Guard News - The National Guard - Apr 2020

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...

NC Guard helps defend city from cyberattack
April 13, 2020 — SHELBY, N.C. – The city government of Shelby, a quaint industrial town of about 20,000 nestled along rolling hills in the southwestern part of the state, was under relentless attack March 19. North...

Massachusetts Guard helps protect homeless
April 12, 2020 — WESTFIELD, Mass. – Security Forces Airmen from the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, and Soldiers with the 747th Military Police Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, are...

Community giving comes full circle for Ohio National Guard
April 12, 2020 — CINCINNATI – Harbingers of spring began their bloom in early March around the same time the first COVID-19 cases were reported in Ohio. The focus since has not been on renewal or growth but rather on...

Wisconsin Guard getting critical equipment to the right places
April 11, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – A team of Citizen-Soldiers continues to work every day behind-the-scenes to ensure critical personal protective equipment (PPE) is received, repackaged, and distributed to entities in...

Indiana Guard supports first state drive-thru testing site
April 10, 2020 — MERRILLVILLE, Ind. – The Indiana National Guard helped conduct the state’s first drive-thru COVID-19 testing site April 8. Twenty-eight Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 151st Infantry Regiment,...

California Air National Guard flies ventilators to 4 states
April 10, 2020 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – From across the state they converged at Mather Airport early April 8 – a C-130J, Super Hercules and an equally impressive HC-130J Combat King II. Aircraft from the California Air...

NJ National Guard helps set up 3rd field medical station
April 10, 2020 — ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – New Jersey National Guard Airmen and Soldiers answered the call for volunteers to set up a third field medical station in the Garden State to assist in the battle against...

National Guard chief: More Guard members to be called up
April 10, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 28,000 National Guard members are on duty as part of COVID-19 response efforts, and that number is expected to grow, the Guard’s top general says. “Over the past few weeks,...

NC National Guard sibling Soldiers reunite on deployment
April 10, 2020 — UNDISCLOSED LOCATION – April 10th is Siblings Day, to recognize the special bond between brothers and sisters. The military is often recognized for similar bonds, because of the special trust that...

177th FW sews face masks for mission-essential personnel
April 10, 2020 — ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – The 177th Fighter Wing Aircrew Flight Equipment shop began sewing and distributing face masks for mission-essential personnel April 8.The 177th FW is...

Florida Guard chaplain supports Soldiers, first responders
April 10, 2020 — MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Chaplains have been an integral part of the military since 1775. Their mission to offer religious services, counseling and moral support during war or peacetime is not limited to...

Illinois Guard helps build care facility at McCormick Place
April 10, 2020 — CHICAGO – A team of 60 members of the Illinois Air National Guard is helping build an alternate care facility at the sprawling McCormick Place to handle a potential surge of patients during the...

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell

New York Guardsmen Earn Danish Military March Ribbon

Kentucky Guard Builds Portable Air Base for Patriot 26