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NY National Guard staffing call center to fight COVID-19
March 31, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – Nearly 100 New York National Guard Airmen and Soldiers are staffing three telephone call centers as part of New York state's response to the COVID-19 outbreak.The Guard members are... MORE

Iowa, Pa., Del. National Guard in thick of COVID-19 battle
March 31, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Dozens of members of the Pennsylvania, Delaware and Iowa National Guard are helping respond to the COVID-19 threat, delivering medical supplies and helping locate and set up sites... MORE

West Virginia Guard helps state fight spread of coronavirus
March 31, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Almost 350 members of the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) are helping residents and local and state officials battle the COVID-19 pandemic in multiple ways throughout the... MORE

Michigan National Guard staffs food banks in 4 communities
March 31, 2020 — LANSING, Mich. – About 40 members of the Michigan National Guard are helping food banks in Ann Arbor, Comstock Park, Flint and Pontiac get food to hundreds of needy families during the COVID-19... MORE

Doctor helps keep Guard members safe to serve
March 31, 2020 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – All across the nation, National Guard Airmen and Soldiers are supporting their communities and responding to the COVID-19 pandemic, potentially exposing themselves while serving their... MORE

178th Wing analysts serve Ohioans in response to COVID19
March 31, 2020 — COLUMBUS, Ohio — In a time of uncertainty, nearly 400 members of the Ohio National Guard have been called to state active duty to serve in their communities and aid people throughout Ohio during the... MORE

MD Guard sets up medical station in COVID-19 response
March 31, 2020 — BALTIMORE – Army Staff Sgt. Julius Austin, an electronic systems repairer with the Maryland Army National Guard’s 1297th Support Battalion, paced across the darkened loading dock. The bright utility... MORE

146th Airlift Wing helps set up Los Angeles medical station
March 30, 2020 — LOS ANGELES – Airmen with the 146th Airlift Wing helped set up medical equipment and hospital beds for a federal medical station at the Los Angeles Convention Center to aid in COVID-19 response March... MORE

Connecticut National Guard helps distribute medical supplies
March 30, 2020 — NEW BRITAIN, Conn. – Connecticut National Guard Soldiers have helped turn a 175,000-square-foot warehouse into a primary distribution center for medical supplies in the state’s response to the... MORE

Innovation is key to Michigan Guard member's COVID-19 response
March 30, 2020 — LANSING, Mich. – "All I've ever known my whole life is health care," says Air Force Capt. Brynt Ellis. "My dad was sick the entire time I was growing up – he had three kidney transplants before he... MORE

146th Airlift Wing helps distribute food to those in need
March 30, 2020 — SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A team from the California Air National Guard’s 146th Airlift Wing (146 AW) is helping get food out to people in need during the COVID-19 pandemic.Projected as a 14-day... MORE

California Guard medical unit deep in the COVID-19 fight
March 30, 2020 — BURLINGAME, Calif. — In this facility, there's no social distancing due to COVID-19. Everything the California National Guard does is hands-on. These members of the California National Guard and... MORE

Secretary Esper enhances National Guard’s rapid COVID-19 response
March 28, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – As more than 13,880 National Guard members support the whole-of-America response to COVID-19 today, an authorization by the secretary of defense has boosted the Guard’s ability to... MORE

Ohio National Guard member serving a greater purpose
March 28, 2020 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Nearly 400 members of the Ohio National Guard, go to work each day packaging, transporting and distributing food and other essential items to the state's most vulnerable populations... MORE

NY Governor praises National Guard members for dedication
March 27, 2020 — New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo praised the courage, skill and dedication of members of the New York Army and Air National Guard during a press conference at the Javits Convention Center in New York City on Friday, March 27... MORE

Air National Guard stays abreast of weather for 30th ABCT
March 27, 2020 — UNDISCLOSED LOCATION – U.S. Airmen from the North Carolina Air National Guard's 156th Weather Flight, 145th Air Wing, forecast a severe sandstorm for the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team five days... MORE

NY National Guard doubles force responding to COVID-19
March 27, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – The New York National Guard has doubled the number of members helping to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the state to more than 2,200 troops on duty. From Niagara Falls to Long... MORE

Growing Louisiana Guard presence supports COVID-19 response
March 27, 2020 — ALEXANDRIA, La. – More than 660 members of the Louisiana National Guard are assisting with the COVID-19 response, providing medical, engineering and drive-thru testing support. “Many of our Soldiers... MORE

More Iowa National Guard members join COVID-19 fight
March 27, 2020 — JOHNSTON, Iowa – Approximately 40 Soldiers from the 67th Troop Command based in Iowa City were activated March 26 to augment the state’s COVID-19 response in eastern Iowa. Soldiers assigned to the... MORE

NJ Guard helps state, local officials with COVID-19 response
March 26, 2020 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – More than 150 New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are helping screen people for COVID-19 at multiple drive-thru testing facilities in the state.Guard... MORE

Idaho Guard’s First Female Enlisted Leader Paves Way

Soldiers Train at Virginia Guard Funeral Honors Program

Pennsylvania Guard Soldier Places 2nd in Army Marksmanship

Washington Guard Trains with Royal Thai Army Counterparts

Pennsylvania Air Guard Hosts Lithuanian Air Force Leaders