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NY Guard Civil Support Team tests medical workers for COVID-19
April 17, 2020
An Airman assigned to the New York National Guard's 24th Civil Support Team conducts a COVID-19 test analysis at the Javits New York Medical Station in New York City April 16, 2020. The 22 members of the 24th CST, who train to detect biological and chemical hazards, are providing COVID-19 testing to medical personnel at the site.
Connecticut National Guard powers COVID-19 testing site
April 17, 2020
Senior Airman Matt Wysocki, 103rd Air Control Squadron, writes down patient information at a COVID-19 drive-through testing site in New Haven, April 16, 2020. The Connecticut National Guard is providing power generation and access control support to maximize site efficiency.
167th Airlift Wing flies COVID-19 test kits from Italy to US
April 17, 2020
The 167th Airlift Wing transported just over 1 million COVID-19 test kits from Aviano Air Base, Italy to Memphis, Tenn., April 16, 2020. The test kits will be distributed throughout the nation.
Colorado Air National Guard space warriors fight COVID-19
April 17, 2020
U.S. Air Force Airman 1st Class John Boyle, 233rd Space Group security forces specialist, Colorado Air National Guard, Greeley, gathers meals for people experiencing homelessness as a result of COVID-19 at a hotel in Denver, April 16, 2020.
Pennsylvania National Guard helps set up alternate care site
April 17, 2020
A Soldier from the Pennsylvania National Guard attaches the handrail of a cot during set up of an alternate care site at East Stroudsburg University's Koehler Fieldhouse, East Stroudsburg, Pa., April 14, 2020.
NC National Guard embeds with emergency COVID-19 management
April 17, 2020
Command Sgt. Maj. Brian Webb, the senior enlisted leader for the North Carolina National Guard’s 60th Troop Command, listens to a University of North Carolina Healthcare System employee during a conference call at the North Carolina Emergency Management’s Orange County Branch Office, April 15, 2020, where he is working as a liaison between the branch and the NCNG.
Washington Guard brings COVID-19 testing to rural areas
April 17, 2020
Airmen deployed from the 141st Air Refueling Wing at Fairchild Air Force Base in Spokane prepare to start a shift in the testing tent at a COVID-19 community-based testing site in Aberdeen, Wash., April 16, 2020.
Colorado National Guard helps set up medical shelter
April 17, 2020
Gov. Jared Polis, center, and U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Todd Semonite, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers commanding general and 54th U.S. Army Chief of Engineers, visit The Ranch Events Complex, Loveland, Colo., April 14, 2020. The Ranch was identified by the state for use as a medical shelter during the COVID-19 response. The Colorado National Guard is helping convert the Colorado Convention Center, Denver, as another medical shelter.
North Carolina Guard twin Soldiers double down on deployment
April 17, 2020
U.S. Army Sgt. Kaela Henasey and Sgt. Karissa Henasey deployed in the Central Command area of responsibility, April 10, 2020. The twin Soldiers are on their second deployment with the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina National Guard.
Indiana Guard supports warehouse operations serving inmates
April 17, 2020
An Indiana National Guard Soldier from the 38th Sustainment Brigade packs commissary orders for Indiana offenders at the Plainfield Correctional Facility, Plainfield, Indiana, April 14, 2020.
W.Va. Guard disinfecting first responder vehicles
April 16, 2020
Members of the West Virginia National Guard perform COVID-19 decontamination of first responder vehicles with an Aerosolized Hydrogen Peroxide system at Yeager Airport, Charleston, West Virginia, April 14, 2020. The method will be used to sanitize more than 250 police vehicles and ambulances in the area.
Guard linguists support COVID-19 response in Washington state
April 16, 2020
Staff Sgt. Aleksandr Kim, a cryptolinguist with Delta Company, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, and Staff Sgt. Aleksandr Popov, a human intelligence collector with Alpha Company, 341st Military Intelligence Battalion, via video conference, talk with Russian instructors from the Joint Base Lewis-McChord Language And Culture Center at the Information Operations Readiness Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Washington, March 7, 2020. The language training was part of the COVID-19 response in Washington state.
NY Army National Guard Soldiers move vital medical supplies
April 16, 2020
Staff Sgt. Stephanie Kimball assigned to the 1569th Transportation Company, 369th Sustainment Brigade, New York Army National Guard, documents an incoming supply shipment for the COVID-19 response at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y., April 14, 2020.
Florida National Guard Soldiers take combat lifesaver course
April 16, 2020
Staff Sgt. Johnnie Walker with the 256 Medical Company trains Florida Army National Guard Soldiers on basic lifesaving skills during a Combat Life Saver Course at the Orange County Convention Center community based testing site in April 2020.
Kentucky Guard builds COVID-19 alternate care facility
April 16, 2020
Capt. Jason Selby of the Kentucky Air National Guard’s 123rd Civil Engineer Squadron sets up hospital beds and clinical space at the Kentucky Fair and Exposition Center in Louisville, Ky., April 13, 2020. The alternate care facility can treat up to 288 patients recovering from COVID-19.
Maintenance team makes face masks for Texas Air Guard members
April 16, 2020
Staff Sgt. Paul Renker, 149th Maintenance Squadron hydraulics technician, wears a mask he made on his personal 3D printer for people in his unit in the Texas Air National Guard.
NY National Guard executes somber duties in NYC
April 15, 2020
1st Lt. Shawn Lavin of Amherst, N.Y., the commander of the New York Air National Guard's 107th Attack Wing Fatality Search and Recovery Team, gives a morning briefing outside Bellevue Hospital in New York City, April 4, 2020. The New York National Guard members are supporting the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner to locate and conduct dignified retrieval of remains.
CA Guard members come full circle in food distribution
April 15, 2020
California Army National Guard Spc. James Franks of the 233rd Engineer Detachment (Fire Truck), 115th Regional Support Group, directs vehicles forward April 15, 2020, at Encina High School, Sacramento, during a special food bank distribution. Cal Guard members packed the meals earlier in the week and were able to see residents pick them up in person.
Connecticut Guard, Uruguay share COVID-19 best practices
April 15, 2020
Brig. Gen. Ralph Hedenberg, right, dual-status commander of forces in Connecticut, talks by videoconference with Karina Rando, head of the COVID-19 task force for the Uruguayan Ministry of Public Health, and Uruguayan Colonel Antonio Nunes, the military liaison to SINAE - the Uruguayan equivalent to FEMA, to share best practices for fighting COVID-19. The Connecticut Guard and Uruguay have a 20-year relationship under the National Guard's State Partnership Program.
New York National Guard members build COVID-19 test kits
April 15, 2020
New York Army National Guard Spc. Linda Nquibn, a member of Delta Company, 152nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, puts together a COVID-19 test kit at the Armory at Sage Colleges in Albany, N.Y., April 11, 2020. Thirty New York Army and Air National Guard members are assembling the kits for use at test sites across New York.