preflight checks before a combat search-and-rescue training exercise in Miami County, Indiana, June 18, 2020. The mock scenario utilized a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter from the Gary Army Aviation Support Facility and multiple A-10C Thunderbolt II fighter jets from the 122nd Fighter Wing, Fort Wayne, to retrieve personnel from a downed aircraft inside hostile territory.
Michigan Guard members assist car accident victims
June 30, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. August Chaffee, a medic for the 119th Field Artillery, Michigan National Guard, helped save the lives of two people in a car accident June 19, 2020.
Michigan Guard staffs COVID-19 drive-thru testing site
June 29, 2020
Soldiers from the Michigan Army National Guard conduct free drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Alpena, Michigan, June 19, 2020. The Guard has 20 three-person teams supporting community testing throughout Michigan.
Idaho Guard members earn Red Card to fight wildland fires
June 29, 2020
About 40 Idaho Citizen-Solders attended the Idaho National Guard's first wildland firefighting training course at Gowen Field, Idaho, June 15-19 and June 22-26, 2020. It was the first time the five-day courses were offered to non-firefighter members of the Guard.