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Ohio National Guard a lifeline for assisted living facility
June 30, 2020 — LOGAN, Ohio – Two months after COVID-19 began spreading throughout Ohio, a team of 20 Ohio National Guard Airmen and Soldiers was activated for two weeks to help care for residents at an assisted... MORE

Resilience is key for new psychological health director
June 30, 2020 — MCENTIRE JOINT NATIONAL GUARD BASE, S.C. – During his deployment to Turkey, Rico Brown witnessed a mental health technician juggling multiple social service jobs for hundreds of Soldiers. “I saw the... MORE

Indiana National Guard conducts search-and-rescue training
June 30, 2020 — INDIANAPOLIS – Indiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen brought together their respective aircraft to hone their search-and-rescue skills during a training exercise June 18.The exercise over Miami... MORE

Michigan Guard members assist car accident victims
June 30, 2020 — GRAND LEDGE, Mich. – Always ready. Always there. This is the motto for the National Guard, and on June 19, two Soldiers encompassed this motto through and through.U.S. Army Spc. August Chaffee, a... MORE

Michigan Guard staffs COVID-19 drive-thru testing site
June 29, 2020 — ALPENA, Mich. – The National Guard has teamed up with District Health Department 4 to conduct free COVID-19 testing in Michigan.“There’s been a need in Alpena County for a testing site like this,”... MORE

Guard Airman walks across Iowa for mental health awareness
June 29, 2020 — SIOUX CITY, Iowa – Tech. Sgt. Jeff Campbell is walking from the east side of Iowa to the west side of the state to raise awareness about mental health. The 20-day, 389-mile journey started in Clinton... MORE

Idaho Guard members earn Red Card to fight wildland fires
June 29, 2020 — BOISE, Idaho – About 40 Idaho Citizen-Soldiers attended the Idaho National Guard's first wildland firefighting training course at Gowen Field June 15-19 and June 22-26. Although Gowen Field and the... MORE

Ohio Guard members build bridges with language at food bank
June 29, 2020 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Members of the Ohio National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 134th Field Artillery Regiment, are helping the Mid-Ohio Foodbank provide food to families during the COVID-19 pandemic.For two... MORE

Journey to National Guard worth the wait for this specialist
June 26, 2020 — CAMP MURRAY, Wash. – In life, the direct path to achieving dreams is never the easiest. For Spc. Nicole Ridley, the journey to joining the National Guard was worth the 11-year wait.“There was a... MORE

NC National Guard deploys cybersecurity response force
June 26, 2020 — RALEIGH, N.C. – More than two dozen North Carolina National Guard (NCNG) Soldiers and Airmen deployed in June across North Carolina to help local and state agencies with cyber operations.They are part... MORE

Kentucky National Guard staffs drive-thru COVID-19 test sites
June 25, 2020 — SHELBYVILLE, Ky. – Three months after the coronavirus outbreak hit the bluegrass state, the Kentucky National Guard continues supporting four COVID-19 drive-thru test sites in Bowling Green,... MORE

Northern Strike remains Guard’s premier joint fires exercise
June 25, 2020 — LANSING, Mich. – Since 2012, exercise Northern Strike has been held at Michigan National Guard training facilities, morphing into the Department of Defense’s largest annual joint, reserve component... MORE

Immigrant Guard member helps community at home and abroad
June 25, 2020 — DANBURY, Conn. – Hundreds of Connecticut National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have helped their communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. For one activated member of the Guard from Colombia, the... MORE

Massachusetts Guard helps process unemployment claims
June 25, 2020 — MILFORD, Mass – Sixty Soldiers from the Massachusetts National Guard – The Nation's First have been activated by Gov. Charlie Baker to help process a surge in unemployment claims due to the COVID-19... MORE

Wisconsin Guard's Civil Support Team among nation’s best
June 25, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard’s 54th Civil Support Team (CST), a specialized unit of full-time Army and Air National Guard members trained to respond to chemical, biological,... MORE

Colorado National Guard grows expertise in extreme weather
June 25, 2020 — CENTENNIAL, Colo. – In February, members of the Colorado National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological, Nuclear and high-yield explosive Enhanced Response Force Package went to Alaska to support... MORE

Former Alaska National Guard TAG is NGB inspector general
June 25, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – “There really weren’t a lot of jobs that would’ve made me put down my gardening tools and go back to work full time,” said the National Guard Bureau’s new inspector general. “But this... MORE

Wisconsin Guard tops 150,000 COVID-19 specimens collected
June 24, 2020 — MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin National Guard teams have collected more than 150,000 COVID-19 test specimens across the state in support of the Wisconsin Department of Health Services.The milestone was... MORE

West Virginia Task Force Medical in thick of COVID-19 fight
June 24, 2020 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. – The West Virginia National Guard’s (WVNG) Task Force Medical is playing a key role fighting the COVID-19 outbreak in the state.Shortly after West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice declared... MORE

National Guard ready for hurricane season
June 24, 2020 — ARLINGTON, Va. – In 1992, Air Force Maj. Gen. Steven Nordhaus was a first lieutenant stationed at Homestead Air Force Base in South Florida when Hurricane Andrew struck, destroying his house and... MORE

Idaho Guard’s First Female Enlisted Leader Paves Way

Soldiers Train at Virginia Guard Funeral Honors Program

Pennsylvania Guard Soldier Places 2nd in Army Marksmanship

Washington Guard Trains with Royal Thai Army Counterparts

Pennsylvania Air Guard Hosts Lithuanian Air Force Leaders