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Oregon National Guard members train to battle wildland fires
July 22, 2020 — SALEM, Ore. - Even during a pandemic and protests, the potential for wildfires does not diminish. Always at the ready, approximately 400 Oregon National Guard (ORNG) Citizen-Soldiers and-Airmen...

Washington National Guard members support Team Med Surge
July 22, 2020 — LACY, Wash. – With the number of positive COVID-19 cases still rising, hospitals – especially those in smaller, rural areas – run the risk of running out of bed space, reducing a community’s ability...

Wisconsin Guard surpasses 250,000 COVID-19 tests collected
July 20, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – Members of the Wisconsin National Guard have tested 256,000 people across the state for COVID-19 in ongoing operations to increase Wisconsin’s testing capacity.Mobile specimen...

Task Force helps Virginia respond to COVID-19 pandemic
July 20, 2020 — PETERSBURG, Va. – After months of hard work and unprecedented challenges, one element of the Virginia National Guard’s support to Virginia’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic is ending. While COVID-19...

WVNG helps meet increased demand for testing, PPE
July 20, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Almost 400 members of the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) are supporting the state’s COVID-19 response with testing and other missions. As COVID-19 cases increase in areas...

Colorado Guard tests for COVID-19 at corrections facilities
July 20, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – Colorado National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are helping test inmates and staff at select correctional facilities in Colorado for COVID-19.At the request of the state, Joint Task...

NY Guard hosts Israeli counterparts to discuss COVID response
July 17, 2020 — NEW YORK – An officer from Israel’s Home Front Command, the branch of Israel’s military that handles natural disasters and emergencies, got a firsthand look at how the New York National Guard...

122nd Fighter Wing returns to drill amid COVID-19
July 17, 2020 — FORT WAYNE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. – The 122nd Fighter Wing recently returned to regularly scheduled drill after a base-wide response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Blacksnakes priority was to...

NY Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade begins summer training
July 16, 2020 — SYRACUSE, NEW YORK – Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team began their annual training season this week at their home armories, Fort Devens in Massachusetts,...

Washington Guard helps clear unemployment claim backlog
July 16, 2020 — LACEY, Wash. – As businesses closed due to COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, the paychecks people depended on began to vanish. By the end of the first week of the shutdown, the state had received a...

Wisconsin Guard's 132nd Army Band serves communities, troops
July 16, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. — About 60 members of the Wisconsin National Guard make up one of the Guard’s more unique units – the 132nd Army Band.And while most might associate these Citizen-Soldiers with their...

Connecticut Guard helps inspect long-term care facilities
July 15, 2020 — HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Army and Air National Guard have teamed up with the Department of Public Health to inspect nursing homes and assisted living facilities throughout Connecticut during...

Liberian perseveres, becomes Oklahoma National Guard captain
July 15, 2020 — TULSA, Okla. – Capt. Robert S. Gaygay, 138th Medical Group preventative health assessment officer in charge, fled Liberia during a civil war and, through perseverance and determination, became an...

Guard adapts to changing missions during COVID-19 response
July 14, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – While many across the state are returning to work, hundreds of Soldiers and Airmen of the Washington National Guard continue to support the COVID-19 response.Since April, Guard...

Technology streamlines COVID-19 testing by Wisconsin Guard
July 14, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard, working with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), rolled out new technology to streamline COVID-19 testing.The Dynamics Testing and...

NY Army National Guard Soldier crams a career into one year
July 13, 2020 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. – Within less than a year, Spc. Olivia Mannetti became a Soldier, helped New York State in the fight against COVID-19, and will now be deploying to the Middle East...

Nebraska National Guard helps distribute PPE across state
July 13, 2020 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Soldiers and Airmen with the Nebraska National Guard helped the state distribute personal protective equipment (PPE) across Nebraska from April to June. Motor transport operators from...

Michigan National Guard provides COVID-19 testing in Flint
July 13, 2020 — FLINT, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard provided free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing for Flint and Genesee County residents July 9-10.To help slow the spread of the virus, the 182nd Task Force...

Pandemic another challenge for at-risk teens to overcome
July 13, 2020 — FORT MCCOY, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard Challenge Academy, with its campus at one corner of Fort McCoy, provides 11th- and 12th-grade students at risk of not graduating high school an...

Indiana Airmen, Soldiers join in patient transport exercise
July 10, 2020 — FRANKLIN, Ind. – Airmen and Soldiers from the Indiana National Guard trained together on a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter for a medical transport exercise at the Johnson County Armory July 2. “This is...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future