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Michigan Guard civil support team leads to safer communities
March 23, 2020
Members of the 51st Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, Michigan National Guard, perform maintenance on their equipment, Fort Custer Training Center Augusta, Michigan, March 11, 2020. The 22-person team, made up of Michigan Army and Air National Guard members, assesses incidents and assists state emergency management, the state’s Joint Force Headquarters, and other key officials.
Maryland Guard helping with Strategic National Stockpile push
March 23, 2020
Members of the Maryland Air National Guard 175th Logistics Readiness Squadron work with members of the Maryland Office of Preparedness and Response March 19, 2020, to prepare and load medical supplies and equipment at the Maryland Strategic National Stockpile. All assets provided were prioritized for health care workers and hospitals in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Wisconsin National Guard ready to support state
March 20, 2020
Brig. Gen. Joane Mathews, Wisconsin’s deputy adjutant general for Army, speaks March 12, 2020, to troops mobilizing for state active duty in response to the Wisconsin Department of Health Service’s request for assistance. Approximately 300 troops have been mobilized to state active duty to posture the Guard for state support if needed.
New Jersey Guard's 108th Wing supports COVID-19 response
March 20, 2020
New Jersey Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Emilio E. Gonzalez, a 108th Medical Group public health technician, checks the temperature of a Security Forces Airman at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 19, 2020. The medical group screened members for possible fever, a common symptom of COVID-19, before being put on state active duty orders
Fort Drum supports MD Guard with training due to COVID-19
March 20, 2020
A team from Fort Drum's Townsend Mission Training Complex in New York provides real-world training scenarios to Soldiers with the 58th Expeditionary Military Intelligence Brigade, Maryland Army National Guard, at their home station in Towson, Maryland.
La. Guard assists New Orleans drive-through testing sites
March 20, 2020
Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen test first responders for COVID-19 infections at Louis Armstrong Park, New Orleans, Louisiana, March 20, 2020. The testing site is one of three across New Orleans and Jefferson Parishes and will soon open to the general public.
National Guard Ramping Up COVID-19 Response
March 19, 2020
Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel, chief of the National Guard Bureau, briefs Pentagon reporters on the National Guard's response to the coronavirus March 19, 2020. The general said 2,050 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen in 27 states have been activated to support COVID-19 response efforts, with the number expected to double by the weekend and eventually reach the tens of thousands.
Michigan National Guard helping distribute COVID-19 supplies
March 19, 2020
Soldiers from the Michigan National Guard assist Michigan Department of Health and Human Services with assembling and loading critical personal protective gear, such as gloves, gowns and face shields, March 18, 2020. Once packaged, MDHHS will deliver the supplies to local public health departments.
Guard has long supported local officials in health emergencies
March 18, 2020
Soldiers at Camp Funston, Kansas, are quarantined while recovering from the Spanish flu in 1918. The flu infected about 500 million people around the world.
2nd CST partners with community leaders for vital training
March 18, 2020
Airmen and Soldiers of the 2nd Civil Support Team, New York National Guard based at Stratton Air National Guard Base, Schenectady, N.Y., decontaminate themselves after searching a six-story warehouse for weapons of mass destruction during a training exercise in Amsterdam, N.Y., Feb. 25, 2020. The training prepares the Guard members for certification required every 18 months.