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Guard continues legacy with record inauguration support
January 21, 2021
Specialist Dillon Tillery, with the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, guards a perimeter on the east side of the U.S. Capitol during the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington Jan. 20, 2021. More than 26,000 National Guard men and women conducted security, communication and logistical missions in support of federal and district authorities for the inauguration.
Michigan National Guard lends a hand to Detroit food banks
January 21, 2021
U.S. Army Pfc. Antonio Lyte, a defender with the Taylor Armory, Michigan Army National Guard, works with a new team of National Guard Soldiers filling food orders for charities at Gleaners of Detroit Community Food Bank, Jan. 11, 2021. The food bank warehouse serves 400 agencies in five counties.
WVNG helps state get COVID-19 vaccine into arms
January 21, 2021
A West Virginia National Guard Airman provides a COVID-19 test to a citizen on May 22, 2020, in Charleston, W.Va.
SCNG's 1,000 COVID-19 missions now include vaccinations
January 15, 2021
Army Spc. Matthew Jackson, South Carolina National Guard medic, vaccinates civilians during a drive-up service at the Chester Medical Center in Chester, South Carolina, Jan. 13, 2021. Guard Soldiers and Airmen have supported South Carolina hospitals and other state partners since March.
New York National Guard helps open massive vaccination site
January 15, 2021
U.S. Army Spc. Anthony Randazzo, wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to Company H 427 Battalion Support Brigade, waits for his cue during a mission rehearsal for mass COVID-19 vaccinations in support of the New York State Department of Health at the Javits Convention Center in New York, Jan. 10, 2021. The New York National Guard has more than 350 members deployed to the vaccination site.
Pennsylvania Guard members get vaccinated
January 15, 2021
Capt. Cesar Allen, medical officer with the 3rd Civil Support Team (Weapons of Mass Destruction), Pennsylvania National Guard, prepares a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 13, 2021, at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pa.
National Guard takes on COVID-19 vaccination mission
January 14, 2021
Michigan Army National Guard Sgt. Mark Abbott administers a COVID-19 vaccine to a health care worker at the Ascension Providence Rochester Hospital, Rochester, Michigan, Dec. 21, 2020. The Michigan Army National Guard is part of a nationwide National Guard effort that involves collecting, securing, transporting and – when requested – administering COVID-19 vaccinations.
NC National Guard boosts state's COVID-19 vaccination effort
January 14, 2021
North Carolina National Guard Staff Sgt. Stacie Tindle, a medic assigned to the 130th Maneuver Enhancement Bridge, administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a patient at the Forsyth County Department of Public Health in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Jan. 12, 2021. Gov. Roy Cooper mobilized the NCNG to support local health providers by augmenting their distribution and vaccination operations.
Oregon National Guard helps ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations
January 14, 2021
Oregon National Guard Spc. Toby SeWell vaccinates a Salem resident at the Oregon State Fairgrounds in Salem, Ore., Jan. 13, 2021. The Oregon National Guard was activated by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown on Jan. 8 to assist with the state vaccination efforts.
WVNG assists with state COVID-19 vaccination program
January 14, 2021
Members of the West Virginia National Guard participate in a COVID-19 vaccination clinic at Joint Forces Headquarters, Charleston, West Virginia, Jan. 13, 2021. West Virginia maintains one of the highest percentages of vaccine allocation use in the United States and is rapidly expanding capacity to inoculate the population.
New York National Guard builds COVID vaccination 'pods'
January 14, 2021
Members of the New York National Guard receive supplies build COVID-19 vaccination "pods" at the Guilderland Industrial Park, Altamont, N.Y., Jan. 5, 2021. The pods are all the items required to support a vaccination site, loaded into a New York State Department of Emergency Management trailer that can be transported anywhere across the state.
Ohio National Guard leaders vaccinated against COVID-19
January 13, 2021
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris, the adjutant general for the state of Ohio, received his COVID-19 vaccine at the 121st Air Refueling Wing on Jan. 9, 2021.
NH Guard members backstop state prison corrections officers
January 13, 2021
New Hampshire National Guard 1st Lt. James Lawrence, a military police officer with the 237th Military Company, with his issued patrol car on the perimeter of the N.H. State Prison for Men in Concord, N.H., on Jan. 10, 2021. Lawrence is one of 20 Guard members filling in at the prison due to a shortage of corrections officers caused by COVID-19.
Alabama National Guard members get vaccinated
January 13, 2021
An Alabama National Guard Medical Detachment Soldier prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 7, 2021. The Alabama National Guard is administering the vaccine on a voluntary basis to members of the Guard to ensure mission readiness.
Washington National Guard supports Emergency Food Network
January 13, 2021
Washington National Guard Pfc. Trenton Choate packs a food box at the Emergency Food Network warehouse in Fife, Wash., on Jan. 6, 2021. The Guard helped pack more than 8,000 emergency food boxes for residents of Pierce County.
Kentucky National Guard troops get vaccinated
January 12, 2021
Kentucky Adjutant General Haldane B. Lamberton gets his COVID-19 vaccine administered by Kentucky National Guard technician Sgt. Jamie Pungirum Jan. 11, 2020, at the medical detachment on Boone National Guard Center, Frankfort, Ky.
Utah National Guard supporting long-term care facilities
January 12, 2021
Members of the Utah Air and Army National Guard conduct tests for COVID-19 as part of a mobile testing team on Nov. 7, 2020 in Wendover, Utah. The Utah Air and Army National Guard was activated early in 2020 to assist in COVID-19 testing throughout Utah.
Indiana Guardsmen take on new COVID-19 vaccination mission
January 11, 2021
Indiana National Guard Sgt. Abigail Gates, a medic with 38th Infantry Division, administers a COVID-19 vaccination shot Dec. 16, 2020, in Franklin, Indiana, to Sgt. 1st Class Ben Cripe, an artilleryman. Hoosier Guardsmen have been critical to fighting the coronavirus pandemic, helping at food banks, distributing protective equipment, assisting long-term care facilities. They will now help distribute the coronavirus vaccine.</p>
Wisconsin Guard tops 1 million COVID-19 tests administered
January 11, 2021
The Wisconsin National Guard has administered more than 1 million COVID-19 tests in the state. Nearly 700 Soldiers and Airmen continue to support the state’s response to the pandemic.
Cal Guard medical team supports COVID-19 nursing facility
January 11, 2021
U.S. Army Capt. Jessica Lieland, center, officer in charge of Regional Medical Strike Team (RMST) 17, California National Guard, leads a 10-member delegation at Westview Healthcare Center in Auburn, California, Jan. 8, 2021. The Cal Guard medical team from the 224th Sustainment Brigade, Long Beach, California, arrived at the facility on Christmas and immediately assisted residents stricken with the coronavirus disease.