Guard News - The National Guard - Apr 2020

La. Guard increases response force, mission support
April 10, 2020 — NEW ORLEANS – More than 1,340 Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are assisting with the COVID-19 response across the state under the direction of Gov. John Bel Edwards.The LANG is supporting...

KFOR RC-E commander delivers PPE to North and South Mitrovica
April 10, 2020 — CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo – Col. Eric Riley, commander of the U.S.-led Kosovo Force Regional-Command East, delivered personal protective equipment (PPE) to North and South Mitrovica April 7. Riley, with...

Pilots maintain flying hours during pandemic
April 9, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The alarms sound. Maintainers run to their jets to get them ready, while pilots gear up for their Fertile Keynote. In a matter of minutes, the Aerospace Control Alert F-16 Fighting...

New Hampshire National Guard Airmen answer the call
April 9, 2020 — CONCORD, N.H. – In response to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis, more than 150 members of the New Hampshire National Guard are supporting missions across the Granite State. The Soldiers and Airmen...

Guard members use innovative ways to train, keep distance
April 9, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – As the COVID-19 outbreak continues, many National Guard units throughout the country have turned to online and virtual training methods to maintain readiness while meeting social...

167th Airlift Wing sustaining operations during pandemic
April 9, 2020 — MARTINSBURG, W.Va. – As COVID-19 changes daily routines at home and work, the 167th Airlift Wing continues its federal and state missions with a dispersed workforce and a commitment to Airmen’s...

How to stay resilient during the coronavirus pandemic
April 9, 2020 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-McCHORD, Wash. – As a result of the coronavirus pandemic, military moves are on hold, training is curtailed, schools are closed and people are working from home. The Army Resilience...

New Mexico Guard stays resilient through COVID-19 pandemic
April 9, 2020 — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The global COVID–19 pandemic has forced many members of the New Mexico National Guard to work from home. Due to the spread of the coronavirus, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham imposed a...

Hawaii Guard airlifts premature twins from Korea for care
April 9, 2020 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – An aircrew from the Hawaii Air National Guard’s 204th Airlift Squadron evacuated prematurely born twins from Korea to Maryland for medical care.Parker and...

Delaware National Guard helps set up alternate care site
April 9, 2020 — WILMINGTON, Del. – Airmen and Soldiers from the Delaware National Guard helped set up a new 38-bed field hospital – the first alternative acute care site in Delaware – to prepare for the COVID-19...

Time at home means time to help make masks
April 8, 2020 — HASKINS, Ohio – Stay-at-home order? No problem.When Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine, issued the order to stay at home March 22 in a statewide effort to slow the spread of COVID-19, one Ohio resident set out to...

NJ Guard Task Force sets up medical station in Meadowlands
April 8, 2020 — SECAUCUS, N.J. – Twenty-five New Jersey National Guard Soldiers and Airmen answered the call for volunteers to help set up a field medical station at the Meadowlands Exposition Center, one of three in...

104th Medical Group administers COVID-19 tests in community
April 8, 2020 — WESTFIELD, Mass. – In the Air National Guard, Airmen wear federal and state hats. When called upon by their state, they can serve the very communities where they live. Medical professionals from the...

Indiana National Guard provides critical food bank support
April 8, 2020 — MERRILLVILLE, Ind. – Indiana National Guard troops from the 381st Military Police Company in Plymouth are helping distribute food to the needy during the COVID-19 pandemic.“The assistance of the...

Colorado National Guard helps shelter homeless in Denver area
April 8, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – More than 250 members of the Colorado National Guard (CONG) are helping the State Emergency Operations Center and the city and county of Denver shelter homeless people during the...

Wisconsin National Guard provides poll workers statewide
April 8, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. — More than 2,400 Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen from the Wisconsin National Guard mobilized to state active duty to serve as poll workers across Wisconsin during the April 7 election. The...

SC National Guard helps search for alternate care sites
April 8, 2020 — COLUMBIA, S.C. – The South Carolina National Guard (SCNG) is helping the state increase available hospital beds to accommodate a potential surge in COVID-19 patients.U.S. Army Maj. Gen. R. Van...

Pennsylvania National Guard supporting COVID-19 response
April 7, 2020 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – About 850 Pennsylvania National Guard members are helping respond to COVID-19 by supporting a virus testing site, distributing food and setting up a medical station.The...

North Carolina Guard answers call in COVID-19 pandemic
April 7, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – More than 240 North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) Soldiers and Airmen deployed across the state to deliver food and medical supplies and perform other missions in response to the...

Utah Guard linguists overcome language gap during pandemic
April 7, 2020 — DRAPER, Utah – As Utah confronted the COVID-19 pandemic and a succession of earthquakes, linguists in the Utah National Guard helped communicate clear and concise messages to everyone affected in a...

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