Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2020

Oklahoma Guard supports statewide COVID-19 contact tracing
May 28, 2020 — OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma National Guard is assisting the Oklahoma State Department of Health with COVID-19 contact tracing to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.In this latest push, members...

Massachusetts Air Guard SARC receives SARC of the Year Award
May 28, 2020 — JOINT BASE CAPE COD, Mass. – The Defense Department has recognized Jacquelyn E. Tellier, Massachusetts Air National Guard, as the 2020 Liz Blanc Exceptional Sexual Assault Response Coordinator of the...

Iowa National Guard helps set up COVID-19 test site
May 28, 2020 — SIOUX CENTER, Iowa – Members of the Iowa Air and Army National Guard, working with the Iowa Department of Public Health, helped set up a COVID-19 test site in Northwest Iowa.The site in the hamlet of...

Oklahoma National Guard Airmen support food bank
May 28, 2020 — TULSA, Okla. – The Oklahoma National Guard delivered more than 300,000 pounds of food and 65,000 meals in a month-long mission supporting the Community Food Bank of Eastern Oklahoma.Throughout the...

Kansas National Guard serves up millions of meals
May 28, 2020 — LEAWOOD, Kan. – Citizen-Soldiers are sworn to protect and serve their communities. While many Kansas National Guard members are accustomed to responding to natural disasters such as tornadoes, floods...

Oregon Guard helps deliver masks for agricultural workers
May 28, 2020 — SALEM, Ore. – The Oregon Army National Guard helped hand out 135,000 face coverings to farm managers and producers at the Oregon State Fairgrounds May 27 for use by agriculture and migrant seasonal...

AER expands assistance eligibility for Guard, Reserve
May 28, 2020 — WASHINGTON – The Army Emergency Relief program has expanded its financial assistance eligibility for Army National Guard and Reserve Soldiers impacted by COVID-19 missions or policy.Reserve and...

132d Wing Airmen provide COVID-19 screening
May 27, 2020 — DENISON, Iowa – Members of the Iowa National Guard screened hundreds of residents in Crawford County for COVID-19 by nasal swab or antibody testing May 11-22.A team of Airmen from the 132d Medical...

PRNG works through disaster scenarios
May 27, 2020 — FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico – The Puerto Rico National Guard began a series of tabletop exercises, using lessons learned from recent disasters to better prepare for future emergencies across the...

Puerto Rico Guard tests for COVID-19 in nursing homes
May 27, 2020 — FORT BUCHANAN, Puerto Rico – The PRNG, in support of the government of Puerto Rico, is conducting COVID-19 tests in nursing homes for the elderly on the island.“Reaching all homes and centers for the...

Washington Guard partners with Quinault Indian Nation
May 27, 2020 — TAHOLAH, Wash. – While adjusting the volume on her walkie-talkie to compensate for a facial mask and the constant drizzle, 2nd Lt. Megan E. Zurliene pauses for a reply over the channel from one of her...

Guard assists state health officials in COVID-19 mapping
May 27, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – National Guard members are helping state and local health agencies conduct voluntary COVID-19 mapping to track and reduce the spread of the virus.“We are not focused on tracking the...

Cal Guard honors WWII veterans during birthday celebration
May 27, 2020 — WHITTIER, Calif. – Soldiers from the California Army National Guard honored World War II veterans Sal Guzman and Randy Zepeda Fernandez during a birthday celebration coordinated by the Los Angeles...

Florida Guard supports antibody testing in South Florida
May 27, 2020 — MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – The Florida National Guard (FLNG) is supporting COVID-19 antibody testing at the Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC) and Hard Rock Stadium community-based testing sites (CBTS).The...

Adopting the family business, answering the call to service
May 27, 2020 — OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – Newly commissioned 2nd Lt. Allen Nancarrow’s career in the profession of arms is rooted deeply in the service of his family. Following in the footsteps of his...

Mission Support Group key to wing's COVID-19 response
May 27, 2020 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – Airmen from the Maryland Air National Guard are playing an integral role in the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, performing many successful missions. But none of that...

Virginia Guard Red Dragons evacuate flood victims in Roanoke
May 26, 2020 — ROANOKE, Va. – Virginia National Guard Soldiers helped evacuate more than 100 people in the Roanoke area after days of heavy rain caused major flooding in and around the city.Soldiers assigned to the...

Honor Guard Soldiers provide socially distanced final salute
May 26, 2020 — BUFFALO, N.Y. – Despite the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, the New York Army National Guard’s Military Funeral Honors Program continues to provide final salutes to Army veterans.But the Army Service...

Nevada Guard helps distribute food at Palace Station Casino
May 26, 2020 — LAS VEGAS – It’s no surprise that Americans are in need since major cities throughout the nation began shutting down in March due to the COVID-19 pandemic.This has affected Nevadans especially hard...

SPP spirit spurs Romania to help Alabama fight COVID-19
May 26, 2020 — STUTTGART, Germany – A 15-member specialized military medical team from Romania landed in Montgomery, Alabama, May 25 on a two-week mission to provide Alabama with critical COVID-19 medical support...

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26

Three Components, One Army: LaNeve Stresses Guard’s Role in Army’s New Priorities

Pennsylvania Guardsmen Demonstrate Drone Innovation Project

Nordhaus, Raines Outline a National Guard Focused on the Future