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North Carolina Guard members distribute PPE across state
May 16, 2020
North Carolina Army National Guard Sgt. Michael Lucas, assigned to the 1450th Transportation Company, checks a list of equipment while delivering protective equipment to medical facilities at a distribution site in Louisburg, North Carolina, May 15, 2020.
During COVID-19 crisis, Cal Guardsmen prepare for wildfires
May 16, 2020
Cal Guardsmen practice cutting fire lines during hand crew training at Camp Roberts on May 14, 2020.
Cal National Guard aids Los Angeles-area food banks
May 15, 2020
U.S. Army Pfc. Erik Pereida, a motor transport operator with the 756th Transportation Company Detachment, 746th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, California Army National Guard, unloads frozen chicken intended for food kits at the Los Angeles Regional Food Bank in Vernon, California, May 11, 2020. Fifteen Soldiers were reassigned to the Vernon facility to help build frozen-food kits in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Washington National Guard members build COVID-19 test kits
May 15, 2020
Washington National Guard Sgt. Kevin Probst, 1041st Transportation Company, puts an instruction sheet into the COVID-19 test kit at the Department of Health Warehouse in Tumwater, Washington, May 14, 2020.
First Army and partnered units train on through pandemic
May 15, 2020
Spc. Henry Jacob, a military police Soldier assigned to 253 Military Police Company, Tennessee National Guard, fires an M17 pistol at McGregor Range Complex, New Mexico, May 10, 2020, while Sgt. Zachary Yarbrough, right, an observer coach/trainer assigned to 2-340 Training Support Battalion, 5th Armored Brigade, watches.
NC National Guard sets up COVID-19 medical support shelter
May 15, 2020
Medical technicians with the North Carolina Army and Air National Guard prepare to practice sticking IV needles in preparation for the possible arrival of patients at the North Carolina National Guard medical support shelter in central North Carolina, April 30, 2020.
Georgia National Guard's 116th Army Band helps with testing
May 15, 2020
Soldiers with the 116th Army Band, Georgia Army National Guard, along with Airmen from both the 116th Airlift Wing and 165th Air Control Wing, operate a call center that helps facilitate testing through the Augusta University ExpressCare cellphone app. The Soldiers in the call center pull information from a database pool and help people experiencing possible COVID-19 symptoms find testing sites near them.
New Mexico Guard command centers support COVID-19 mission
May 15, 2020
The Unit Command Centers for the 150th Special Operations Wing and the 210th RED HORSE Squadron are coordinating more than 200 New Mexico National Guard Airmen in support of the New Mexico Joint Task Force state mission during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Alaska National Guard Soldiers help safeguard Kodiak Harbor
May 15, 2020
Alaska Army National Guard Specialists Christopher Hatfield, Zachery Burg, Edgar Sandoval, Kalen Willis, Joseph Academia and David Lapuz, all assigned to Joint Task Force-Alaska, have been patrolling Kodiak harbor since May 1 to assist the city of Kodiak with COVID-19 safety measures.
NCARNG assists Spanish-speaking citizens during COVID-19
May 15, 2020
Sgt. Alondra Morales, assigned to the 1452nd HET Transportation Company, uses her bilingual capabilities to help communicate with fellow citizens during food distribution at the Second Harvest Food Bank in Winston-Salem, N.C., May 9, 2020. The NCNG has helped deliver about 1 million meals and 73,000 school lunches across the state.
Resiliency task force supports NJ National Guard members
May 14, 2020
U.S. Army Chaplain Capt. Damon Missouri speaks with leadership at the Bergen Community College COVID-19 testing site in Paramus, N.J., May 7, 2020. Missouri is part of a task force created to support Guard members and their families during these stressful times.
Va. Army Guard members set up mobile food distribution site
May 14, 2020
Cal National Guard welder sews face masks to combat COVID-19
May 14, 2020
U.S. Army Sgt. Edwin Rodriguez, a welder at the California National Guard's combined support maintenance shop, sews face masks for other Soldiers on a vintage sewing machine, April 23, 2020, inside the Long Beach, California, facility. Rodriguez found and repaired two of the shop's three vintage sewing machines before putting his civilian skills as a former upholstery technician to work sewing masks.
National Guard supports Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center
May 14, 2020
Pennsylvania National Guard members prepare to enter Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center in Beaver, Pennsylvania, May 10, 2020. About 40 Guard members are assisting with medical, administrative and cleaning services at the facility.
Cal Guard member's civilian skills get troops to missions
May 14, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. Koby Riggan, a radio technician with the California Army National Guard’s 270th Military Police Company, works on a Humvee, April 28, 2020, at the Cal Guard's Field Maintenance Shop 22, in Sacramento. The Cal Guard has been using these vehicles to support humanitarian missions throughout the state.
Michigan Guard helps test at long-term care homes, prisons
May 13, 2020
Michigan National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from various units conduct COVID-19 testing at the D. J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans, Marquette, Michigan, May 7, 2020. The Michigan National Guard is also testing inmates and employees at correctional facilities in the Upper Peninsula.
Wisconsin National Guard supports voters in special election
May 13, 2020
Spc. Lincoln Meverden and Pfc. Napatsawan Sanguanboon, both of the 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, process ballots May 12 in Maine, Wisconsin. Approximately 160 Wisconsin National Guard Citizen-Soldiers mobilized to state active duty as poll workers supporting the 7th Congressional District special election in northern Wisconsin.
Georgia National Guard helps increase COVID-19 testing
May 13, 2020
Georgia National Guard Spc. Illiana Bartsch of the Ft. Stewart-based 179th Military Police Company sorts test specimen vials at Delmar Gardens of Smyrna April 29, 2020. Bartsch is a member of a Georgia National Guard mobile testing strike team deployed to test senior citizens for COVID-19.
PA Air, Army Guard join together for ventilator training
May 13, 2020
A control panel for a mannequin used during Pennsylvania National Guard ventilator training at the Medical Simulation Training Center, Fort Indiantown Gap, May 6, 2020.
Maj. Tori Scearbo: NH Air National Guard's guardian angel
May 13, 2020
U.S. Air Fore Maj. Tori Scearbo, a 157th Medical Group, Det. 1 CERFP nurse, New Hampshire Air National Guard, at her civilian job as a critical care nurse at Portsmouth Hospital, April 26, 2020. Scearbo has been taking care of people with COVID-19.