Guard News - The National Guard - May 2020

Va. Army Guard members set up mobile food distribution site
May 14, 2020 — HANOVER, Va. – The line of cars snaked past the building, lazily looping around the adjacent parking lot as a warm breeze fluttered past. A group of Soldiers was set up behind the building,...

Cal National Guard welder sews face masks to combat COVID-19
May 14, 2020 — LONG BEACH, Calif. – It’s not the usual scene one expects in a U.S. Army maintenance shop. While the air is filled with the scent of diesel and most Soldiers are busy turning wrenches underneath...

National Guard supports Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center
May 14, 2020 — BEAVER, Pa. – Soldiers and Airmen from the Pennsylvania National Guard are supporting the Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center, providing medical, administrative and cleaning services.The Pennsylvania...

TEC-U to launch on-demand video training for ANG
May 14, 2020 — I.G. BROWN TRAINING AND EDUCATION CENTER, Tenn. – From the Force, the first initiative for TEC University, officially launches May 22, allowing Airmen to share best practices and receive training from...

Cal Guard member's civilian skills get troops to missions
May 14, 2020 — SACRAMENTO, Calif. – U.S. Army Spc. Koby Riggan is finding himself working long hours and covered in grease from head to toe, but loving every minute of it.Riggan, a Soldier in the California Army...

Michigan Guard helps test at long-term care homes, prisons
May 13, 2020 — SAULT STE. MARIE, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard is sweeping across Michigan’s Upper Peninsula (U.P.), helping test people for COVID-19 at long-term care facilities and prisons.“The Michigan Army...

Wisconsin National Guard supports voters in special election
May 13, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – Approximately 160 Wisconsin National Guard members supported the May 12 special congressional election in northern Wisconsin as poll workers.The Guard members were called to state...

IN Guard's 127th Cyber Protection Battalion ready for duty
May 13, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. – The new 127th Cyber Protection Battalion is the first unit of its kind in the Indiana National Guard, established for a changing battlefield.The unit’s nearly 100 Guard members...

Georgia National Guard helps increase COVID-19 testing
May 13, 2020 — ATLANTA – The Georgia National Guard is helping increase COVID-19 testing across the state in partnership with the Georgia Department of Public Health and Augusta University. “One way that we can...

PA Air, Army Guard join together for ventilator training
May 13, 2020 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Soldiers and Airmen from the Pennsylvania National Guard joined forces for ventilator training at the Medical Simulation Training Center (MSTC) May 6. “We were working on...

Maj. Tori Scearbo: NH Air National Guard's guardian angel
May 13, 2020 — PORTSMOUTH, N.H. – Maj. Tori Scearbo is one of thousands of state medical professionals working the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. She has been taking care of patients since the virus spread to...

West Virginia National Guard testing at Pilgrim’s Pride
May 13, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – Members of the West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) tested workers at the Pilgrim’s Pride poultry processing plant in Moorefield for COVID-19 this week.The Guard worked with...

KY Guard members balance civilian jobs, COVID-19 mission
May 13, 2020 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – More than 800 Soldiers and Airmen in the Kentucky National Guard are helping numerous agencies in response to the coronavirus pandemic.Many have left their civilian jobs to step up...

Kentucky National Guard helps distribute food to needy
May 12, 2020 — DANVILLE, Ky. – The Kentucky National Guard is helping get food to people who have lost their jobs or are facing shortages due to the COVID-19 outbreak.Twelve Soldiers assigned to 138th Field...

Wisconsin Guard conducting mobile testing around state
May 12, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – Twenty-five specimen collection teams from the Wisconsin National Guard are helping local and state health officials increase the state's COVID-19 testing capacity. More than 600...

New Jersey Airman connects residents to families at vet home
May 12, 2020 — PARAMUS, N.J. – U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Bernabe Aguero is one of more than 800 New Jersey National Guard members activated to support the state’s COVID-19 response.Originally from La Plata,...

Michigan National Guard base wins DOD environmental award
May 12, 2020 — LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard’s Fort Custer Training Center (FCTC) in Augusta has won the 2020 Secretary of Defense Environmental Award for Natural Resources Conservation in the small...

Oklahoma National Guard medics support COVID-19 testing
May 12, 2020 — PAWNEE, Okla. – Oklahoma Army National Guard Spc. Abigail Westfall, a medic with Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 279th Infantry Regiment, 45th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, donned a face shield,...

Alaska Air National Guard rescues 2 people
May 12, 2020 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard's 176th Wing rescued two people on back-to-back missions May 10. Alaska State Troopers requested assistance to rescue an injured...

America’s only missile defense brigade 'deployed in place'
May 12, 2020 — COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – As the stranglehold of the COVID-19 pandemic tightened its grip on America, closing schools, businesses and government institutions, the focus for the Soldiers at the 100th...

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response

Hawaii Guard Sustains Recovery Efforts, Mobilizes for Hurricane Lowell