Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2020

Michigan National Guard supports COVID detection effort
April 24, 2020 — LANSING, Mich. – While almost 750 Michigan National Guard Soldiers and Airmen continue to distribute food, manage supplies and support alternate care facilities to fight COVID-19, two specially...

172nd Airlift Wing brings 90 Americans home
April 24, 2020 — JACKSON, Miss. – U.S. citizens stranded in Panama and Colombia during the COVID-19 pandemic got the ride of their lives when a U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the 172nd Airlift Wing...

188th Wing Nurse serves on front line to battle COVID-19
April 24, 2020 — FORT SMITH, Ark. – As the number of COVID-19 cases accelerates in the United States, nurses are on the front lines of the health care response, fighting not only for the lives of their patients but...

West Virginia Guard conducts testing at state hospitals
April 24, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) tested about 500 patients and staff at four state hospitals for COVID-19 April 23.The WVNG has now tested 1,271 people at seven facilities...

Cal Guard helps run 2 homeless shelters in Long Beach
April 24, 2020 — LONG BEACH, Calif. – A dozen U.S. Army Soldiers of the California National Guard’s 315th Vertical Construction Company are helping city officials operate two temporary homeless shelters as part of the...

Polish military medical team joins Illinois' virus response
April 24, 2020 — SPRINGFIELD, Illinois – Nine members of the Polish military’s Medical Corps are in Chicago for 10 days to support the state’s response to COVID-19. The Polish doctors, nurses and emergency medical...

NY Army Guard members reflect on Javits Center COVID-19 response
April 23, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – For Spc. Dwayne Richards, an information technology specialist with the New York Army National Guard’s 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, being on duty at New York City’s Jacob K...

Washington National Guard assisting food banks across state
April 23, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – With businesses and restaurants shuttered, the need for food assistance continues to rise. At the same time, those who often volunteer at area food banks are advised to stay...

Louisiana National Guard distributes food to elderly
April 23, 2020 — COLFAX, La. – About 10 members of the Louisiana National Guard with the 1022nd Engineer Company, 225th Engineer Brigade, helped hand out food to elderly residents April 22. “It’s nice to finally put a...

Texas Guard converts barracks into isolation facilities
April 23, 2020 — CAMP MABRY, Texas – Texas Army National Guard combat engineers converted Camp Swift barracks in Bastrop into medical isolation support facilities.The 840th Engineer Mobility Augmentation Company,...

Pennsylvania National Guard opens COVID-19 testing site
April 23, 2020 — WILKES-BARRE, Pa. – Pennsylvania National Guard members and officials from the Pennsylvania Department of Health and the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency opened a drive-thru COVID-19 testing...

Wing alert mission exhibits strength amid war on COVID-19
April 23, 2020 — BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Since Sept. 11, 2001, members of the Colorado Air National Guard’s 140th Wing in Aurora have been on alert, defending the homeland against airborne threats with a fleet...

Operation Deep Freeze: maintaining the mission
April 23, 2020 — ANTARCTICA – Antarctica appears to be a frozen wasteland of endless white. While this is what many perceive, the truth is there is a vast array of life and wonder on this continent. Operation Deep...

Oregon Guard helps get PPE to tribes
April 23, 2020 — WARM SPRINGS, Ore. - The Oregon National Guard is helping consolidate and distribute critical personal protective equipment (PPE) to medical and assisted living facilities and tribal nations...

1-221 Cavalry steps up to support Las Vegas hospitals
April 23, 2020 — LAS VEGAS – Soldiers with the Nevada Army National Guard’s 1-221 Cavalry helped local hospitals transport, set up and secure tents for overflow patient care in one of many COVID-19 missions.More than...

Virgin Islands Guard helping convert compound for patient use
April 23, 2020 — ST. CROIX, U.S. Virgin Islands – The Virgin Islands National Guard is working with the government of the Virgin Islands and federal partners to convert the 210th Regional Training Institute at the...

Once in the Guard, always ready to serve
April 22, 2020 — ST. PAUL, Minn. – While the fight against COVID-19 requires each individual to do their part, it also takes unwavering leadership. This is something that sets the state of Minnesota apart from the...

Guard chief chaplain: Resiliency key in COVID-19 response
April 22, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – As COVID-19 continues to affect almost every aspect of daily life, incorporating specific ways to build resiliency has never been more important, said the Army National Guard's chief...

Connecticut Guard coordinates critical supply distribution
April 22, 2020 — NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – In the past several years, the Connecticut National Guard has responded to multiple natural disasters, including Hurricanes Katrina, Irene and Sandy. But when the emergency...

South Carolina National Guard helps feed the needy
April 22, 2020 — COLUMBIA, S.C. – U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers with Joint Task Force 59 (JTF 59), South Carolina National Guard, are helping feed the needy and homeless at the Oliver Gospel.“We are excited to...

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