Guard News - The National Guard - Year 2021

NC National Guard boosts state's COVID-19 vaccination effort
January 14, 2021 — WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – Soldiers assigned to the North Carolina National Guard’s 130th Maneuver Enhancement Brigade began helping out at the COVID-19 vaccination clinic at the Forsyth County of Public...

Oregon National Guard helps ramp up COVID-19 vaccinations
January 14, 2021 — SALEM, Ore. – More than 40 Oregon National Guardsmen joined Salem Health at the Oregon State Fairgrounds on Jan. 12 to help vaccinate Oregonians against the coronavirus. Just over a week ago, Salem...

National Guard troops in DC for inaugural support
January 14, 2021 — WASHINGTON – National Guard troops from all 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia are supporting law enforcement in the nation's capital for the presidential inauguration.More than...

WVNG assists with state COVID-19 vaccination program
January 14, 2021 — CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The West Virginia National Guard and the Joint Interagency Task Force for COVID-19 Vaccines (JIATF) helped receive and ship the state’s allocation of COVID-19 vaccines, leading to...

New York National Guard builds COVID vaccination 'pods'
January 14, 2021 — ALTAMONT, N.Y. – More than three-dozen members of the New York National Guard's COVID-19 Task Force are assembling vaccination "pods" in an industrial park near Albany to support the state's effort to...

Ohio National Guard leaders vaccinated against COVID-19
January 13, 2021 — COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio National Guard leaders received COVID-19 vaccinations at Rickenbacker Air National Guard Base on Jan. 9 to encourage Soldiers and Airmen to be vaccinated.Maj. Gen. John C. Harris...

NYNG Soldier aids stranded family during holiday travels
January 13, 2021 — BUFFALO, N.Y. – A New York Army National Guard Soldier on duty at Buffalo International Airport the day after Christmas went above and beyond the call of duty to help a stranded passenger and her...

NH Guard members backstop state prison corrections officers
January 13, 2021 — CONCORD, N.H. – A team of New Hampshire Guardsmen activated for pandemic relief operations has become a fixture at the state prison in the state capital.The mission, which started in mid-December, is...

Delaware Army Guard on duty in DC to support inauguration
January 13, 2021 — WASHINGTON – More than 200 Soldiers with the Delaware Army National Guard are on duty in Washington to support the 59th presidential inauguration."I'm very proud of the Soldiers that have come out...

Alabama National Guard members get vaccinated
January 13, 2021 — MONTGOMERY, Ala. – More than 50 Alabama Army and Air National Guardsmen were vaccinated last week in the first rollout of the COVID-19 vaccine.The Alabama National Guard has begun administering the...

Washington National Guard supports Emergency Food Network
January 13, 2021 — FIFE, Wash. – While the COVID-19 pandemic continues to drive the need at food banks across the country, members of the Washington National Guard working alongside Emergency Food Network staff packed...

107th Attack Wing honors President Fillmore on birthday
January 12, 2021 — BUFFALO, N.Y. – The commander of the 107th Mission Support Group of the New York National Guard’s 107th Attack Wing honored the nation’s 13th president, Millard Fillmore, on his 221st birthday with a...

Nebraska Air National Guard joins Emerald Flag exercise
January 12, 2021 — LINCOLN, Neb. – The Nebraska Air National Guard's 155th Air Refueling Wing participated in the multiservice Emerald Flag exercise, Dec. 1-5 at Eglin Air Force Base, Florida.Emerald Flag is a...

Kentucky National Guard troops get vaccinated
January 12, 2021 — FRANKFORT, KY. – The Kentucky National Guard has started administering the COVID-19 vaccine to its troops.About 42 Soldiers were given the Moderna vaccine on the first day, according to Col. Chris...

Michigan National Guard helps local food bank feed kids
January 12, 2021 — LANSING, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard has been a force multiplier for good in Michigan communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. Now, the Guard is working with the Greater Lansing Food Bank,...

Utah National Guard supporting long-term care facilities
January 12, 2021 — DRAPER, Utah – The Utah National Guard is now supporting long-term health care facilities as Utah hospital intensive care units reach their capacity with COVID-19 patients.Utah National Guard Soldiers...

Indiana Guardsmen take on new COVID-19 vaccination mission
January 11, 2021 — INDIANAPOLIS – Approximately 150 members of the Indiana National Guard and officials with the Indiana Department of Health will help distribute, transport and administer the COVID-19 vaccine to...

Virginia National Guard supporting security in Washington
January 11, 2021 — RICHMOND, Va. — More than 2,000 members of the Virginia National Guard are on the ground in Washington to assist law enforcement with security, joining a total National Guard force expected to top...

Wisconsin Guard tops 1 million COVID-19 tests administered
January 11, 2021 — MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard has administered more than 1 million COVID-19 tests in support of the state’s effort to offer regular, widespread testing statewide. “This milestone...

Cal Guard medical team supports COVID-19 nursing facility
January 11, 2021 — AUBURN, Calif. —The long arm of the California National Guard continues extending to struggling communities fighting the latest coronavirus outbreak. Regional Medical Strike Team (RMST) 17, one of...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response