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Kentucky Guard maintains SPP ties despite COVID-19
May 4, 2020
Maj. Jonathan Holliday, Kentucky National Guard Bilateral Affairs Officer (third from left), with U.S. Embassy local staff and Forces Armees Djiboutian (FAD) personnel in Djibouti.
Polish medical team, Illinois Guard side-by-side in COVID-19 response
May 1, 2020
Air Force Tech. Sgt. Adam Dyer, left, and Senior Airman Koami Kunakey, both assigned to the Illinois Air National Guard’s 182nd Airlift Wing, place beds in treatment cubicles at the McCormick Place Convention Center in Chicago while taking part in COVID-19 response efforts, April 11, 2020. Illinois National Guard members were assisted by a nine-person medical team from the Polish military. Since 1993, the Illinois Guard and the Polish military have been partners in the Department of Defense’s State Partnership Program.
Deployed Guard Soldiers mark Dachau liberation with WWII vets
April 30, 2020
New York Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Steven Ferrari, commander of the National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division, speaks via teleconference from his deployed headquarters at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, with eight World War II division veterans April 29, 2020, to commemorate the 75th anniversary of the liberation of the Dachau concentration camp in 1945.
New York Guard and South African chaplains share ideas
April 30, 2020
New York Air National Guard Chaplain (Lt. Col.) Jacob Marvel conducts Easter Mass for service members at the Javits Convention Center in New York City while following social distancing guidelines April 12, 2020. New York Army and Air National Guard chaplains, like their counterparts in the South African National Defence Force, are focused on providing religious opportunities and counseling to troops involved in efforts to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
Polish military medical team joins Illinois' virus response
April 24, 2020
Nine members of the Polish military’s Medical Corps arrive in Chicago to support the state’s response to COVID-19 April 23, 2020. The Polish doctors, nurses, and emergency medical technicians recently treated COVID-19 patients in Italy and Poland. They are visiting Illinois as part of the Illinois National Guard’s State Partnership Program with the Polish military.
North Carolina Guard twin Soldiers double down on deployment
April 17, 2020
U.S. Army Sgt. Kaela Henasey and Sgt. Karissa Henasey deployed in the Central Command area of responsibility, April 10, 2020. The twin Soldiers are on their second deployment with the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard.
Connecticut Guard, Uruguay share COVID-19 best practices
April 15, 2020
Brig. Gen. Ralph Hedenberg, right, dual-status commander of forces in Connecticut, talks by videoconference with Karina Rando, head of the COVID-19 task force for the Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health, and Uruguayan Colonel Antonio Nunes, the military liaison to SINAE - the Uruguayan equivalent to FEMA, to share best practices for fighting COVID-19. The Connecticut Guard and Uruguay have a 20-year relationship under the National Guard's State Partnership Program.
Task Force Spartan works to protect Soldiers from COVID-19
April 13, 2020
Maj. Jean Kratzer of Task Force Spartan washes her hands at the entrance of a dining facility in the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility. To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends washing your hands often with soap and water for at least 20 seconds. The CDC also recommends disinfecting frequently touched surfaces, avoiding close contact with those who are sick, covering coughs and sneezes with a tissue, cloth, or the inside of your elbow and observing social distancing.
NC National Guard sibling Soldiers reunite on deployment
April 10, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. Jacqueline Herzog stands next to her brother, Pfc. Jeremiah Herzog, in the Middle East while supporting Operation Spartan Shield, April 9, 2020. The North Carolina National Guard Soldiers were reunited after eight months of separation, just in time for Siblings Day, which is recognized on April 10.
KFOR RC-E commander delivers PPE to North and South Mitrovica
April 10, 2020
US-led Kosovo Force Regional-Command East Commander Col. Eric Riley, 41st Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Oregon Army National Guard, delivered personal protective equipment April 7, 2020, to North and South Mitrovica to help prevent the spread of COVID-19.