Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2020

Kentucky Guard helps food banks continue serving the needy
April 30, 2020 — ELIZABETHTOWN, Ky. – More than 100 members of the Kentucky National Guard have stepped up to help area food banks continue serving people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic. Due to the age of their...

Florida National Guard supports new drive-through test site
April 30, 2020 — FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – The Florida National Guard (FLNG) is supporting Fort Lauderdale’s new drive-through COVID-19 testing site at Holiday Park.Guard members from the 2-124th Regiment, 53rd Infantry...

Iowa State grads dominate National Guard COVID-19 task force
April 30, 2020 — JOHNSTON, Iowa – In mid-March, the Iowa National Guard was ramping up its response to COVID-19 when it established Task Force Central at Camp Dodge to direct efforts in some of the most populated...

Cal Guard assisting skilled nursing facilities in LA County
April 30, 2020 — LONG BEACH, Calif. – California National Guard regional medical support teams are assisting skilled nursing facilities at 10 sites in Los Angeles County.“We’re augmenting staff at those sites, and our...

KC-135 boom operator supports Washington food banks
April 29, 2020 — ISSAQUAH, Wash. – Staff Sgt. David Stefaniak is one of over 200 Washington Air National Guard members who have stepped up to volunteer to help shore up food banks across the state during 2019...

Dogs ease stress for COVID-19 response troops in New York
April 29, 2020 — NEW YORK – New York National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and active duty and civilian medical providers on duty fighting COVID-19 in New York are getting the benefit of a wagging tail and licks to lift...

New Hampshire Guard supports massive warehouse mission
April 29, 2020 — CONCORD, N.H. – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drive demand for personal protective equipment, astute management of New Hampshire’s cache of masks, face shields, gowns and gloves is...

New York Air National Guard supports America Strong flyover
April 29, 2020 — ROME, N.Y. – The New York Air National Guard at the Eastern Air Defense Sector played a key role in the April 28 America Strong flyover honoring health care personnel and essential workers in the New...

For Guard's 102nd IW, mission readiness must be maintained
April 29, 2020 — OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – Whether it’s a global pandemic, an earthquake, a hurricane or other emergency, organizations must train and prepare for every contingency.The 102nd Intelligence...

Texas National Guard is putting Soldiers back to work
April 29, 2020 — AUSTIN, Texas – She was a hardworking server in a small-town Texas country store. Less than a year out of high school, she paid her bills and saved for the future by working double shifts whenever she...

Alaska National Guard responds to COVID-19 threat
April 29, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard Joint Task Force-Logistics team is supporting three missions for the State Emergency Operations Center during the COVID-19...

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...

Oklahoma National Guard supporting local food banks
April 29, 2020 — OKLAHOMA CITY - Gov. Kevin Stitt has activated 25 more members of the Oklahoma Air National Guard from the 137th Special Operations Wing to help the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma keep up with the...

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...

Georgia National Guard ramps up COVID-19 testing
April 28, 2020 — MARIETTA, Ga. – More than 200 members of the Georgia National Guard are helping test 1,500 people a day, using 10 mobile “strike teams” deployed to hot spots in the state to slow the spread of...

Colorado National Guard testing residents for COVID-19
April 28, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Colorado National Guard is testing as many as 300 residents a day at a walk-up and drive-thru testing site at Island Grove Park in Greeley.By order of Colorado Gov. Jared...

NY National Guard Soldier beats COVID-19 and joins the fight
April 28, 2020 — NEW YORK – New York Army National Guard Warrant Officer Christopher Gallant has seen both sides of the fight against COVID-19. After surviving the disease, Gallant is back on duty at the Javits New...

North Carolina National Guard assists local food banks
April 28, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – Members of the North Carolina Army National Guard (NCARNG), 1-130th Attack Reconnaissance Battalion, 449th Theater Aviation Brigade, are helping sort, package and distribute food to...

Oklahoma Guard helps long-term care facilities fight virus
April 28, 2020 — MCALESTER, Okla. – At the direction of Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt and in support of the Oklahoma State Department of Health, service members from the Oklahoma National Guard disinfected a long-term...

Florida Guard opens walk-up testing site in North Miami
April 28, 2020 — NORTH MIAMI, Fla. – The Florida National Guard (FLNG) is supporting a walk-up COVID-19 testing site in North Miami in a community with a significant Haitian-Creole speaking population.To better...

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