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Michigan National Guard helps local food bank feed kids
January 12, 2021
U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Timothy Aplin, assigned to the Michigan National Guard’s COVID-19 response task force, is working at the Greater Lansing Food Bank, Lansing, Michigan, Jan. 6, 2021. He is one of five service members assigned to the food bank helping to distribute food to schoolchildren.
Utah National Guard supporting long-term care facilities
January 12, 2021
Members of the Utah Air and Army National Guard conduct tests for COVID-19 as part of a mobile testing team on Nov. 7, 2020 in Wendover, Utah. The Utah Air and Army National Guard was activated early in 2020 to assist in COVID-19 testing throughout Utah.
Indiana Guardsmen take on new COVID-19 vaccination mission
January 11, 2021
Indiana National Guard Sgt. Abigail Gates, a medic with 38th Infantry Division, administers a COVID-19 vaccination shot Dec. 16, 2020, in Franklin, Indiana, to Sgt. 1st Class Ben Cripe, an artilleryman. Hoosier Guardsmen have been critical to fighting the coronavirus pandemic, helping at food banks, distributing protective equipment, assisting long-term care facilities. They will now help distribute the coronavirus vaccine.</p>
Virginia National Guard supporting security in Washington
January 11, 2021
Virginia National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 229th Military Police Company, 529th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 329th Regional Support Group, stand guard at their post Jan. 9, 202, in Washington, D.C. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from several states have traveled to the National Capital Region to support federal and D.C. authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration.
Wisconsin Guard tops 1 million COVID-19 tests administered
January 11, 2021
The Wisconsin National Guard has administered more than 1 million COVID-19 tests in the state. Nearly 700 Soldiers and Airmen continue to support the state’s response to the pandemic.
Cal Guard medical team supports COVID-19 nursing facility
January 11, 2021
U.S. Army Capt. Jessica Lieland, center, officer in charge of Regional Medical Strike Team (RMST) 17, California National Guard, leads a 10-member delegation at Westview Healthcare Center in Auburn, California, Jan. 8, 2021. The Cal Guard medical team from the 224th Sustainment Brigade, Long Beach, California, arrived at the facility on Christmas and immediately assisted residents stricken with the coronavirus disease.
COVID-19 vaccine available to Washington Air Guard members
January 11, 2021
Washington Air National Guard members from the 194th Wing and Western Air Defense Sector received COVID-19 vaccines Jan. 8, 2021, on Camp Murray, Washington. The vaccine was made available to all WA ANG service members in early January on a voluntary basis.
Iowa National Guard members receive COVID-19 vaccine
January 11, 2021
Technical Sgt. Perla Solis, 185th Air Refueling Wing medical technician, administers the first of two COVID-19 vaccines to an Airman from the Iowa Air National Guard at the Sioux City, Iowa, clinic on Jan. 9, 2021.
177th Fighter Wing Medical Group administers vaccinations
January 11, 2021
U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Jessica Bramlette, 177th Medical Group chief of dental medicine, holds a sign stating why she is receiving a COVID-19 vaccine Jan. 9, 2021, at the 177th Fighter Wing of the the New Jersey Air National Guard, Egg Harbor Township, N.J. Members of the 177th Medical Group administered COVID-19 vaccines to 60 unit members over two days and plan to administer more soon.
Nevada Guard helps track COVID-19 spread among Reno homeless
January 8, 2021
Nevada National Guardsmen conducted a sample collection site for COVID-19 testing in downtown Reno Jan. 7, 2021, after Washoe County Health District officials noticed an uptick in cases among homeless people in shelters.
NHNG Airman serves on front lines of fight against COVID-19
January 8, 2021
North Carolina National Guard Tech. Sgt. Matthew Prugger, an aerospace medic with the 157th Air Refueling Wing, administers the first dose of COVID-19 vaccine to a coworker at the Concord, New Hampshire, vaccination site Jan. 6, 2021.
Aussie native is Washington National Guard flight paramedic
January 8, 2021
Sgt. Abraham Boxx, a critical care flight paramedic with the 1st Battalion, 168th General Support Aviation Battalion, Washington Army National Guard, rides in a UH-60 Black Hawk during a medical evacuation drill at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, on Jan. 2, 2021. Boxx moved to the U.S. from Australia to become certified as a flight paramedic in 2016 and later joined the Washington Army National Guard.
DOD details National Guard response to Capitol attack
January 8, 2021
National Guard members in-process upon arriving in Washington, D.C., on Jan. 7, 2021. National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from Maryland, Virginia, Delaware, Pennsylvania, New York and New Jersey are traveling to the National Capital Region to join the District of Columbia National Guard in supporting federal and district authorities through the inauguration of President-elect Joseph Biden.
South Carolina National Guard administers COVID-19 vaccine
January 8, 2021
South Carolina National Guard Sgt. Alongkorn Khamkam gives a COVID-19 vaccine to a citizen at the Tidelands Waccamaw Community Hospital in Murrells Inlet, South Carolina, Jan. 7, 2021. This was the first COVID-19 vaccine administered by the SCNG to a member of the community.
MING helps vaccinate residents, staff at veterans' homes
January 7, 2021
Michigan Army National Guard Spc. Ethan Ash, 1st Battalion, 182nd Field Artillery Regiment, administers COVID-19 vaccinations to residents and employees of the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Jan. 6, 2021.
10th Civil Support Team supports COVID-19 response
January 7, 2021
Maj. Wes Watson, commander of the Washington National Guard's 10th Civil Support Team, tests a COVID-19 collection sample in the mobile laboratory on behalf of the Washington Department of Health on Jan. 5, 2021, in Shoreline, Wash.
Busy first week For NH National Guard vaccination mission
January 6, 2021
Spc. Blake Jalbert-Sullivan, a combat medic with New Hampshire Army National Guard's Medical Detachment, administers a vaccination to Carl Pellerin of Enfield on Jan. 5, 2021, at a vaccination station in Lebanon, N.H. The site is one of 13 vaccination stations across the state managed by the NHNG.
Michigan National Guard helps keep veterans safe
January 6, 2021
Sgt. James See, 63rd Troop Command, Michigan Army National Guard, ensures proper precautions are followed as employees enter the Grand Rapids Home for Veterans, Grand Rapids, Mich., March 20, 2020.
Vermont National Guard rolls out 1st doses of COVID vaccine
January 5, 2021
Staff Sgt. Yolande Allen receives a dose of COVID-19 vaccine from Douglas Sutton during a vaccine rollout at Camp Johnson, Vermont, Jan. 4, 2021. The Vermont National Guard received 200 doses of the Moderna vaccine in late December. Allen is a performer with the 40th Army Band who specializes in flute, tenor saxophone, and vocals. Sutton is a registered nurse with the University of Vermont Medical Center.
KFOR conducts sweeper operation
January 5, 2021
U.S. Soldiers assigned to Kosovo Force, Regional Command-East, conduct a helicopter landing site clearance operation at Camp Bondsteel in Kosovo on Dec. 23, 2020. Soldiers with the 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion, Delaware Army National Guard, the 702nd Ordnance Company, Grafenwoehr, Germany, and 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry Regiment, Iowa Army National Guard, came together to carry out the first HLS clearing operation assigned to KFOR 28.