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Utah National Guard supports hospitals facing COVID surge
February 15, 2022 — ST. GEORGE, Utah – For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, Utah National Guard members are providing direct hospital support in non-medical roles. Service members are transporting... MORE

Utah National Guard Sgt. Bracken McKinlay changes sheets and cleans a room after a patient is moved out of the emergency room at St. George Regional Hospital. For the first time since the beginning of the pandemic, Utah National Guard members of the COVID-19 Joint Task Force are providing direct hospital support in non-medical roles.

More Wisconsin Guard members work as nursing assistants
February 4, 2022 — MADISON, Wis. – Approximately 70 Wisconsin National Guard members completed a two-week certified nursing assistant (CNA) training course at Madison College and were assigned to health care facilities... MORE

Wisconsin National Guard troops train on proper hand-washing techniques at Madison College in Madison, Wis., Jan. 20, 2022. The Wisconsin National Guard partnered with Madison College to train approximately 200 troops to assist health care facilities as they battle staffing shortages and capacity challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Hampshire Guardsmen come to aid of hospital workers
February 1, 2022 — PETERBOROUGH, N.H. – Health care workers are experiencing COVID fatigue at facilities across the state, and Monadnock Community Hospital, which serves seven towns, is no exception. “It has been really... MORE

Fourth from left left, Sgt. Blake Sullivan of Charlie Company, 3rd of the 172nd Infantry (Mountain) Regiment, and, fourth from right, Staff Sgt. Tom Blythe of Joint Force Headquarters, with the Monadnock Community Hospital’s nutrition and food services department Jan 21, 2022, in Peterborough, New Hampshire. Six New Hampshire Guard members are helping staff at the hospital.

Pennsylvania Guard expands assistance at care facilities
February 1, 2022 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The Pennsylvania National Guard has activated 64 Soldiers and Airmen to assist at long-term care facilities in the commonwealth.These service members are from units across... MORE

Pennsylvania National Guard Staff Sgt. Kursty Campbell, left, and Pfc. Ryan Whispell, center, test a staff member at Kendal-Crosslands Nursing Home in Kennett Square, Pa., May 26, 2020.

West Virginia Guard members serve in their local hospitals
January 31, 2022 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – “Always ready, Always there” is proving to be the undeniable truth, not just a motto, for West Virginia Army National Guard members serving on the COVID-19 response mission in... MORE

West Virginia Army National Guard Pfc. Kristen Denny of Martinsburg, West Virginia, is working in the Berkley Medical Center in Berkley Springs, W.Va., as part the COVID response mission. This mission in her hometown is the first for Denny, who graduated in August from Army basic training and advanced individual training as a carpentry and masonry specialist.

Maryland National Guard delivers masks, COVID test kits
January 27, 2022 — BALTIMORE – The Maryland National Guard’s 729th Quartermaster Composite Supply Company is delivering COVID-19 test kits and masks from a Strategic National Stockpile warehouse to Maryland nursing... MORE

Maryland National Guard members move COVID-19 test kits and face masks on Jan. 24, 2022, at the Maryland Strategic National Stockpile.

Vermont Guard to help hospitals facing COVID surge
January 26, 2022 — COLCHESTER, Vt. – Vermont National Guard members will support hospitals struggling to handle a surge of patients sick with the Omicron variant of COVID-19. The Vermont Department of Health has asked... MORE

Air Force Tech. Sgt. Elizabeth Nardo, 158th Fighter Wing, Vermont Air National Guard, injects James Bordeaux with a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at Camp Johnson, Vermont, March 18, 2021.

New York National Guard Soldiers, Airmen train as EMTs
January 25, 2022 — FARMINGDALE, N.Y. – It’s Jan. 18, and 37 New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are at Long Island’s Farmingdale Armed Forces Reserve Center going through the steps for checking a patient’s... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Kenneth Brown, 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, demonstrates the proper way to check a patient during emergency medical technician training at the Farmingdale Armed Forces Reserve Center in Farmingdale, New York, Jan. 17, 2022.

142nd Wing mobilizes to support Portland hospitals
January 24, 2022 — PORTLAND, Ore. – The Oregon Air National Guard’s 142nd Wing mobilized almost 200 Airmen to support state hospitals during a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations across Oregon.During the second week of... MORE

Air National Guardsmen from the 142nd Wing prepare to mobilize in support of Portland hospitals amid a surge in COVID-19 hospitalizations across Oregon, Jan. 14, 2022, Portland Air National Guard Base, Ore. The 142nd Wing mobilized roughly 200 service members for this mission.

Washington National Guard members help hospitals
January 24, 2022 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – About 100 Washington National Guard members were activated Jan. 21 to help alleviate staffing shortages and offer COVID-19 testing at eight hospitals across the state.The rapid... MORE

Staff Sgt. Melinda Grounds, a medic with the 141st Medical Group and a registered nurse in Idaho, goes through a questionnaire with a visitor to the mass vaccination site at the Clark County Fairgrounds in Ridgefield, Wash., Jan. 28, 2021. About 100 Washington National Guard members were activated Jan. 21, 2022, to assist at hospitals across the state..

Oregon National Guard surging to support hospitals again
January 19, 2022 — SALEM, Ore. - Hundreds of Oregon National Guard members are increasing support of hospitals throughout the state in their second hospital relief mission during the COVID-19 pandemic.This new... MORE

Oregon Army National Guard members tour West Valley Hospital in Dallas, Oregon, Jan. 18, 2022, as part of the team's orientation. About 1,200 Guard members are serving in non-clinical roles at as many as 40 hospitals facing a surge of COVID-19 patients.

Minnesota National Guard fills gap amid COVID-19 surge
January 18, 2022 — COTTAGE GROVE, Minn. – The Minnesota National Guard is supporting new COVID-19 community testing sites in Cottage Grove, Anoka and North Branch.The Minnesota National Guard now has approximately 200... MORE

Minnesota National Guard Staff Sgt. John O'Donnell,148th Fighter Wing Explosive Ordnance Disposal technician, provides COVID-19 testing support at a community-based testing site at the Hibbing, Minnesota, armory December 20, 2021. The Minnesota National Guard is partnering with the Minnesota Department of Health to staff COVID-19 testing sites across Minnesota.

Wisconsin Guard aids hospitals, nursing homes with COVID
January 14, 2022 — MADISON, Wisconsin – Wisconsin National Guard members will train as certified nursing assistants to support hospitals and nursing homes facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Tony Evers announced Jan... MORE

Wisconsin National Guard Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen collect specimens for COVID-19 testing in 2021. Guard members will train as certified nursing assistants to support hospitals and nursing homes facing a surge in COVID-19 cases, Gov. Tony Evers announced Jan. 13, 2022.

National Guard helps medical facilities with COVID-19 peak
January 14, 2022 — ARLINGTON, Va. – As COVID-19 infections surge, more than 15,600 National Guard members are supporting state and local officials dealing with the pandemic throughout the country.Of those responding,... MORE

Pvt. Aduyel Kusi, right, and Spc. Jake Casucci practice loading a wheeled-stretcher into an ambulance in Brockton, Mass., Dec. 28, 2021. The Massachusetts National Guard members are providing non-clinical assistance at medical facilities across the commonwealth during a COVID-19 surge.

Oregon Guard helps respond to COVID surge at 40 hospitals
January 13, 2022 — SALEM, Ore. - The surge of COVID-19 cases prompted Oregon Gov. Kate Brown to order an increase of National Guard members assisting at hospitals around the state, boosting the number of Guardsmen on... MORE

Human resource specialist Sgt. Niki McCurdy from the 821 Troop Command Battalion, Oregon Army National Guard, assigns Soldiers to hospitals at the Anderson Readiness Center in Salem, Oregon, Jan. 12, 2022. By the end of January, more than 1,200 Citizen-Soldiers and Citizen-Airmen will be serving at 40 hospitals in the state facing a surge of COVID-19 cases.

Georgia National Guard assists with COVID-19 response
January 12, 2022 — MARIETTA, Ga. – Members of the Georgia National Guard will help out at 15 COVID testing sites and 11 hospitals, handling logistical and administrative functions so that staff can spend more time with... MORE

Georgia Army National Guard Sgt. Curtis Bing, a petroleum supply specialist with Foxtrot Company, 148th Brigade Support Battalion, 48th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, marks a vehicle as it enters a mass vaccination site April 13, 2021, in Savannah, Georgia.

New Hampshire National Guard Airmen help at local hospital
January 11, 2022 — EXETER, N.H. – In the middle of a bustling kitchen, two workers wearing uniforms stand out from the others.New Hampshire National Guard Senior Airman John Hiki and Master Sgt. Chad Logan of the 157th... MORE

New Hampshire National Guard Senior Airman John Hiki of the 157th Maintenance Group loads a dishwasher during a lull in food services Jan. 6, 2022, at Exeter Hospital, New Hampshire. Hiki, assigned to the NHNG's COVID-19 relief mission Operation Winter Surge, has been working in the hospital’s food and nutrition department for more than a month.

Connecticut Guardsman supports COVID response close to home
January 11, 2022 — NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – On a cold January day, four Connecticut National Guard Soldiers make their way down a line of vehicles, helping residents register for their COVID-19 tests.The parking lot at New... MORE

Connecticut Army National Guard Pfc. Stefanie Charpentier, 141st Medical Company combat medic, assists at a state-supported COVID-19 testing site in New Britain, Connecticut, Jan. 10, 2022. Charpentier studies biochemistry at nearby Central Connecticut State University and has volunteered twice to support the state’s COVID-19 pandemic response.

Louisiana National Guard fights COVID surge
January 7, 2022 — NEW ORLEANS – The Louisiana National Guard, at the direction of Gov. John Bel Edwards, is conducting coronavirus missions around the state as the new variant spreads.“Our task force has worked through... MORE

Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen operate a COVID-19 testing and vaccination site at the Mahalia Jackson Center in New Orleans Jan 5, 2022. As of Jan. 6, Guardsmen have administered more than 542,000 COVID-19 tests and 206,300 vaccines.

Maryland National Guard activated for COVID-19 emergency
January 6, 2022 — BALTIMORE – At the direction of Gov. Larry Hogan, as many as 1,000 Maryland National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will be activated to help respond to a surge of COVID-19 hospitalizations.Guard members... MORE

Maj. Gen. Timothy Gowen, the adjutant general of Maryland, speaks at a press conference in Hanover, Md., Jan. 4, 2022, with Gov. Larry Hogan, who declared a state of emergency due to rising COVID-19 hospitalizations. As many as 1,000 Maryland National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will assist state and local health officials with the state’s pandemic response.

Louisiana Guard, Active Component Airmen Complete Air-to-Air Integration Training

Air National Guard Leaders Host 2025 Wing Leader Fly-In

Colorado Army National Guard Conducts Aviation Training for Wildfire Season

Lt. Gen. Jon Stubbs Highlights Virginia National Guard Excellence at Military Ball

Oregon Air Guard Participates in Sentry Aloha Exercise