Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2020

FLNG Soldiers on 1st state active duty at screening site
April 6, 2020 — WEST PALM BEACH – The Citizen-Soldiers of the Florida National Guard are prepared to respond to emergencies at a moment’s notice. For Pvt. Semaj Lawry, a Soldier in Alpha Company of the 53rd Brigade...

Michigan National Guard expands support of food banks
April 6, 2020 — LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard is helping staff the Forgotten Harvest Food Bank in Royal Oak, the fifth food distribution site supported by the Guard in the state during the COVID-19...

NJ Guard's 177th Fighter Wing still flying during pandemic
April 6, 2020 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – The 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, continues defending the nation’s borders and preparing for combat deployment during the COVID-19...

Delaware Airman uses civilian expertise in COVID-19 response
April 6, 2020 — NEW CASTLE, Del. — Citizen-Airman 1st Lt. Tyrell Hargrove spends 28 days a month working as a critical care nurse at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center. During “drill weekends,” he is...

Wisconsin Guard testing elderly at Sheboygan living facility
April 6, 2020 — SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — The Wisconsin National Guard dispatched a team April 5 to a senior living facility in Sheboygan to establish a mobile testing site and collect COVID-19 specimens. About 30...

Texas Guard mobilizes to respond to COVID-19
April 5, 2020 — AUSTIN, Texas – The Texas National Guard is mobilized throughout the state to help expand health care capacity during the COVID-19 threat.Gov. Greg Abbott activated the Texas National Guard March 17...

177 FW conducts virtual unit training assembly
April 5, 2020 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – The 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey Air National Guard, is conducting a virtual Unit Training Assembly for many Airmen this weekend in response to the...

MDNG serves real, virtual communities in COVID-19 response
April 4, 2020 — MIDDLE RIVER, Md. – The Maryland National Guard is helping protect virtual communities with a joint task force of Guard members and their cyber partners in the Maryland Defense Force and the Maryland...

Cal Guard space operators support COVID-19 food bank mission
April 4, 2020 — SANTA MARIA, Calif. — When Staff Sgt. Brandon Tinges became a space operator for the California Air National Guard’s 216th Space Control Squadron, cabbages were the furthest thing from his mind. On...

Two Memphians bring much-needed supplies home
April 3, 2020 — MEMPHIS, Tenn. – Two C-17 pilots transported 972,000 COVID-19 swab kits from Italy April 2, the seventh load of kits delivered it two weeks for distribution around the United States. 1st Lt. Bryan...

NY National Guard COVID-19 response force grows to 2,850
April 3, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – When New York Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo called on the National Guard to assist in a coronavirus cluster outbreak in New Rochelle March 10, the first 35 Soldiers and Airmen sprinted into...

Massachusetts EOD Airman makes face shields with 3D printer
April 3, 2020 — WESTFIELD, Mass. – An explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) Airman from the Massachusetts National Guard's 104th Fighter Wing is using innovative equipment to make face shields in a critical response to...

Kentucky National Guard answers the call in COVID-19 response
April 3, 2020 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – The Kentucky National Guard is helping staff the COVID-19 call center to manage data collection and case management. Soldiers with the 1163rd Medical Company and Airmen with the 123rd...

Connecticut Guard Soldier helps set up field hospital
April 3, 2020 — DANBURY, Conn. – Tractor-trailers arrived at Western Connecticut State University April 1, and within hours Connecticut National Guard Soldiers and Airmen set up over 200 beds, transforming the...

Georgia Guard disinfecting nursing homes across the state
April 3, 2020 — MARIETTA, Ga. – The Georgia National Guard is sending infection-control teams to nursing homes around the state to help limit the spread of COVID-19. "Our mission is to assist in disinfecting nursing...

Guard supports local food banks as part of COVID-19 response
April 3, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – With many people unable to work, buying even basics like food is becoming a challenge. At the same time, volunteers who are relied on to operate local food banks are staying...

Mass. National Guard moves critical medical supplies
April 3, 2020 — BOSTON – The Massachusetts National Guard used its logistical capabilities to transport medical supplies delivered to Logan Airport from China aboard the New England Patriots team airplane April 2...

West Virginia Airmen use 3D printing to produce face shields
April 3, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard is taking an innovative approach to help alleviate the nationwide shortage of personal protective equipment (PPE) during the COVID-19...

Michigan Guard helps food banks during COVID-19 response
April 2, 2020 — COMSTOCK PARK, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard has come to the rescue of a Michigan food bank that was struggling to serve needy families during the COVID-19 pandemic without its volunteers...

Nebraska Airmen deploy overseas
April 2, 2020 — LINCOLN, Neb. – Airmen from the 155th Air Refueling Wing deployed March 25 to support overseas contingency operations from the Nebraska Air National Guard air base.The deployment, scheduled 16 months...

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