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Oklahoma National Guard supports homeless
December 28, 2020
Oklahoma National Guard members and their families, led by the Guard's Family Program Office, collected more than 1,200 packages of new socks and underwear for homeless shelters across the state in November and December 2020.
Louisiana National Guard responded at home, abroad in 2020
December 28, 2020
Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen evacuate people in southwest Louisiana before the landfall of Hurricane Laura at the Burton Coliseum in Lake Charles, Louisiana, Aug. 26, 2020. Burton Coliseum was used as a transition location to process evacuees and move them to safe locations outside the path of Laura.
Michigan ANG helps keep deploying Airmen safe from COVID-19
December 23, 2020
Deploying Airmen arrive at Alpena Combat Readiness Training Center in Michigan Dec. 16, 2020. The Michigan Air National Guard facility was selected by the Air Force’s active-duty component to serve as a site for Airmen to spend two weeks in a controlled environment to ensure they do not have COVID-19 before traveling to their overseas assignments.
Idaho National Guard assists with COVID-19 response again
December 23, 2020
The Idaho National Guard has partnered with agencies and organizations across Idaho as the battle against COVID-19 continues. Gov. Brad Little has activated 250 members of the Idaho National Guard as COVID-19 cases elevated throughout the state.
168th Wing keeps the holiday spirit alive in 2020
December 22, 2020
The Alaska Air National Guard's 168th Wing didn't let the COVID-19 pandemic interrupt the annual holiday celebration at Eielson Air Force Base on Dec. 12, 2020.Volunteers from different squadrons built holiday scenes families could viewed in a drive-thru viewing.
New York National Guard supports NORAD Santa tracking
December 22, 2020
New York Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Megan Mills, left, and Tech. Sgt. Kriston Brown participate in a Santa tracking exercise at the Eastern Air Defense Sector on Dec. 16, 2020. Mills and Brown were prepping for Christmas Eve, when EADS will support the North American Aerospace Defense Command's (NORAD) Santa tracking operation. Tracking operations start at 4 a.m. EST on Dec. 24 on the www.noradsanta.org website. At 6 a.m. EST, children and parents can call toll-free to inquire about Santa at 1-877-Hi-NORAD (1-877-446-6723).
New York National Guard begins COVID-19 vaccinations
December 21, 2020
U.S. Army Sgt. Tyler Kelfant, assigned to Joint Task Force COVID-19, New York National Guard, prepares a dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine at the Camp Smith Training Site Medical Readiness Clinic, N.Y., on Dec. 18, 2020. The New York National Guard is participating in a Department of Defense vaccine pilot program in which 44,000 doses of the Pfizer vaccine are being administered to frontline medical personnel at 16 locations around the world.
Wisconsin National Guard assists with vaccine rollout
December 21, 2020
Spc. Liam Sherry-Lamb, a human resources specialist assigned to 62nd Medical Brigade, hauls medical supplies across the Wisconsin Army National Guard Armory in Madison, in preparation for the arrival of Army medical providers who will be supporting local hospitals, Dec. 10, 2020.
Colorado Guard maintains readiness during record year
December 17, 2020
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Douglas Paul, commanding general of the Colorado Army National Guard, thanks Soldiers for their work and dedication at the Colorado Convention Center, Denver, April 20, 2020. Guard members are serving a multitude of roles at the direction of governor to help combat the coronavirus.
INNG medical teams help out at long-term care facilities
December 14, 2020
Indiana National Guard Soldiers attend training briefings Oct. 30, 2020, for supporting long-term care facilities throughout the Hoosier state.
Alaska Guard's Op Santa delivers gifts to remote villages
December 14, 2020
Sgt. Peter Phillip, Alaska National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief, delivers packages as a part of the 65th annual tradition of Operation Santa Claus. This year, the Alaska National Guard brought gifts and supplies for people in the remote Alaskan villages of Stevens Village, Birch Creek and Nanwalek.
Connecticut Guard delivers more than 102,000 test kits
December 11, 2020
Spc. Devin Turchetta, 1048th Medium Truck Company, verifies COVID-19 antigen test kit delivery information with a health center worker at Loomis Chaffee School in Windsor, Connecticut, Dec. 11, 2020. The Connecticut National Guard delivered 102,280 kits to 212 nursing homes in one week in support of a Connecticut Department of Public Health effort to maximize testing availability and efficiency for people living in congregate settings.
24/7 Guard coordination center key for domestic ops success
December 11, 2020
National Guard members monitor Guard activity stemming from Hurricane Florence at the National Guard Coordination Center in Arlington, Virginia, Sept. 16, 2018. In 2020, the NGCC helped coordinate response activities with federal agency partners to ensure Guard units had what they needed to support local and state authorities during the coronavirus pandemic, civil unrest, cyber events and natural disasters.
Guam, Hawaii share COVID best practices with the Philippines
December 10, 2020
Lt. Col. James Faumuina, 154th Medical Group, Detachment 1 commander and 1st Lt Gloria Choo, international health specialist, State Partnership Program, talk during a virtual COVID-19 subject matter expert exchange between the Armed Forces of the Philippines and the Guam and Hawaii National Guard, Honolulu, Hawaii, Dec 1, 2020.
Guardsmen honor World War II veteran on his 99th birthday
December 9, 2020
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni, assigned to the 53rd Troop Command, New York Army National Guard, salutes World War II veteran Pfc. Joseph Casaburi on his 99th birthday after he survived a three-month long battle with COVID-19 at the nursing home Angus on Hudson, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., on Dec. 8, 2020.
Ohio Guard partners with state to plan vaccine distribution
December 8, 2020
Ohio Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Gregory Sprowls explains the process of receiving and repacking COVID-19 vaccines. Sprowls, an air transportation specialist with the 121st Air Refueling Wing in Columbus, Ohio, said his military skills have helped in working with partners from the Ohio Department of Health to develop the logistics plan for the vaccines the state will soon have at its Receive, Store and Stage warehouse.
INNG, agencies partner to ship critical COVID-19 supplies
December 8, 2020
The Indiana National Guard and state agency partners helped ship millions of items of personal protective equipment and respirators throughout the Hoosier state and to Indiana hospitals with the most urgent needs to help combat the coronavirus pandemic from March to Dec. 1, 2020.
Minnesota Guard finds meaningful work in long-term care
December 7, 2020
Soldiers and Airmen from the Minnesota National Guard participated in temporary nurse's aide training at Camp Ripley, Minnesota, on Dec. 3, 2020, to prepare for a mission to assist at long-term care facilities as part of the state's COVID-19 response.
Behavioral health pros help NH Guardsmen through pandemic
December 7, 2020
Maj. Troy Townsend, director of behavioral health, office of the state surgeon, New Hampshire Army National Guard, poses with therapy dog Cache Aug. 13, 2019. Cache, a 9-year-old retired sled dog, travels with Townsend across New Hampshire to meet Guard members.
National Guard advises Czech Republic on COVID-19 response
December 7, 2020
Czech Republic Ministry of Defense Jan Havranek thanks Texas National Guard Joint Surgeon Army Col. Peter Coldwell and the medical information exchange team from the Texas and Nebraska National Guard at the Czech Republic Ministry of Defense in Prague for the State Partnership Program medical support, Nov. 23, 2020. Czech commemorative coins were given to each member as a token of appreciation.