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Michigan National Guard helps distribute PPE
April 21, 2020
Staff Sgt. Scott Horrigan, 1st Battalion, 125th Regiment, Michigan Army National Guard, works at a Kent County warehouse to help organize and distribute personal protection equipment to medical facilities throughout the state April 15, 2020.
W.Va. Guard begins testing nursing home patients
April 21, 2020
A member of the West Virginia National Guard Task Force CRE undergoes decontamination following COVID-19 testing at a veterans home facility April 20, 2020. The West Virginia National Guard tested more than 400 patients and staff at two veterans home facilities in Barboursville and Clarksburg.
Colorado Air Guard members sew masks in lieu of parachutes
April 20, 2020
Tech. Sgt. Jennifer Van Note, an aircrew flight equipment specialist with the 140th Wing, Colorado National Guard at Buckley Air Force Base, Colorado, says she is proud to help make face masks for the community.
New Mexico Air Guard delivers PPE across state
April 20, 2020
New Mexico Air National Guard Senior Airman Jason Quintana and Staff Sgt. Israel Martinez deliver personal protective equipment to Grants, New Mexico, to help support local communities.
Wisconsin Guard team testing inmates, staff at county prison
April 20, 2020
Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are briefed before testing staff and residents at Sunny Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Sheboygan, Wis., April 5, 2020.
Florida Guard partners with university on COVID-19 mission
April 20, 2020
Florida National Guard doctors, nurses and medics joined Florida International University at the Miami Beach Convention Center to conduct refresher training to prepare for patients in the event the space is needed for the COVID-19 response.
'Teledrill' keeps Utah National Guard members safe and ready
April 20, 2020
Service members assigned to the 204th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade, Utah Army National Guard, conduct a meeting via video teleconference April 19, 2020, during the COVID-19 pandemic. The 204th MEB is among the first National Guard units in the nation to conduct a teleworking drill, or "teledrill," in preparation for a warfighter exercise.
NY force of 3,600 on duty 42 days into COVID-19 response
April 20, 2020
A CH-47 Chinook helicopter, assigned to the New York Army National Guard's Company B, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation, approaches a helipad in New York City, April 16, 2020. New York National Guard members are supporting the multi-agency response to COVID-19.
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.