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Ohio National Guard tests veterans' home residents, staff
June 12, 2020
Maj. Jessica Taylor, right, commander of Company C, 237th Support Battalion, provides personal protective equipment to staff at the Ohio Veterans Home in Georgetown, Ohio. Taylor led a team of Ohio National Guard medical personnel that tested 140 residents and 200 staff members at the facility. All the tests were negative.
Alaska Air National Guard rescues 3 hikers in Eagle River
June 12, 2020
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.
New York Guard delivers 22.7 million meals
June 11, 2020
Since responding to the COVID-19 outbreak in March 2020, members of the New York National Guard have distributed more than 22.7 million meals, assembled 1.7 million test kits and answered more than 270,000 calls.
Mission milestone: Cal Guard distributes 50 million meals
June 11, 2020
A member of the California Army National Guard assigned to Joint Task Force 115 loads food into a vehicle at the Interfaith Food Bank in Amador County, California, March 23, 2020. As of June 10, the California National Guard surpassed 50 million meals packed and distributed at food banks throughout the state since operations began in March as part of Cal Guard’s humanitarian response to the coronavirus pandemic.
SCNG medical technicians support COVID-19 response
June 11, 2020
U.S. National Guard Soldiers and an Airman assigned to a Joint Medical Team, South Carolina National Guard, provided COVID-19 support to staff and inmates at Allendale Correctional Institution during most of May 2020. U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Jennifer Wagner, an aerospace medical technician from the 169th Medical Group at McEntire Joint National Guard Base, South Carolina, is in the left in the front row.
Double duty: Guard members complete degrees while mobilized
June 11, 2020
Spc. Emma Anderson after graduating from the Defense Information School at Fort Meade, Md., July 12, 2019. Anderson is activated in support of the state’s response to COVID-19 and is a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin - Green Bay with a Bachelor’s of Science in Education.
Guard chaplain helps troops with COVID-19 response
June 10, 2020
Capt. Michael Zimmer, a chaplain with the Nebraska Air National Guard, helps distribute food to families in need during a Food Bank of Lincoln mobile pantry event, June 3, 2020, in Waverly, Nebraska. As the chaplain for the Joint Task Force Nebraska National Guard COVID-19 mission, Zimmer speaks with troops to check on their mental and spiritual welfare.
Viral video gives DC Guard member platform for change
June 10, 2020
Spc. Khaled Abdelghany, 273rd Military Police Company, District of Columbia National Guard, stands in front of the D.C. Armory in Washington, D.C June 9, 2020.
Kansas National Guard Soldiers stop to help distressed girl
June 10, 2020
Kansas National Guard members saved a young woman from attempting suicide May 25, 2020, while driving back to Lawerence, Kansas. The Soldiers were mobilized to package and distribute food as part of the Kansas National Guard COVID-19 response.
DC Guard helps make way for protesters, First Amendment
June 9, 2020
District of Columbia National Guard 1st Lt. John McGlothlin, an Army attorney, patrols Gallery Place Chinatown June 6, 2020, in Washington, D.C. McGlothlin was activated to help keep peace so demonstrators could protest.
Guardsmen defuse tensions with Atlanta protesters
June 9, 2020
Staff Sgt. David Knicely talks to protesters across the fence line near the entrance to Atlanta's Centennial Olympic Park June 6, 2020, explaining the National Guard’s mission to ensure the right of peaceful free speech.
West Virginia Guard task force keeps supplies flowing
June 8, 2020
Members of the West Virginia National Guard help process and deliver medical supplies to hospitals, clinics and local health departments throughout West Virginia in COVID-19 pandemic response efforts, March 24, 2020, in Poca, West Virginia. Workers packaged surgical masks, respirators, sterile gowns and gloves for delivery around the state.
Specialized Illinois Guard unit deploys for overseas mission
June 8, 2020
Brig. Gen. Richard Neely, the adjutant general, Illinois National Guard, speaking during the Fallen Heroes Ceremony at the Kankakee Army Aviation Support Facility, Kankakee, Illinois, Nov. 3, 2019.
Soldier self-isolates, extends enlistment to protect others
June 8, 2020
Sgt. Quintin Shine, a noncommissioned officer with Assembly Area Lions, is checking the water levels on one of the hand-washing stations that are set up for Soldiers. Shine is assisting many National Guard members stationed at hotels to keep them from infecting their families during the pandemic.
Virginia Airmen innovate, adapt as drills become remote
June 8, 2020
The shelter-in-place order prompted the Virginia Air National Guard to get creative and arrange for continued training using digital tools. Some of the methods will be used after COVID-19 precautions end.
Idaho National Guard firefighters train for real emergencies
June 8, 2020
Airmen with the Gowen Field Fire Department train to extinguish aircraft fires at a local fire department training site, June 6, 2020, Boise, Idaho. This training prepares the unit to fight live fires during runway emergencies.
KFOR RC-E supports World Environment Day in Kosovo
June 8, 2020
Spc. Jamie Harrison and Sgt. Aaron Crane of Kosovo Force Regional Command East Liaison Monitoring Team “Kilo 20” pick up trash along a creek of Vitina/Viti, Kosovo, June 5, 2020. LMT personnel from “Kilo 20” out of Camp Bondsteel and Maneuver Battalion personnel out of Camp Nothing Hill participated in area beautification in observation of World Environment Day.
Louisiana National Guard preps for Cristobal
June 8, 2020
Members of the Louisiana National Guard load 50,000 masks and 2,000 gloves aboard two UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters in Baton Rouge June 6, 2020, ahead of Tropical Storm Cristobal, for use if search-and-rescue missions are necessary.
Minnesota Guard Soldier eases tensions with protesters
June 8, 2020
Minnesota National Guard Master Sgt. Acie Matthews Jr. peacefully engages with protesters to show solidarity and request compliance with the state curfew at the grounds of the Minnesota state capitol in St. Paul, June 1, 2020.
Guard continues historic domestic support, global missions
June 6, 2020
Army Capt. Macharia Davis, an intelligence officer with the District of Columbia Army National Guard’s, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 74th Troop Command, talks with individuals taking part in one of many demonstrations and protests in Washington, D.C., Saturday, June 6, 2020, in the aftermath of the death of George Floyd. Guard members were on hand throughout the District manning traffic control points, aid stations and providing security.