Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2020

Florida National Guard assists nurses with mobile testing
May 2, 2020 — SAINT AUGUSTINE, Fla. – Members of the Florida National Guard are teamed up with medical professionals from the Florida Department of Health to accommodate those unable to travel to the...

Oklahoma Guard supports Health Department with COVID-19 testing
May 2, 2020 — OKLAHOMA CITY - Oklahoma National Guard members have been working with health care providers in their communities for more than a month to support Oklahoma's response to COVID-19. At the Oklahoma...

N.C. Guard helps distribute food during COVID-19 response
May 2, 2020 — RAEFORD, N.C. – North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 449th Theater Aviation Brigade helped Action Pathways Second Harvest Food Bank of Southeast North Carolina transport and...

Cal Guard surpasses milestone packaging 15 million meals
May 2, 2020 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Working since their initial activation on March 19, Soldiers and Airmen of the California National Guard reached a historic milestone, April 27, packaging more than 15 million...

Shared online workouts lift spirits during home isolation
May 1, 2020 — FRIENDSVILLE, Tenn. – U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the Air National Guard training and education center are not taking their seclusion for the pandemic sitting down but instead exercising via...

Delaware National Guard helps food bank feed families
May 1, 2020 — NEW CASTLE, Del. – The Delaware National Guard helped the Food Bank of Delaware distribute food to the needy at drive-thru mobile pantries across the First State. About 25 members of the Delaware...

Cal Guard assists rapid assessment clinic for COVID-19
May 1, 2020 — LONG BEACH, Calif. – California Army National Guard Soldiers are assisting a rapid assessment clinic (RAC) at Long Beach City College’s Pacific Coast Campus to aid in COVID-19 response. “Our mission...

Arkansas Army Guard exceeds environmental impact goals
May 1, 2020 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Army National Guard (ARARNG) is making great strides increasing renewable energy sources at installations across the state.The ARARNG has significantly reduced energy...

Maryland Army Guard members ensure residents receive food
May 1, 2020 — FREDERICK, Md. - Army Staff Sgt. Bryant East was organizing food on a table set up in a parking lot when he felt something was missing.“I see rice, but no flour,” said East, a squad leader with the...

Children personalize medals for Florida Guard and partners
May 1, 2020 — PEMBROKE PINES, Fla.- Memorial Healthcare Systems Memorial Foundation partnered with We Finish Together to supply donated medals to children so they could decorate them for Florida National Guard...

Polish medical team, Illinois Guard side-by-side in COVID-19 response
May 1, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – A nine-person Polish military medical team is assisting Illinois National Guard members with COVID-19 response efforts, sharing insight gained from dealing with the outbreak in...

Guard helps ensure seniors stay healthy in COVID-19 pandemic
May 1, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – The National Guard has been an integral part of ensuring many older Americans remain healthy during the COVID-19 pandemic, the Guard’s top general said during a White House event...

Deployed Guard Soldiers mark Dachau liberation with WWII vets
April 30, 2020 — CAMP ARIFJAN, KUWAIT – The COVID-19 global lockdown prevented 42nd Infantry Division veterans who liberated the Nazi’s Dachau concentration camp in World War II from returning to Germany for the 75th...

North Carolina Guard pitches in on the farm to help needy
April 30, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion (ARB), 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, helped plant, tend and harvest produce at the...

NY National Guard Soldiers delivering meals to rural seniors
April 30, 2020 — NORWICH, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment’s Delta Company are ensuring that senior citizens in one of New York’s most rural areas, trapped...

Chaplains reach out to Cal Guard members fighting COVID-19
April 30, 2020 — MARCH AIR RESERVE BASE, Calif. – Members of the chaplain corps from the 163d Attack Wing and the 195th Wing are visiting seven facilities across the Inland Empire to support members of the California...

Indiana National Guard helps collect COVID-19 data
April 30, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – The Indiana National Guard helped the Indiana State Department of Health and local agencies test for COVID-19 at new study test sites across the state April 25-29.The initiative by Gov...

Wisconsin Guard conducting mobile testing around state
April 30, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – Eleven specimen collection teams from the Wisconsin National Guard are operating across Wisconsin to increase the state’s COVID-19 testing capacity. More than 300 Soldiers and Airmen...

New York Guard and South African chaplains share ideas
April 30, 2020 — PRETORIA, South Africa – They’re an ocean and seven time zones apart, but chaplains for the New York Army National Guard and the South African National Defence Force agreed during a virtual meeting...

Virginia National Guard helping fight COVID-19
April 30, 2020 — RICHMOND, Va. – More than 530 members of the Virginia National Guard are supporting COVID-19 response efforts, including testing for the coronavirus, demonstrating how to use personal protective...

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