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North Carolina National Guard delivers PPE to school nurses
July 6, 2020
North Carolina Army National Guard Sgt. Brandon Eller, assigned to the 258th Engineer Battalion, loads personal protective equipment for delivery to public and charter school nurses in surrounding counties at a warehouse in Central N.C., June 29, 2020.
Indiana Guard helps test long-term care staff across state
July 6, 2020
A medic from the Indiana National Guard tests for COVID-19 at the Greenwood Healthcare Center on June 24, 2020. The Indiana National Guard assisted OptumServe with statewide testing of more than 47,000 employees at 520 long-term care facilities as part of a new initiative by the Indiana State Department of Health, June 10 to 28.
Guard helps feed Kansans in need
July 6, 2020
The Kansas National Guard and volunteers hand out boxes of fresh produce and dry goods at a food pantry in Effingham, Kansas, June 22, 2020. The food pantry is held once a month at different locations to meet the growing food demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
CONG helps test wildland firefighting teams for COVID-19
July 2, 2020
Members of the Colorado National Guard set up a COVID-19 testing site in Pagosa Springs, Colorado, June 29, 2020, to test wildland firefighting staff supporting fire suppression efforts in southwest Colorado.
Michigan National Guard conducts drive-thru COVID-19 testing
July 2, 2020
A member of the Michigan National Guard places a nasal swab in a bag during drive-thru COVID-19 testing in Cadillac, Mich., June 30, 2020. The National Guard partnered with the District Health Department 10 to provide free tests.
NY National Guard Soldier's WWI story told in digital comic
July 2, 2020
Sgt. Henry Johnson, a New York National Guard Soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his actions during World War I, attacks a German Soldier in these panels from a digital graphic novel about Johnson released by the Association of the United States Army. Johnson, a railroad porter in Albany, N.Y., was a member of the New York National Guard's 369th Infantry.
Rescue mission nothing new for Hawaii National Guard
July 2, 2020
Hawaii Air National Guard Airmen load equipment onto a C-17 Globemaster III, May 26, 2020, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam to be able to quickly respond to astronaut rescue in the Pacific region in support of the launch of two American astronauts from Kennedy Space Center in Florida May 30. The rocket launch was part of NASA’s Commercial Crew Program with SpaceX and Boeing.
Guam National Guard supports Operation Spartan Flex
July 2, 2020
Soldiers from the Guam National Guard load a medical evacuation patient into a Lakota helicopter at Andersen Air Force Base on June 30. The Guard supported Operation Spartan Flex to exercise joint capabilities in the Indo-Pacific Command Region.
Wisconsin National Guard team delivers while deployed
July 1, 2020
Members of the Wisconsin National Guard’s 1967th Contingency Contracting Team are serving at Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa, providing contracting support to U.S. forces in the region. Pictured, left to right: Capt. James Hedman, Sgt. 1st Class Curtis Clements, Capt. Gary Brown, Sgt. Brookelyn Nelson and Master Sgt. Zachary Tevis.
Connecticut Guard's 250th MRBC conducts breach training
July 1, 2020
Connecticut National Guard Spc. Christian Diaz, an engineer assigned to the 250th Multi-Role Bridge Company, prepares a breach charge during a training event at Stones Ranch Military Reservation in Easy Lyme, Connecticut, June 15, 2020. This two-day event was part of the unit’s two-week annual training.