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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,... MORE

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... MORE

U.S. Army Sgt. Edwin Rodriguez, a welder at the California National Guard's combined support maintenance shop, sews face masks for other Soldiers on a vintage sewing machine, April 23, 2020, inside the Long Beach, California, facility. Rodriguez found and repaired two of the shop's three vintage sewing machines before putting his civilian skills as a former upholstery technician to work sewing masks.

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... MORE

Pennsylvania National Guard members prepare to enter Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center in Beaver, Pennsylvania, May 10, 2020. About 40 Guard members are assisting with medical, administrative and cleaning services at the facility.

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... MORE

TEC University announced the launch of its From the Force on-demand video platform accessible online beginning May 22, 2020, enabling Airmen to share best practices and receive training from their peers across the Air National Guard.

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... MORE

U.S. Army Spc. Koby Riggan, a radio technician with the California Army National Guard’s 270th Military Police Company, works on a Humvee, April 28, 2020, at the Cal Guard's Field Maintenance Shop 22, in Sacramento. The Cal Guard has been using these vehicles to support humanitarian missions throughout the state.

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... MORE

Michigan National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from various units conduct COVID-19 testing at the D. J. Jacobetti Home for Veterans, Marquette, Michigan, May 7, 2020. The Michigan National Guard is also testing inmates and employees at correctional facilities in the Upper Peninsula.

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... MORE

Spc. Lincoln Meverden and Pfc. Napatsawan Sanguanboon, both of the 132nd Brigade Support Battalion, process ballots May 12 in Maine, Wisconsin. Approximately 160 Wisconsin National Guard Citizen-Soldiers mobilized to state active duty as poll workers supporting the 7th Congressional District special election in northern Wisconsin.

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... MORE

Maj. Rose Gilroy is the commander of the Indiana National Guard's new 127th Cyber Protection Battalion. The unit of almost 100 Guard members falls under the only cyberbrigade in the Army National Guard, the 91st Cyber Brigade based in Virginia.

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... MORE

Georgia National Guard Spc. Illiana Bartsch of the Ft. Stewart-based 179th Military Police Company sorts test specimen vials at Delmar Gardens of Smyrna April 29, 2020. Bartsch is a member of a Georgia National Guard mobile testing strike team deployed to test senior citizens for COVID-19.

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... MORE

A control panel for a mannequin used during Pennsylvania National Guard ventilator training at the Medical Simulation Training Center, Fort Indiantown Gap, May 6, 2020.

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... MORE

U.S. Air Fore Maj. Tori Scearbo, a 157th Medical Group, Det. 1 CERFP nurse, New Hampshire Air National Guard, at her civilian job as a critical care nurse at Portsmouth Hospital, April 26, 2020. Scearbo has been taking care of people with COVID-19.

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... MORE

West Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen assigned to Task Force Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear (CBRN) Response Enterprise (CRE) East, sanitize the Children’s Home Society in Romney, West Virginia, May 1, 2020. Task Force CRE has conducted sanitization and decontamination, COVID-19 swabbing, and personal protective equipment training across the state.

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... MORE

Kentucky National Guard Spc. Robert Acosta directs traffic at Lexington’s drive-through testing site. The site is part of Kentucky’s efforts to increase COVID-19 testing rates throughout the state.

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... MORE

Kentucky National Guard Soldiers from the 138th Field Artillery Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Battery support the God's Pantry Food Bank in Danville while they supply the local community with food during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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... MORE

Wisconsin National Guard Soldiers and Airmen work at a mobile testing site at the Resch Center in Green Bay May 5, 2020. Twenty-five Wisconsin National Guard specimen collection teams are supporting communities across Wisconsin to increase the state's COVID-19 testing capacity.

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,... MORE

U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Bernabe Aguero, from the 177th Fighter Wing, New Jersey National Guard, shows the challenge coin presented to him by New Jersey State Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Rakauckas at the New Jersey Veterans Home at Paramus, N.J., May 7, 2020.

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... MORE

Environmental staff and contractors assigned to Fort Custer Training Center (FCTC), Michigan Army National Guard, conduct prescribed burns at FCTC in Augusta Oct. 24, 2019, to push back invasive species and stimulate growth in native prairie plants. Prescribed fire is one way Fort Custer preserves, protects and restores environmental quality and promotes ecofriendly stewardship.

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,... MORE

Oklahoma Army National Guard Spc. Kennedy Perez, a medic with the 3120th Engineer Support Company, 120th Engineer Battalion, 90th Troop Command, prepares to administer COVID-19 tests at the Pawnee Indian Health Center in Pawnee, Oklahoma, April 29-30. Guard members across the state have been activated in support of the governor's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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... MORE

An Alaska Air National Guard HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter, assigned to the 210th Rescue Squadron, takes off from Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, July 23, 2015. The 210th Rescue Squadron provides emergency rescue services for the citizens of Alaska in addition to training for wartime combat search and rescue missions.

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... MORE

Members of a 100th Missile Defense Brigade crew exit the secure area at Schriever Air Force Base following their shift April 30, 2020. Since the onset of the pandemic, the 100th Brigade has implemented measures to ensure the continued execution of its mission including sequestering crew members away from their homes and families.

Louisiana Guard Hosts All-Hazards Coordination Workshop

Arkansas Air Guard’s 188th Wing Readiness Validated

Puerto Rico Air Guard Wing Conducts Combat Readiness Exercise

Alaska Air Guardsmen Conduct Hoist Rescue at Hatcher Pass

Guard Marksmanship Center to Host Rifle, Pistol Championships