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Deployed Guard Soldiers mark Dachau liberation with WWII vets
April 30, 2020 — CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT – The COVID-19 global lockdown prevented 42nd Infantry Division veterans who liberated the Nazi’s Dachau concentration camp in World War II from returning to Germany for the 75th... MORE

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.

NY National Guard Soldiers delivering meals to rural seniors
April 30, 2020 — NORWICH, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment’s Delta Company are ensuring that senior citizens in one of New York’s most rural areas, trapped... MORE

NORWICH, NY – New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, distribute food in rural Chenango County April 23, 2020.

New York Guard and South African chaplains share ideas
April 30, 2020 — PRETORIA, South Africa – They’re an ocean and seven time zones apart, but chaplains for the New York Army National Guard and the South African National Defence Force agreed during a virtual meeting... MORE

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.

Dogs ease stress for COVID-19 response troops in New York
April 29, 2020 — NEW YORK – New York National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and active duty and civilian medical providers on duty fighting COVID-19 in New York are getting the benefit of a wagging tail and licks to lift... MORE

Spc. Amber Freeman from Kingston, N.Y., assigned to the New York Army National Guard, poses for a picture and pets Sophie, a Labrador retriever service dog provided by Puppies Behind Bars in New York City, April 23, 2020. Puppies Behind Bars is a nonprofit organization that trains prison inmates to raise service dogs for wounded war veterans and first responders, as well as explosive-detection canines for law enforcement.

New York Air National Guard supports America Strong flyover
April 29, 2020 — ROME, N.Y. – The New York Air National Guard at the Eastern Air Defense Sector played a key role in the April 28 America Strong flyover honoring health care personnel and essential workers in the New... MORE

Senior Airman Ward Seymour, foreground, and 1st Lt. Quinn Tilley of the 224th Air Defense Group, New York National Guard, Rome, New York, prepare for the April 28, 2020, America Strong New York City flyover. The Air Force Thunderbird and Navy Blue Angel demonstration aircraft honored health care personnel and essential workers in the New York metro area. The 224th ADG provided tactical control, airspace deconfliction and coordinated refueling tankers for the flyover.

NY National Guard Soldier beats COVID-19 and joins the fight
April 28, 2020 — NEW YORK – New York Army National Guard Warrant Officer Christopher Gallant has seen both sides of the fight against COVID-19. After surviving the disease, Gallant is back on duty at the Javits New... MORE

Army Warrant Officer Christopher Gallant, assigned to Bravo Company, 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation, New York Army National Guard, tested positive for COVID-19 in March, recovered, and is working as the safety officer at the Javits New York Medical Station in New York April 21, 2020.

NY's 42nd Infantry Division liberated Dachau 75 years ago
April 27, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – April 29, 1945, was a cold, sunny Sunday afternoon as Soldiers of the U.S. Army’s 42nd Infantry Division came face to face with the worst of Nazi Germany at the notorious Dachau... MORE

An American Soldier is surrounded by survivors at the newly liberated Dachau concentration camp, April 29, 1945, in Dachau, Germany. American Soldiers of the U.S. 7th Army, including members of the 42nd Infantry and 45th Infantry and 20th Armored Divisions, participated in the camp’s liberation.

New York National Guard sustaining fight against COVID-19
April 27, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – On Sunday, April 26, 55 days after the first COVID-19 case was diagnosed in New York, the New York National Guard had more than 3,600 troops on duty as part of New York’s response. This... MORE

Pfc. Gian Zimnis, a Combat Medic Specialist from Queens, N.Y., assigned to the New York Army National Guard, secures a swab used to test for COVID-19 infection in Brooklyn April 20, 2020. Drive-thru sample collection sites have been set up as part of New York’s multi-agency response to COVID-19.

NY Army Guard helps feed 1,000 in Amsterdam
April 27, 2020 — AMSTERDAM, N.Y. – Fifty New York Army National Guard Soldiers helped feed 1,000 people in Amsterdam April 24, as Montgomery County and the City of Amsterdam held a food drop. The Soldiers are among... MORE

Members of the New York National Guard help distribute food to residents of Amsterdam and surrounding areas adversely affected by the COVID-19 outbreak. Fifty Soldiers served 1,000 people at Veterans Field Park in Amsterdam April 24, 2020.

NY Guard runs 'virtual' 5k for sexual assault awareness
April 25, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – A sure sign of spring for the New York National Guard is the annual Sexual Assault Awareness 5-kilometer run.Held along with other events that make April Sexual Assault Awareness and... MORE

New York Army National Guard Capt. Stephanie Fernandez, Warrant Officer Zachary Smith and Sgt. Jose Meza participate in the "virtual" 5K Sexual Assault Awareness Run held by the New York National Guard Joint Force Headquarters sexual assault response coordinator April 15 to April 20, 2020. Since social distancing prohibited the normal group event, people were encouraged to run on their own or with a small group and send a photo.

NY Army Guard members reflect on Javits Center COVID-19 response
April 23, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – For Spc. Dwayne Richards, an information technology specialist with the New York Army National Guard’s 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, being on duty at New York City’s Jacob K... MORE

Soldiers with the New York Army National Guard’s 133rd Composite Supply Company move equipment while setting up an alternate care facility at the Jacob K. Javits Convention Center in New York City, March 25, 2020. The medical station can handle more than 4,000 patients and is staffed with more than 2,200 personnel from every branch of the U.S. military and city, state and federal agencies.

Operation Deep Freeze: maintaining the mission
April 23, 2020 — ANTARCTICA – Antarctica appears to be a frozen wasteland of endless white. While this is what many perceive, the truth is there is a vast array of life and wonder on this continent. Operation Deep... MORE

Airmen assigned to the 189th Maintenance Group, Arkansas National Guard, performed temporary duty in Antarctica in support of the 109th Airlift Wing, New York National Guard, and the Department of Defense's Operation Deep Freeze. The crew prepared and maintained the 109th AW's C-130J "Snowbirds" and assisted with supply transport and medical evacuation readiness.

Military members honor veteran who died at NY field hospital
April 22, 2020 — NEW YORK – When Command Sgt. Maj. Morgan Cady and Sgt. Maj. Nicholas Pardi, members of the New York Army National Guard on duty at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, learned that a veteran had died... MORE

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Major Nicholas Pardi, a member of the 104th Military Police Battalion, presents an American flag during an impromptu memorial service for a veteran who died of COVID-19 while a patient at the Javits New York Medical Station in the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City, April 19, 2020.

NY force of 3,600 on duty 42 days into COVID-19 response
April 20, 2020 — NEW YORK – Forty-two days into the COVID-19 pandemic response mission, The New York National Guard has 3,600 troops performing duties ranging from answering public inquiry hotlines to helping New York... MORE

A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to the New York Army National Guard's Company B, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation, approaches a helipad in New York City, April 16, 2020. New York National Guard members are supporting the multi-agency response to COVID-19.

NY Guard Civil Support Team tests medical workers for COVID-19
April 17, 2020 — NEW YORK – Medical personnel providing critical care at the alternative care facility in the Jacob Javits Convention Center will be getting some critical support they need thanks to the New York... MORE

An Airman assigned to the New York National Guard's 24th Civil Support Team conducts a COVID-19 test analysis at the Javits New York Medical Station in New York City April 16, 2020. The 22 members of the 24th CST, who train to detect biological and chemical hazards, are providing COVID-19 testing to medical personnel at the site.

NY Army National Guard Soldiers move vital medical supplies
April 16, 2020 — NEWBURGH, N.Y. – At a hangar at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Soldiers assigned to the New York Army National Guard’s 1569th Medium Transportation Company are tracking, processing and distributing... MORE

Staff Sgt. Stephanie Kimball assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company, 369th Sustainment Brigade, New York Army National Guard, documents an incoming supply shipment for the COVID-19 response at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., April 14, 2020.

NY National Guard executes somber duties in NYC
April 15, 2020 — NEW YORK – The toughest COVID-19 mission facing the New York National Guard falls on 255 Soldiers and Airmen supporting New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), according to Army... MORE

1st Lt. Shawn Lavin of Amherst, N.Y., the commander of the New York Air National Guard's 107th Attack Wing Fatality Search and Recovery Team, gives a morning briefing outside Bellevue Hospital in New York City, April 4, 2020. The New York National Guard members are supporting the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to locate and conduct dignified retrieval of remains.

New York National Guard members build COVID-19 test kits
April 15, 2020 — ALBANY, N.Y. – The job doesn’t look dramatic, but 30 New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen working at tables and packing boxes in an old armory are fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The Guard... MORE

New York Army National Guard Spc. Linda Nquibn, a member of Delta Company, 152nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, puts together a COVID-19 test kit at the Armory at Sage Colleges in Albany, N.Y., April 11, 2020. Thirty New York Army and Air National Guard members are assembling the kits for use at test sites across New York.

NY Guard chaplain celebrates Easter mass at Javits Center
April 14, 2020 — NEW YORK – Social distancing made traditional Easter services a no-go April 12, but New York National Guard and Active-Duty service members working at the COVID-19 alternate care facility at Javits... MORE

New York Air National Guard Chaplain (Lt. Col. ) Jacob Marvel celebrates Easter Mass for service members at the alternate care facility within the Javits Convention Center in New York City while following social distancing guidelines April 12, 2020.

NY National Guard has 3,500 on duty to fight COVID-19
April 13, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – A month into the COVID-19 response, the New York National Guard has about 3,500 members on the mission from the eastern tip of Long Island to Buffalo.The force on COVID-19 response duty... MORE

Spc. Gilliam-Gray Shawnese with the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 369th Sustainment Brigade, New York Army National Guard, gives instructions to people in their vehicle at the COVID-19 Mobile Testing Center in Glenn Island Park, New Rochelle, Apr. 8, 2020. The New York National Guard continues support at seven drive-thru testing sites.

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Specialized Oregon Guard Unit Conducts Training at Camp Rilea

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