Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2020

Florida Guard medics answer COVID-19 call at test sites
April 15, 2020 — MIAMI – Combat medics with the Florida National Guard are the frontline Soldiers administering the COVID-19 test, which requires a specific skill set, discipline and focus.Medics are taking on the...

Maryland National Guard supports nursing homes
April 15, 2020 — REISTERSTOWN, Md. – To protect the most vulnerable, the Maryland National Guard is working with the state health department to help safeguard people at nursing homes across the state.As directed by...

Nevada Guard commits record 800 members to COVID-19 fight
April 15, 2020 — CARSON CITY, Nev. – About 700 more Nevada National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will enter the fight against COVID-19 this week, bringing the total number to about 800 – the largest state activation in...

Innovation drives COVID-19 fight at Detroit care center
April 15, 2020 — DETROIT – “I’ve never seen 1,000 oxygen lines coming down from the roof of a convention center, and I’ve never seen walls made of portable plexiglass so they can be increased and decreased in size...

Kentucky Guard supports first state drive-thru testing site
April 14, 2020 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky Army National Guard began supporting local agencies at Kentucky’s first COVID-19 drive-thru test site at the Franklin County Fairgrounds April 13.Sixteen Soldiers from...

NY Guard chaplain celebrates Easter mass at Javits Center
April 14, 2020 — NEW YORK – Social distancing made traditional Easter services a no-go April 12, but New York National Guard and Active-Duty service members working at the COVID-19 alternate care facility at Javits...

Aircraft airflow tested in Nebraska to reduce COVID-19 spread
April 14, 2020 — LINCOLN, Neb. – The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command sent multiple airframes to the Nebraska Air National Guard base to test airflow and reduce the risk to aircrews transporting COVID-19...

PRANG Airman makes PPE for security forces, first responders
April 14, 2020 — CAROLINA, Puerto Rico – A Puerto Rico Air National Guard Airman is taking an innovative approach to the shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19 pandemic.After reading about...

Iowa National Guard couple combats COVID-19
April 13, 2020 — JOHNSTON, Iowa – More than 200 Soldiers and Airmen in the Iowa National Guard have been called to state active duty to help combat COVID-19. Many of them have spouses and children at home and go weeks...

FLNG Soldiers take over Jacksonville drive-thru test site
April 13, 2020 — JACKSONVILLE, Fla. – Soldiers with the Florida National Guard began supporting Jacksonville’s COVID-19 community-based testing site (CBTS) at TIAA Bank Field Monday.More than 60 members of the 3rd...

Illinois Air Guard C-130s join the fight against COVID-19
April 13, 2020 — EUGENE, Ore. – What could have been a three-day trek across 2,150 miles of interstate highway was shortened to overnight delivery by Air National Guard C-130H Hercules aircraft joining Illinois’ fight...

West Virginia National Guard ramps up COVID-19 support
April 13, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Since beginning support of the state’s COVID-19 response a month ago, the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) has completed nearly 320 missions and now has almost 585 members on...

From Vermont to Antarctica (and back)
April 13, 2020 — ANTARCTICA – Close to midnight on Jan. 7, Chaplain Esther Lee arrived at the McMurdo Station in Antarctica. Chosen to be part of the support staff for Operation Deep Freeze (ODF), Lee “hit the ground...

Oklahoma National Guard medics train for COVID-19 response
April 13, 2020 — OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard medics joined forces in COVID-19 medical response training at the Oklahoma Regional Training Institute April 10 -11.The training was to prepare...

Guard commander leads COVID-19 response in civilian role
April 13, 2020 — HARTFORD, Conn. – Tractor-trailers began arriving at the Connecticut Convention Center shortly after 7:00 a.m. Saturday, and Connecticut National Guard members quickly set up over 600 beds should...

Mass. Guard conducts COVID-19 testing at nursing homes
April 13, 2020 — BOSTON – Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are conducting mobile COVID-19 testing on patients at nursing homes throughout the commonwealth.As of April 11, more than 3,000 swab tests...

Looking back: 30 Days of Georgia DoD coronavirus response
April 13, 2020 — ATLANTA – In just one month, the Georgia Department of Defense has moved from contingency planning in preparation for COVID-19 operations to full engagements in 10 missions across the state.On March...

Task Force Spartan works to protect Soldiers from COVID-19
April 13, 2020 — KUWAIT – As COVID-19, commonly referred to as the coronavirus, steadily advances, Task Force Spartan is working hard to prepare and protect its subordinate units and their Soldiers deployed throughout...

NY National Guard has 3,500 on duty to fight COVID-19
April 13, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – A month into the COVID-19 response, the New York National Guard has about 3,500 members on the mission from the eastern tip of Long Island to Buffalo.The force on COVID-19 response duty...

Massachusetts National Guard helps test first responders
April 13, 2020 — WEST SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – Massachusetts National Guard Soldiers from the 26th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Headquarters Company, and the 126th Aviation Battalion helped administer COVID-19 tests 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