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Mobile Texas National Guard team conducts COVID-19 tests
May 21, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. Tamra Townsend, a combat medic specialist, cuts a sterile swab stick at Diaz - Villarreal Elementary School in Mission, Texas, May 4, 2020. The Texas Military Department is supporting the critical health care infrastructure and assisting with mobile testing for COVID-19.

NY Army Guard conducts 'virtual drills' due to COVID-19
May 21, 2020
While conducting a "virtual drill" with Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from her home in Syracuse, N.Y., April 18, 2020, New York Army National Guard Sgt. Heather Hiltbrand faced some unusual challenges. Her cat, Kevin, kept climbing on her keyboard. New York Army National Guard Soldiers have been drilling via computer and phone calls since Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo ordered a "pause" to prevent the spread of the COVID19 virus in mid-March.

How the legacy of a fallen Soldier reminds us to do our best
May 21, 2020
Texas National Guard Soldiers with Joint Task Force 176 – Col. Robert Crockem, commander; Maj. Peter Ammerman, operations officer; Capt. Brett Anderson, chaplain; and 1st Lt. Andrew Slack, liaison officer – honor Slack's brother, Spc. Wade Slack, on the 10th anniversary of his death at Camp Mabry in Austin, Texas, May 6, 2020.

Florida National Guard supports two new walk-up test sites
May 20, 2020
The Florida National Guard supports local authorities at the newest walk-up community-based testing sites in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. The FLNG is working closely with federal, state and local partners during the COVID-19 response.

West Virginia National Guard testing for COVID-19
May 20, 2020
Members of the West Virginia National Guard supported COVID-19 test lanes for minorities and vulnerable populations, May 15, 2020, in Martinsburg. Guard members are also testing at a correctional facility and Inter-State Hardwoods.

NGB chief promotes first Guard director of space operations
May 20, 2020
U.S. Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, chief, National Guard Bureau, promotes U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Gregory T. White, director of space operations, National Guard Bureau, to major general May 20, 2020, at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado.

Michigan Guard helps evacuate flood victims
May 20, 2020
Michigan National Guard units from Bay City, Saginaw, Port Huron, and other nearby communities responded to a request for assistance May 20, 2020 following massive flooding in the Midland, Michigan, area resulting from the breach of the Edenville and Sanford Dams.

Georgia Guard helps feed school kids
May 20, 2020
Brig. Gen. John Gentry, commander of the Marietta-based, 78th Troop Command, and Command Sgt. Maj. Paul Locke, senior enlisted adviser, meet with Cpt. Athena Brown, officer in charge, 110th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, at Frederick Douglass High School in Atlanta, Georgia, May 18, 2020. Members of the Guard helped distribute food to children who normally would get two meals a day at school.

21st WMD-CST test PPE to protect Guard, medical staff
May 20, 2020
A New Jersey National Guard Soldier, 21st Weapons of Mass Destruction-Civil Support Team (WMD-CST), conducts a mask fitting test for an Airman at a long-term care facility, Andover N.J., May 8, 2020. The WMD-CST has been training Soldiers and Airmen on proper ways to wear personal protective equipment during the COVID-19 relief effort.

Army, Air officers bring different backgrounds to task force
May 20, 2020
Col. Scott Coradi, left, and Col. Jon Farr discuss operational plans while overlooking a map of the area of operations for Pennsylvania Task Force South at Horsham Air Guard Station, Pennsylvania, May 2, 2020.