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Maryland Air Guard helps out at stadium vaccination site
February 26, 2021 — BALTIMORE – The Maryland Air National Guard supported the opening of a COVID-19 mass vaccination site at M&T Bank Stadium Feb. 25. In addition to the sites at Six Flags in Bowie and the Baltimore...

Michigan Guard vaccination teams assist around the state
February 26, 2021 — CHEBOYGAN, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard is on pace to help distribute more than 200,000 COVID-19 vaccines across the state this week. In one day, 82 Guard COVID-19 Vaccination Testing Teams...

Michigan National Guard helps vaccinate hundreds of people
February 25, 2021 — TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard and the Grand Traverse Health Department hosted a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Traverse City, otherwise known as the cherry capital of the...

Connecticut Guard medics attend vaccination training
February 25, 2021 — FAIRFIELD, Conn. – Connecticut National Guard medics attended vaccination administration training at the Fairfield Regional Fire School in preparation to support COVID-19 vaccination sites in...

National Guard Citizen-Airmen satisfy Texas-sized thirst
February 24, 2021 — FORT WORTH, Texas – A winter storm without a name is just chilly weather. But when the National Weather Service names it Uri, it becomes the winter storm of a lifetime – or at least in the eyes of...

Michigan National Guard assists with COVID-19 vaccinations
February 24, 2021 — BENTON HARBOR, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard helped the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services vaccinate hundreds of people in Berrien County as part of a statewide effort to fight...

Georgia National Guard supports mass vaccination sites
February 23, 2021 — MARIETTA, Ga. – The Georgia National Guard is supporting the state's effort to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to people at four mass vaccination sites in Albany, Clarkesville, Hapeville and Macon.The...

Louisiana National Guard helps state respond to winter storm
February 23, 2021 — BATON ROUGE, La. – More than 1,200 members of the Louisiana National Guard helped clear roads and handled logistical support in response to a winter storm. Since last week's storm, the LANG has...

Alaska Air National Guard rescues possible stroke victim
February 23, 2021 — JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – Members of the 176th Wing of the Alaska Air National Guard medically evacuated a possible stroke victim Feb. 20 at Stoney River Lodge 200 miles west of...

Michigan National Guard supports vaccination clinic
February 22, 2021 — COLDWATER, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard helped health officials vaccinate hundreds of people at a tri-county vaccination clinic Feb. 18."We are doing a mass COVID-19 vaccination clinic today,"...

Kentucky Guardsmen support 'greatest generation'
February 22, 2021 — LEXINGTON, Ky. – “If it were not for the Kentucky National Guard, we would not have been able to keep our doors open.”That was a recurring sentiment echoed by the staff at Sayre Christian Village, a...

Vermont National Guard teaches winter mountain skills
February 22, 2021 — JERICHO, Vt. - Soldiers of the 10th Mountain Division were introduced to unique winter skills Feb. 18-20 at the Vermont Army National Guard Mountain Warfare School. Experts from the VTARNG 86th...

Hawaii, Alaska ANG practice rescue capabilities
February 19, 2021 — JOINT BASE PEARL HARBOR-HICKAM, Hawaii – Members of the Hawaii Air National Guard's 204th Airlift Squadron wrapped up a month-long search and rescue exercise around Oahu Feb. 6, alongside partners...

Michigan vaccination teams bring hope to local communities
February 18, 2021 — LANSING, Mich. – Soldiers and Airmen with Michigan’s Army and Air National Guard continue partnering with health departments at vaccination clinics around the state to help battle COVID-19. One clinic...

National Guard vaccinates hundreds of thousands of people
February 18, 2021 — WASHINGTON – National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are vaccinating about 72,000 people a day across the country in the Guard's ongoing, year-long effort to help combat the spread of COVID-19, Air Force...

Maryland National Guard facilitates COVID-19 testing
February 17, 2021 — CUMBERLAND, Md. – Maryland National Guard Soldiers are helping local health departments test residents in the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.The 1729th Maintenance Company, stationed in Havre de...

Re-missioned Kansas Guard unit thrives despite COVID curve
February 17, 2021 — EL PASO, Texas – They had trained for months. They had prepared. They were ready. In July, the 169th Combat Sustainment Support Battalion, 69th Troop Command, Kansas Army National Guard, was days away...

NYNG Soldiers honor state heroes at Arlington Cemetery
February 17, 2021 — ARLINGTON, Va. – In a letter to his son in 1944, Gen. George S. Patton Jr. said: "To be a successful Soldier, you must know history. … Weapons change, but man who uses them changes not at all."History...

Oklahoma National Guard assists motorists in winter weather
February 17, 2021 — OKLAHOMA CITY - The Oklahoma Army National Guard, in partnership with the Oklahoma Highway Patrol, responded to severe weather conditions with Stranded Motorist Assistance Recovery Teams (SMART) made...

JSTARS uses AF innovative funding to increase readiness
February 17, 2021 — ROBINS AIR FORCE BASE, Ga. – U.S. Airmen maintaining aerospace ground equipment for the E-8C Joint STARS mission used innovative funding to acquire new aircraft ground generators to save maintenance...

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