Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2020

Maryland National Guard provides meals for homeless
April 22, 2020 — SALISBURY, Md. – The Maryland National Guard began a multiweek mission preparing and delivering meals to an emergency encampment for homeless people displaced due to COVID-19 pandemic.Five Soldiers...

Mother, son serve at hospital as National Guard medics
April 22, 2020 — ALBANY, Ga. – Members of the National Guard have the unique opportunity to help the communities where they live during times of crisis. They may clear the roads they take to work every day after a...

Military members honor veteran who died at NY field hospital
April 22, 2020 — NEW YORK – When Command Sgt. Maj. Morgan Cady and Sgt. Maj. Nicholas Pardi, members of the New York Army National Guard on duty at the Jacob Javits Convention Center, learned that a veteran had died...

Youth Challenge Academy cadets, staff mobilize for community
April 22, 2020 — BATTLE CREEK, Mich. – Staff and cadets at the Michigan Youth Challenge Academy (MYCA) have mobilized to produce fabric face masks to fight the spread of COVID-19 and fulfill one of the program’s core...

Colorado Guard helps test long-term care patients, staff
April 22, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Colorado National Guard is supporting COVID-19 testing of patients and staff at long-term care facilities in multiple Colorado communities.Nearly 70 Colorado Army National...

Indiana National Guard conducts patient transport training
April 22, 2020 — FRANKLIN, Ind. – Indiana National Guard troops from the 38th Infantry Division trained how to properly transport patients, supporting the Indiana State Department of Health and the Indiana Department...

Guard member supports COVID-19 response at her university
April 22, 2020 — NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – A campus typically busy with students and staff in late April sits mostly dormant as the COVID-19 pandemic has forced Central Connecticut State University, like many others, to...

W.Va. Guard has first DoD-approved mobile COVID-19 test lab
April 22, 2020 — MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) is the first National Guard unit approved by the Department of Defense to provide mobile testing for the coronavirus. The WVNG established...

Oklahoma Guard distributes medical supplies from stockpile
April 21, 2020 — OKLAHOMA CITY – The Oklahoma National Guard is helping distribute critical medical supplies from the Strategic National Stockpile Warehouse to facilities throughout the state. Gov. Kevin Stitt...

Guard members find Southeast Ohioans #InThisTogether
April 21, 2020 — LOGAN, Ohio – For nearly a month, some 500 members of the Ohio National Guard have been deployed to food banks across the state, seeing the impact of food insecurity up close. For Pfc. Jayden Rutter,...

Florida Guard aids COVID-19 testing at veterans nursing home
April 21, 2020 — PEMBROKE PINES, Fla. – Florida Army National Guard Soldiers from the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team assisted with COVID-19 testing for veterans and staff at the Alexander Nininger Jr. State...

CTANG fire department, security forces maintain readiness
April 21, 2020 — EAST GRANBY, Conn. – The COVID-19 pandemic has upended the daily routines of Connecticut Air National Guard members. Hundreds of Guard members are actively supporting response actions around the state...

Michigan National Guard helps distribute PPE
April 21, 2020 — GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard is helping organize and distribute critical medical supplies to medical facilities throughout the state in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.The...

W.Va. Guard begins testing nursing home patients
April 21, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard began COVID-19 testing at nursing homes for veterans in Barboursville and Clarksburg April 20. Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological,...

Colorado Air Guard members sew masks in lieu of parachutes
April 20, 2020 — BUCKLEY AIR FORCE BASE, Colo. – Colorado Air National Guard’s 140th Wing Aircrew Flight Equipment (AFE) shop in Aurora volunteered to sew more than 500 masks to help stop the spread of COVID-19 in the...

New Mexico Air Guard delivers PPE across state
April 20, 2020 — GRANTS, N.M. – New Mexico Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Israel Martinez and Senior Airman Jason Quintana recently delivered personal protective equipment (PPE) to Cibola County.As part of the...

Wisconsin Guard team testing inmates, staff at county prison
April 20, 2020 — FRANKLIN, Wis. – Nearly 30 Wisconsin National Guard troops established a mobile COVID-19 testing site at the Milwaukee County House of Corrections to collect specimens from staff and inmates.Milwaukee...

Florida Guard partners with university on COVID-19 mission
April 20, 2020 — MIAMI BEACH, Fla. – Florida National Guard doctors, nurses and medics joined Florida International University (FIU) at the Miami Beach Convention Center (MBCC) to conduct refresher training to prepare...

'Teledrill' keeps Utah National Guard members safe and ready
April 20, 2020 — BLUFFDALE, Utah – Service members assigned to the 204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Utah Army National Guard, were among the first in the nation to conduct a teleworking drill April 18-19 during the...

NY force of 3,600 on duty 42 days into COVID-19 response
April 20, 2020 — NEW YORK – Forty-two days into the COVID-19 pandemic response mission, The New York National Guard has 3,600 troops performing duties ranging from answering public inquiry hotlines to helping New York...

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