Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2020

NY Guard Civil Support Team tests medical workers for COVID-19
April 17, 2020 — NEW YORK – Medical personnel providing critical care at the alternative care facility in the Jacob Javits Convention Center will be getting some critical support they need thanks to the New York...

Connecticut National Guard powers COVID-19 testing site
April 17, 2020 — NEW HAVEN, Conn. – A once-empty parking lot has been transformed into a place where 700 people a day can drive up and be tested for COVID-19, thanks to help from the Connecticut National...

167th Airlift Wing flies COVID-19 test kits from Italy to US
April 17, 2020 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – The 167th Airlift Wing, West Virginia Air National Guard, completed a Department of Defense strategic airlift mission by transporting more than 1 million COVID-19 test kits from...

Colorado Air National Guard space warriors fight COVID-19
April 17, 2020 — DENVER – Since Colorado Gov. Jared Polis activated the Colorado National Guard to join the fight against COVID-19 March 10, space warriors of the 233rd Space Group have been on the front lines,...

Pennsylvania National Guard helps set up alternate care site
April 17, 2020 — EAST STROUDSBURG, Pa. – Pennsylvania National Guard Soldiers helped the Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency and the Pennsylvania Department of Health establish an alternate care site at East...

NC National Guard embeds with emergency COVID-19 management
April 17, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – The North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) embedded more liaison officers in North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM) offices across the state April 13 to help respond to the COVID-19...

Washington Guard brings COVID-19 testing to rural areas
April 17, 2020 — ABERDEEN, Wash. – As COVID-19 testing capability grows, Washington National Guard members are answering the call for help in the rural area of Grays Harbor County.Wearing full face masks, suits,...

Colorado National Guard helps set up medical shelter
April 17, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – The Colorado National Guard is helping the State Emergency Operations Center and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) convert the Colorado Convention Center in Denver into a...

North Carolina Guard twin Soldiers double down on deployment
April 17, 2020 — UNDISCLOSED LOCATION – Deployments can be tough and the U.S. Army uses the “battle buddy” system to ensure Soldiers are supported and never alone. The 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team has two Soldiers...

Indiana Guard supports warehouse operations serving inmates
April 17, 2020 — PLAINFIELD, Ind. - The Indiana National Guard is helping the Indiana Department of Correction run its warehouse operations supplying inmates with commissary items during the COVID-19 outbreak. Indiana...

W.Va. Guard disinfecting first responder vehicles
April 16, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) is using an innovative process to clean and decontaminate hundreds of ambulances and police vehicles during the COVID-19 pandemic. More than...

Guard linguists support COVID-19 response in Washington state
April 16, 2020 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – The past three drill weekends, linguists with the 341st Military Intelligence Battalion have supported the state’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic while training...

NY Army National Guard Soldiers move vital medical supplies
April 16, 2020 — NEWBURGH, N.Y. – At a hangar at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Soldiers assigned to the New York Army National Guard’s 1569th Medium Transportation Company are tracking, processing and distributing...

Florida National Guard Soldiers take combat lifesaver course
April 16, 2020 — ORLANDO, Fla. – Florida National Guard Soldiers supporting COVID-19 testing sites are rotating through the Army Life Saver course, ensuring more Soldiers can augment those already performing test...

Kentucky Guard builds COVID-19 alternate care facility
April 16, 2020 — LOUISVILLE, Ky. – More than 230 Kentucky National Guard Airmen and Soldiers spent four days turning a cavernous exhibit hall into an alternate care facility for patients recovering from COVID-19. The...

Maintenance team makes face masks for Texas Air Guard members
April 16, 2020 — JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – When guidance came out that personnel on base should wear face coverings when within 6 feet of each other, one Air National Guard member with a personal 3D...

NY National Guard executes somber duties in NYC
April 15, 2020 — NEW YORK – The toughest COVID-19 mission facing the New York National Guard falls on 255 Soldiers and Airmen supporting New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), according to Army...

CA Guard members come full circle in food distribution
April 15, 2020 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Being on the “front lines” in this COVID-19 battle secured the commitment of these California Army National Guard members. Nearly a dozen Soldiers under the 115th Regional Support...

Connecticut Guard, Uruguay share COVID-19 best practices
April 15, 2020 — HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut National Guard hosted a video conference with military partners in Uruguay, its State Partnership Program counterpart, to share ways to limit the spread of...

New York National Guard members build COVID-19 test kits
April 15, 2020 — ALBANY, N.Y. – The job doesn’t look dramatic, but 30 New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen working at tables and packing boxes in an old armory are fighting the coronavirus pandemic. The Guard...

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