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Year in Review: National Guard delivered at home and abroad
December 22, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – When a series of tornadoes slashed across parts of eight Midwest states late in the evening of Dec. 10, Spc. Zach Neisz sprang into action. He grabbed an ax, flashlight and medical... MORE

New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from 1st Battalion, 114th Infantry Regiment, 508th Military Police Company, 108th Wing, and 177th Fighter Wing, arrive near the U.S. Capitol Jan. 12, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from every state, territory and the District of Columbia traveled to Washington to support federal and district authorities for the 59th Presidential Inauguration.

Massachusetts Guard Soldier saves woman from car fire
December 6, 2021 — STERLING, Mass. – Spc. Ryan Leger finished his drill with Massachusetts National Guard’s 110th Maintenance Company on Nov. 7, and his wife picked him up. As they were driving home, they noticed how... MORE

Spc. Ryan Leger, the 110th Maintenance Company, Massachusetts National Guard generator mechanic, saves women from car fire at the North Dike Wachusett Reservoir in Sterling, Mass., Nov. 7, 2021.

104th Fighter Wing supports COVID-19 testing task force
November 24, 2021 — BARNES AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – Fourteen members of the 104th Fighter Wing were activated to support Task Force Maher and help test students and school staff for COVID-19.Task Force Maher is a... MORE

Airman 1st Class Tenzin Dakar, an aerospace medical technician with the 104th Medical Group, and Spc. Michael Major, a unit supply specialist with the 125th Quartermaster Company, examine a pool testing tube before conducting COVID-19 testing Nov. 17, 2021, in the Northampton, Massachusetts, school district. The Massachusetts National Guard was activated in mid-October to augment COVID-19 testing personnel in school districts across Massachusetts.

27th Infantry Brigade tries out Army’s new rifle
November 8, 2021 — FORT DRUM, New York – Across the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, Soldiers are closing the gap between the reach of the basic Soldier and the highly trained sniper... MORE

Smoke clears from the chamber of an M110 A1 Squad Designated Marksman Rifle fired by Spc. Steven Monnat, an infantryman assigned to the New York National Guard's Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, during new equipment training at Fort Drum, New York, Nov. 5, 2021. Monnat was among 30 Soldiers from the battalion's higher headquarters, the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, who learned to operate the SDMR and close the gap between the reach of a rifleman and a sniper's weapons.

Defenders hone ground combat skills during joint training
June 16, 2021 — JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. – As the fog lifted off the ground and temperatures began to rise, defenders from the 102nd Security Forces Squadron made their way to the objective through thick... MORE

Tech. Sgt. Peter Cummings engages the enemy during a support-by-fire training exercise on Joint Base Cape Cod, Mass., June 5, 2021. Cummings is an assistant flight sergeant with the 102nd Security Forces Squadron.

Massachusetts National Guard combat medic vaccinates his mom
March 23, 2021 — BOSTON – Staff Sgt. David Bravo, a combat medic in the Massachusetts National Guard, was helping to distribute the COVID-19 vaccine at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center when he realized one... MORE

Staff Sgt. David Bravo, a combat medic with the Massachusetts National Guard, vaccinates his mother at East Boston Neighborhood Health Center. Bravo and other Massachusetts National Guard members were activated to distribute Pfizer COVID vaccines in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Guard’s Kilo Team administers COVID vaccine
March 16, 2021 — BOSTON – As members of the community arrive at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center to receive their COVID vaccinations, they are greeted with a smile by members of the Massachusetts National... MORE

Medical professionals from the Massachusetts National Guard administer COVID vaccines to members of the community at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, March 1, 2021.

Massachusetts military forces join to administer vaccine
February 11, 2021 — OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers and Airmen of the 102nd Medical Group worked with the Massachusetts Organized Militia (MAOM) to perform a first run of the... MORE

Staff Sgt. Bruna Souza, 102nd Medical Group, administers a COVID-19 vaccine during an immunization clinic at Otis Air National Guard Base, Feb. 6, 2021. The vaccine will be delivered in a phased approach, beginning with emergency services personnel, security forces, and medical and health care professionals.

Father and daughter serve together in nation's capital
February 8, 2021 — WASHINGTON – It's one thing to follow in the footsteps of a military family. It's another to have the opportunity to serve on the same mission as your daughter. Staff Sergeant Roberto Alicea, of the... MORE

Staff Sgt. Roberto Alicea, of the 1166th Transportation Company, and his daughter, Pvt. Felicia Alicea of the 747th Military Police Company poses for a photo at the Ronald Reagan Center on Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, while deployed to Washington, D.C., as part of Task Force Freedom

Guard continues legacy with record inauguration support
January 21, 2021 — WASHINGTON – Specialist Ivan Sights conceded he was a little sleep-deprived in the days leading up to the 59th presidential inauguration Wednesday. "We had to be at the Capitol at 2 this morning,"... MORE

Specialist Dillon Tillery, with the Oklahoma Army National Guard’s 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, guards a perimeter on the east side of the U.S. Capitol during the 59th presidential inauguration in Washington Jan. 20, 2021. More than 26,000 National Guard men and women conducted security, communication and logistical missions in support of federal and district authorities for the inauguration.

Massachusetts National Guard Soldier aids man struck by car
December 28, 2020 — LEXINGTON, Mass. – On his evening commute home from work, Sgt. 1st Class Charles Wilkinson, a flight paramedic with Detachment 1, Charlie Company, 3rd of the 126th Aviation, Westfield, was alarmed to... MORE

While on his way home from work, Massachusetts National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Charles Wilkinson, a flight paramedic with Detachment 1, Charlie Company, 3rd of the 126th Aviation, Westfield, Mass., came to the aid of a man struck by a car. After multiple surgeries, the man is doing well.

Massachusetts Guard helps process unemployment claims
June 25, 2020 — MILFORD, Mass – Sixty Soldiers from the Massachusetts National Guard – The Nation's First have been activated by Gov. Charlie Baker to help process a surge in unemployment claims due to the COVID-19... MORE

Spc. Lionel Courturier and Spc. William Casey, combat engineers with the 182nd Engineer Company (SAPPER), Massachusetts National Guard, take a quick break to brief the plans for the unit patch and T-shirt they designed while assigned to Task Force Steel Dragon June 18, 2020. TF Steel Dragon is helping process a surge in unemployment cases submitted during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Music provides support for Massachusetts National Guard
May 20, 2020 — HOLYOKE, Mass. – Music and the U.S. military have a long and storied relationship. Fife and drum music of the Revolutionary War was used to boost morale during the fight for independence. In the... MORE

Soldiers from the 215th Army Band of the Massachusetts National Guard perform for a delighted crowd at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Quincy June 10, 2019, as part of their yearly Summer Concert Series.

Massachusetts Guard, Army Reserve join forces at hospital
April 29, 2020 — TEWKSBURY, Mass. – The Massachusetts National Guard and Army Reserve Soldiers are helping staff a public hospital, testing and treating patients experiencing COVID-19 symptoms.The 85-member Army... MORE

A Soldier from the Massachusetts Army National Guard Region I CBRN (Chemical, Biological, Radiological, and Nuclear) Task Force show a member of the Army Reserve how to use personal protective equipment at Tewksbury Hospital, April 21, 2020.

Massachusetts National Guard supports law enforcement
April 28, 2020 — HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – The coronavirus pandemic is putting pressure on everything from hospitals to grocery stores, as well as first responders who continue working in to keep the public... MORE

Security Forces and Military Police from the Massachusetts National Guard patrol a COVID-19 testing site for the homeless to protect supplies, patients and medical staff, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 21, 2020. Security Forces Airmen of the 104th Fighter Wing and Military Police Soldiers of the 211th Military Police Battalion, 747th Military Police Company, are working jointly as a quick reaction force in response to COVID-19.

Mass. Guard conducts COVID-19 testing at nursing homes
April 13, 2020 — BOSTON – Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are conducting mobile COVID-19 testing on patients at nursing homes throughout the commonwealth.As of April 11, more than 3,000 swab tests... MORE

Soldiers and Airmen from the Massachusetts National Guard gather before testing residents for COVID-19 at the Alliance at West Acres nursing home, Brockton, Mass., April 10, 2020. Twelve medical teams are activated throughout the state to conduct testing at medical facilities and nursing homes with high-risk populations.

Massachusetts Guard helps protect homeless
April 12, 2020 — WESTFIELD, Mass. – Security Forces Airmen from the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, and Soldiers with the 747th Military Police Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, are... MORE

Airmen and Soldiers of the Massachusetts National Guard take a photo as they respond together to help their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Security Forces Airmen from the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, and Soldiers with the 747th Military Police Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, are providing security for testing sites and shelters for the homeless who may have contracted the coronavirus.

104th Medical Group administers COVID-19 tests in community
April 8, 2020 — WESTFIELD, Mass. – In the Air National Guard, Airmen wear federal and state hats. When called upon by their state, they can serve the very communities where they live. Medical professionals from the... MORE

A group of aerospace medical technicians and a medical administrator from the 104th Medical Group, Massachusetts National Guard, spent a week moving throughout Massachusetts administering tests for COVID-19, sometimes at four locations per day.

Mass. National Guard moves critical medical supplies
April 3, 2020 — BOSTON – The Massachusetts National Guard used its logistical capabilities to transport medical supplies delivered to Logan Airport from China aboard the New England Patriots team airplane April 2... MORE

Medical supplies are unloaded from the New England Patriots team plane and onto Massachusetts National Guard tactical vehicles for transportation from Logan Airport in Boston, April 2, 2020. The Mass.National Guard is providing logistical support to civil authorities throughout the Commonwealth as part of the battle against COVID-19.

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