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132d Wing Airmen provide COVID-19 screening
May 27, 2020
132d Medical Group Airmen with the Iowa National Guard conducted COVID-19 screening May 14, 2020, at a Joint Mobile Screening Center in Denison, Iowa. The Airmen worked with Army National Guard Soldiers to test Iowans in Crawford County.
Puerto Rico Guard tests for COVID-19 in nursing homes
May 27, 2020
The Puerto Rico National Guard is helping test residents of nursing homes around the island for COVID-19 to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.
Washington Guard partners with Quinault Indian Nation
May 27, 2020
Senior Airman Nathan Kepple, left, a medic assigned to the 141st Air Refueling Wing Medical Group, tests Lia Frenchman for COVID-19 as her children watch at a site established by the Washington National Guard on the Quinault Indian Nation Reservation, Taholah, Wash., May 20, 2020.
Guard assists state health officials in COVID-19 mapping
May 27, 2020
Washington Air National Guard Maj. Brian Banke, a chaplain with the Western Air Defense Sector, functions as the training manager for the COVID-19 mapping mission for the Washington National Guard at the Washington State Department of Health (DOH) offices in Tumwater, Washington, May 15, 2020. The Washington National Guard is supporting the DOH to prevent the spread of the coronavirus as Washington prepares to move to reopening parts of the state.
Florida Guard supports antibody testing in South Florida
May 27, 2020
A nurse at the Miami Beach Convention Center community- based testing site conducts a COVID-19 antibody test. The Florida Guard is providing support at the Miami Beach hybrid CBTS and Hard Rock Stadium CBTS to allow the state and local partners to conduct antibody testing for first responders.
Mission Support Group key to wing's COVID-19 response
May 27, 2020
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Stephanie Scott, 175th Wing Emergency Operations Center manager, sits at her computer in the Emergency Operations Center at Warfield Air National Guard Base, Middle River, Md., May 21, 2020. The 175th Wing established the EOC during the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Honor Guard Soldiers provide socially distanced final salute
May 26, 2020
Spc. Austin Dycha and Sgt. Nikole Clark, members of the New York National Guard Military Funeral Honors Team, remove the flag of the United States from the casket of U.S. Army Spc. Levelzo Lyles at his funeral in Lackawanna, New York, May 14, 2020. Dycha and Clark wore cloth face masks as part of precautions used during military funerals to prevent the spread of COVID-19.
Nevada Guard helps distribute food at Palace Station Casino
May 26, 2020
Nevadans line up in their vehicles to receive food donations at the Palace Station Casino, Thursday, May 21, 2020, in Las Vegas, Nevada. Eighteen members of the Nevada National Guard helped distribute food.
SPP spirit spurs Romania to help Alabama fight COVID-19
May 26, 2020
Col. Michael J. Rowland, Alabama state surgeon, commander Medical Detachment, Army National Guard, welcomes Col. Teodor Aurelian, SPÂNU, branch chief, National Military Command Bucuresti, May 25, 2020, at Montgomery Aviation, Montgomery, Alabama. Romania sent 15 military medical and other experts to assist the U.S. domestic COVID-19 response. Romania and Alabama are partners under the National Guard Bureau's State Partnership Program.
Cal Guard helps Los Angeles food bank hit milestone
May 26, 2020
U.S. Army Soldiers with Joint Task Force 224, California Army National Guard, build emergency food kits in response to the COVID-19 pandemic at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in Commerce, California, April 29, 2020. The food bank put together over 250,000 emergency kits – more than 5 million pounds of food products.
Despite virus, 28th ECAB completes pre-deployment training
May 26, 2020
U.S. Soldiers with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, stand in formation while adhering to social distancing guidelines and COVID-19 mitigation directives. The Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers completed pre-deployment training despite obstacles presented by the COVID-19 pandemic.
NY National Guard marks Memorial Day with special ceremony
May 23, 2020
Army Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the Adjutant General for the New York National Guard, holds a Memorial Day weekend remembrance ceremony to honor fallen members of the New York Army and Air National Guard at the Joint Forces Headquarters in Latham, N.Y., May 22, 2020.
Florida National Guard testing at long-term care facility
May 22, 2020
Florida National Guard Maj. Jacqueline S. Zuluaga, 256th Medical Company Area Support company commander, works on mission requirements for scheduling of long-term care facility COVID-19 testing. The FLNG is working closely with federal, state and local partners during the pandemic.
Oklahoma Guard supports hot spot through COVID-19 outbreak
May 22, 2020
Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard members help conduct COVID-19 testing at the Texas County Activity Center in Guymon, Oklahoma, May 16, 2020. Guymon had more cases of the coronavirus - 650 - than any other city in the state but Oklahoma City. Guymon ranks 40th in state population, while Oklahoma City has the most people of any city in the state.
Mobilians with Alabama Guard combat COVID-19 in hometown
May 22, 2020
An Alabama National Guard Soldier with a Task Force 31 disinfection team hangs up his personal protective suit to dry in a Fort Whiting hangar in Mobile, Alabama, May 15, 2020.
Nebraska Army National Guard firefighters deploy to Romania
May 22, 2020
Seven Nebraska Army National Guard Soldiers with the 181st Engineer Detachment (Firefighter Team) and their families watch recorded video messages from government leaders including Norfolk Mayor Josh Moenning (on screen left), May 17, 2020, during a brief send-off ceremony before their yearlong overseas deployment to Romania.
New Jersey Guard pitches in at home for veterans
May 21, 2020
U.S. Air Force 1st Lt. Bernard Cortes, left, speaks with 108th Wing Command Chief Master Sgt. Holly Rivera at the Veterans Memorial Home at Vineland, N.J., May 19, 2020. Cortes, who is with the New Jersey National Guard’s 177th Fighter Wing, is deployed as officer in charge to the home with a team of Airmen supporting staff with housekeeping, maintenance, health screening, food service, and life enrichment.
Wisconsin Guard conducting mobile testing around state
May 21, 2020
The Wisconsin National Guard has collected more than 58,000 COVID-19 test specimens at sites across Wisconsin like this one.
Mobile Texas National Guard team conducts COVID-19 tests
May 21, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. Tamra Townsend, a combat medic specialist, cuts a sterile swab stick at Diaz - Villarreal Elementary School in Mission, Texas, May 4, 2020. The Texas Military Department is supporting the critical health care infrastructure and assisting with mobile testing for COVID-19.
NY Army Guard conducts 'virtual drills' due to COVID-19
May 21, 2020
While conducting a "virtual drill" with Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from her home in Syracuse, N.Y., April 18, 2020, New York Army National Guard Sgt. Heather Hiltbrand faced some unusual challenges. Her cat, Kevin, kept climbing on her keyboard. New York Army National Guard Soldiers have been drilling via computer and phone calls since Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo ordered a "pause" to prevent the spread of the COVID19 virus in mid-March.