Guard News - The National Guard - May 2020

NC Guard members maintain schoolwork during COVID-19 mission
May 8, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – College students across the country found themselves in situations they never expected during the Spring semester – classes moved online, campuses closed and graduation ceremonies...

Ohio National Guard medical team helps staff at state prison
May 8, 2020 — ORIENT, Ohio – Nearly 30 Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, part of Joint Task Force Red Med, are supporting the medical staff at Pickaway Correctional Institution during the COVID-19 pandemic.A...

Kentucky National Guard nurses join the fight
May 8, 2020 — FRANKFORT, Ky. – Nurses across the country have responded to the COVID-19 outbreak, including the Kentucky National Guard’s efforts in the commonwealth. During National Nurses Week, the Guard...

Ohio National Guard assists with mass food distribution
May 8, 2020 — FAIRBORN, Ohio – Hundreds of cars snaked through the parking lot outside Wright State University’s Nutter Center, spilling onto the main road for as far as the eye could see. People shouted, “Thank...

Wisconsin aviator’s training innovation gaining attention
May 8, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin Army National Guard 1st Lt. Nick Sinopoli, a pilot with the 1st Battalion, 147th Aviation Regiment in Madison, has created a training device he believes could help helicopter...

NC Guard helps distribute more than 30,000 pounds of food
May 8, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – North Carolina Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 449th Theater Aviation Brigade helped Action Pathways’ Second Harvest Food Bank transport and hand out food at the Crown...

28th ECAB Soldier a nurse for COVID-19 patients
May 8, 2020 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Spc. Kylee Pavlick, a combat medic with the 28th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, Pennsylvania National Guard, is also a nurse on the front lines fighting against...

Air Guard Religious Support Team aids Javits Center mission
May 8, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – From taking part in online video sermons to providing socially distanced religious and spiritual support, creativity and flexibility were key for the New York Air National Guard’s...

Washington National Guard welcomes first RTLI graduate
May 7, 2020 — KENT, Wash. – The first Washington National Guard graduate from the Ranger Team Leader Initiative has been making an impact in 3rd Battalion, 161st Infantry Regiment.Ranger school is the U.S. Army’s...

Arkansas Guard stays in touch with Guatemalan partners
May 7, 2020 — LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – COVID-19 has affected the way organizations around the globe operate. The Arkansas National Guard is no different, having to cancel a planned March trip to visit Guatemalan...

115th Fighter Wing team assists with mortuary operations
May 7, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – Members of the Wisconsin Air National Guard’s 115th Fighter Wing Fatality Search and Recovery Team (FSRT) mobilized last month to assist the state’s medical examiners with mortuary...

Indiana Guard Soldiers trade parachutes for sewing machines
May 7, 2020 — COLUMBUS, Ind. – Indiana National Guard parachute riggers with the 338th Quartermaster Company executed a unique mission making protective face masks for fellow members of the Guard.Members of the...

New Mexico National Guard delivers water by the truckload
May 7, 2020 — ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Airmen and Soldiers of the New Mexico National Guard Joint Task Force are supplying food and water to New Mexico communities during the COVID-19 response mission.Around the state...

Nurses Week Spotlight: Capt. Eve Tanas, 30th ABCT, NC Guard
May 7, 2020 — UNDISCLOSED LOCATION – National Nurses Week began May 6 and ends May 12 – Florence Nightingale’s birthday. To recognize the work of nurses, the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team spotlights U.S. Army...

Chinook helicopter unit set to deploy to Middle East
May 7, 2020 — JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – While more than 900 Washington National Guard members are supporting the COVID-19 response, one unit is training for a different kind of fight. Deploying isn’t new...

Michigan Soldier invents Black Hawk door-gunnery simulator
May 7, 2020 — AUGUSTA, Mich. – Even as COVID-19 creates additional challenges for training and readiness, a Black Hawk door gunner from the Michigan National Guard figured out an innovative way to meet mission...

Nursing and the National Guard run in this family
May 7, 2020 — LAURENS, Iowa – John Fansega, Mikenzy Fansega and Noah Anderson, a father and two siblings from Laurens, have the unique opportunity to serve their community as a family. All three are in the Iowa...

Hokanson nominated as next National Guard Bureau chief
May 6, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – Army Lt. Gen. Daniel R. Hokanson was nominated to serve as the next chief of the National Guard Bureau by President Donald J. Trump May 4. If confirmed by the Senate, Hokanson would...

Iowa National Guard transports COVID-19 tests by air
May 6, 2020 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Iowa Army National Guard pilots helped transport COVID-19 tests from a Test Iowa site in Sioux City to the State Hygienic Lab in Coralville May 4.The pilots, Chief Warrant Officer 4...

Wisconsin National Guard helps expand COVID-19 testing
May 6, 2020 — ALMA, Wis. – Approximately 30 Citizen-Soldiers from the Wisconsin National Guard helped the Wisconsin Department of Health Services at a drive-through COVID-19 testing site May 1, working with local...

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