Guard News - The National Guard

New York National Guard pararescuemen aid Queens hospital
June 3, 2020 — NEW YORK – When Elmhurst Hospital Center, the public hospital that became the epicenter of New York’s COVID-19 crisis, needed help, the pararescuemen of the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue... MORE

Pararescue Airmen assigned to the 103rd Rescue Squadron of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing who assisted medical staff at Elmhurst Hospital in Queens, N.Y., during the COVID-19 pandemic, with members of the hospital staff.

Ohio Army Guard assists during unrest in Cleveland, Columbus
June 3, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Members of the Ohio National Guard were activated by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to assist local authorities after three days of civil unrest in major Ohio cities, including Columbus and... MORE

A Soldier with the Ohio National Guard looks on as protesters peacefully demonstrate in Columbus, Ohio. Ohio National Guard members have been activated to support state and local agencies in Columbus and Cleveland in response to incidents of civil unrest in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd. Approximately 30,000 National Guard members in 31 states and Washington, D.C., are on duty protecting lives and property while safeguarding individual rights to demonstrate peacefully.

Cal Guard helps treat COVID-19 patients
June 3, 2020 — EL CENTRO, Calif. – A California Air National Guard medical team is helping provide care at Pioneer Memorial Hospital, which has had a surge of COVID-19 patients. The Guard members, who had conducted... MORE

Airmen and Soldiers from the California National Guard decompress at the end of their shift in El Centro, California, May 29, 2020. The Guard medical team is augmenting staff at Pioneer Memorial Hospital in Brawley due to a surge in COVID-19 patients there.

National Guard force surpasses Hurricane Katrina response
June 2, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Almost 84,000 National Guard members were on duty Friday performing domestic response missions in support of their governors. The number surpasses the more than 51,000 Guard members... MORE

Master Sgt. Acie Matthews of the Minnesota National Guard engaged with protesters to show solidarity and request they comply with the state curfew at the grounds of the Minnesota State Capitol in St. Paul June 1, 2020.

Puerto Rico National Guard ready for 2020 hurricane season
June 2, 2020 — FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico – The Puerto Rico National Guard is prepared for the start of the 2020 hurricane season and is urging residents to take precautions. “The Puerto Rico National Guard, and its... MORE

Citizen-Soldiers of the Puerto Rico Army National Guard distributed supplies, food and water to isolated towns in Utuado, Puerto Rico, after Hurricane Maria devastated the island in September 2017.

West Virginia Guard tests 10,000 people for COVID-19
June 2, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard has boxed and delivered more than 320,000 meals for West Virginians, moved more than 2.5 million items of critical personal protective equipment... MORE

A West Virginia National Guard Soldier waits for people to arrive to be tested for COVID-19 on May 22, 2020, in Charleston, W.Va.

Wisconsin National Guard conducting mobile testing statewide
June 2, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard has tested more than 92,000 people across the state for COVID-19 in support of local health departments and the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. A... MORE

Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen from the Wisconsin National Guard collect specimens for COVID-19 testing May 18, 2020, at Menominee Department of Transit Services in Keshena.

Delaware National Guard expands COVID-19 testing
June 2, 2020 — NEW CASTLE, Del. – The Delaware National Guard continues its community-based testing mission this month, which has already enabled thousands of Delawareans to get checked for COVID-19. About 25... MORE

Pfc. Kelly Buterbaugh, a combat medic with the Delaware Army National Guard, gives instructions to a motorist during a drive-thru coronavirus testing mission at the University of Delaware's Science, Technology and Advanced Research Campus in Newark, Delaware, May 29, 2020. About 25 Soldiers and Airmen with the Delaware National Guard supported the saliva-based testing of roughly 400 people at the STAR Campus location.

National Guard supports NASA launch, other space missions
June 1, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guard members in Alaska and Hawaii were on duty Saturday as NASA launched its first manned space mission since 2011.Guard members with the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th... MORE

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA astronaut and retired Marine Corps Col. Douglas Hurley and fellow crew member Robert Behnken heads skyward during liftoff from Launch Complex 39A at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center, Florida, May 30, 2020. The mission marks the resumption of human space flight from the United States. Air National Guard members in Alaska and Hawaii provided support to the launch mission.

NH Guard helps community navigate employment assistance
June 1, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Army Staff Sgt. Alexandria Tichy said that when she enlisted in the New Hampshire Army National Guard seven years ago, she knew her military career wouldn’t be what many people... MORE

Sgt. Mary Tichy, a flutist with the 39th Army Band, New Hampshire Army National Guard, takes instructions from Kevin Myers, a supervisor at an unemployment call center in Concord, April 21, 2020. Tichy is one of 34 Soldiers screening calls at the makeshift center, which comprises 22 musicians from the 39th.

Father, son work together during pandemic
June 1, 2020 — STROUDSBURG, Pa. – Joseph Sapienza, director of maintenance/life safety for Pleasant Valley Manor nursing home, recently received word that someone very familiar to him would be coming to work at the... MORE

Sgt. Alec Sapienza, left, combat medic with the 108th Medical Area Support Company, 213th Regional Support Group, Pennsylvania National Guard, and his father Joseph Sapienza, director of maintenance/life safety for Pleasant Valley Manor nursing home in Stroudsburg, Pa., May 21, 2020. Alec and other members of the Pennsylvania National Guard are helping out at the nursing home.

NC National Guard helps conduct COVID-19 testing
June 1, 2020 — SANFORD, N.C. – North Carolina National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assigned to the 42nd Civil Support Team supported a drive-thru COVID-19 test site at Deep River Elementary School May 27-28.The test... MORE

A North Carolina Army National Guard Soldier assigned to the 42nd Civil Support Team gathers test samples while supporting local health and emergency officials at a drive-thru COVID-19 test site in Sanford, North Carolina, May 28, 2020. More than 900 NCNG Soldiers and Airmen have been activated in response to COVID-19 relief efforts.

Georgia Guard members deployed in 2019 respond to COVID in 2020
June 1, 2020 — MARIETTA, Ga. – The Georgia National Guard deployed more than 2,600 Soldiers and Airmen in support of military operations and training around the world in 2019. Now in 2020, many of these service... MORE

U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Diane Piedrahita, an emergency management specialist for the 165th Airlift Wing, updates a spreadsheet tracking personnel devoted to COVID-19 relief efforts in the state of Georgia. Piedrahita recently returned from a deployment overseas and is pursuing a master’s degree in public health.

Guard members in 23 states, D.C. called up in response to civil unrest
May 31, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – As of Monday morning, National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were activated in 23 states and the District of Columbia in response to civil disturbances, bringing the total number of Guard... MORE

Minnesota Guardsmen took some time while they were on duty today to assist with cleaning up in the community. The Minnesota National Guard is committed to protecting lives, preserving property and restoring order.

Pa. National Guard launches COVID-19 testing task force
May 29, 2020 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – The Pennsylvania National Guard has assembled a task force to conduct point prevalence sampling at nursing homes and long-term care facilities across the Commonwealth.The... 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.

178th Wing Airmen serve their community at local food bank
May 29, 2020 — SPRINGFIELD, Ohio – More than two months after Gov. Mike DeWine activated members of the Ohio National Guard to help distribute food at food banks statewide, the need in the community is still... MORE

Staff Sgt. Lucas Williams, a radar technician assigned to the 123rd Air Control Squadron, Ohio National Guard, unwraps a pallet of boxes of food during the drive-thru food distribution May 22, 2020, at the Second Harvest Food Bank in Springfield, Ohio.

Puerto Rico National Guard Airmen conduct virtual training
May 29, 2020 — CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – Social distancing to reduce the spread of COVID-19 is critical, but training and readiness remain priorities for the Puerto Rico Air National Guard. Most Guard units are... MORE

Screenshot of U.S. Airmen with the 156th Wing, Puerto Rico Air National Guard, participatomg in a virtual regularly scheduled drill for May 2020. The virtual RSD is a way for Airmen to maintain readiness while practicing safe social distancing and accomplishing military training requirements.

National Guard members share test results in many languages
May 29, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The National Guard is made up of people from different backgrounds with varied skills gained inside and outside their military careers are often brought to enhance the fight.The... MORE

Wisconsin National Guard Spc. Erick Carranza informs people of COVID-19 test results in English or Spanish from a call center in Madison in May 2020. Thirty Guard Airmen and Soldiers are staffing the call center, with 16 of them bilingual in Spanish, Hmong, Portuguese, French, Mandarin Chinese, or German.

Missouri National Guard delivers school lunches
May 29, 2020 — JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – Nearly 200 Soldiers and Airmen with the Missouri National Guard are delivering school lunches in communities across the state as part of the Guard’s response to the COVID-19... MORE

Spc. Ross Schlichting, left, and Staff Sgt. Vernon Long, with the 1221st Transport Company, Missouri National Guard, pack school lunches for delivery April 27, 2020, at Osage County R-II School, Linn, Missouri. Nearly 200 Guardsmen are assisting schools with distribution and delivery of food to students in communities across the state as part of the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

New York National Guard delivers 16.6 million meals
May 29, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – Eighty-two days into the COVID-19 pandemic response mission, New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have helped test 285,659 New Yorkers for the coronavirus, delivered 16,643,740... MORE

New York Army National Guard Pvt. Mathew Burke, left, from Mechanicville and Pfc. Janelle McKoy from New Windsor, both assigned to the 104th Military Police Battalion, deliver COVID-19 test kits to a nursing facility in The Bronx May 26, 2020.

Maryland, Pennsylvania Guard Soldiers Emerge as Region II’s Best Warriors

National Guard Spouse Highlights Strength of Family Support During Maine Visit

Virginia National Guard Team Trains for Disaster Response

D.C. Air Guard Makes Improvements at Capital Guardian Youth ChalleNGe Academy

Maine Guard Airmen Exercise Rapid-Response Communications Skills