COVID-19 1 year anniversary
From the first mission, to the last, in the fight against COVID-19, we're all in this together. Video by David Yoakum.
U.S. Air Force Maj. Gen. Dawne L. Deskins, deputy director, Air National Guard, narrates a script for Women's History Month in Washington, D.C., Mar. 15, 2021. Deskins recognized how women have been pivotal in defending our country and how their service has helped shaped the nation and our armed forces. Video by Master Sgt. Thomas Sobczyk.
The National Guard celebrates the accomplishments of its female members throughout history. Video by Sgt. 1st Class Whitney Hughes.
Soldiers from the North Carolina National Guard help first responders during a tornado weather event in Shallotte, North Carolina, Feb. 15-16, 2021. Video by Sgt. Marcel Pugh.
Cal Guard and active duty service members are supporting the mass vaccination site at Cal State Los Angeles on Feb. 16, 2021. The site is the first joint federal and state operated vaccination point of distribution initiated by President Joe Biden. Video by Spc. Simone Lara.
Members of the District of Columbia National Guard describe what Black History Month means to the mission, Feb. 5, 2021. The National Guard has been requested to continue supporting federal law enforcement agencies with security, communications, medical evacuation, logistics, and safety support to state, district and federal agencies through mid-March. Video by Tech. Sgt. Arthur Mondale Wright.
U.S. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III meets with U.S. Army Maj. Gen. William J. Walker, commanding general, District of Columbia National Guard, and Brig. Gen. Janeen L. Birckhead, commander of the multi-state National Guard task force charged with U.S. Capitol security, before walking the perimeter of the Capitol to meet with National Guard personnel and ensure their well-being, in Washington D.C., Jan. 29, 2021. The National Guard has been requested to continue supporting federal law enforcement agencies with security, communications, medical evacuation, logistics, and safety support to state, district and federal agencies through mid-March. Video by Staff Sgt. Andrew Enriquez.
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers, with the South Carolina National Guard, assisted a food pantry in Greenville, South Carolina, Jan. 26, 2021. The Soldiers helped with sorting, packing and distributing various food products because of the increased need for food and COVID-19 limitations of volunteers. The Soldiers are scheduled to continue assisting food pantries across the state for the next several weeks. Video by Staff Sgt. Brad Mincey.
A U-H 60 Black Hawk crew with the Arizona Army National Guard rescued three stranded climbers in snow covered Haribo Canyon in Sedona, Tuesday, January, 26, 2021. Pilot U.S. Army Capt. Shannon Lancaster along with copilot Chief Warrant Officer Paul Duff, crew chiefs Staff Sgt. Karl Evans and Sgt. Jonathan Atcitty and medic Sgt. Javier Carrillo, hoisted up the climbers and flew them to a command post where emergency responders transported them to a local hospital. Capt. Lancaster and her crew also hoisted up four members of a local rescue team in the Haribo Canyon as well. Video by Maj. Kyle Key.
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers prepare and administer COVID-19 vaccines Jan. 25, 2021 at the Maricopa County Fairgrounds in Phoenix. Arizona National Guardsmen are scheduled to continue assisting the administering of COVID-19 vaccines, as well as helping to distribute the vaccination to sites throughout Arizona. Video by Staff Sgt. Dillon Davis.
It has been said that, “An army marches on its stomach.” The National Guard is ensuring its Soldiers and Airmen are well fed and have lodging for the duration of their support to the 2021 Inauguration. Video by Sgt. 1st Class Peter Morrison.
For many National Guard members who supported COVID-19 response efforts, 2020 was filled with conducting tests, sanitizing facilities, providing logistical support, delivering meals and distributing personal protective equipment. Now, the Guard can add another mission to a fight that is approaching the one-year mark: supporting vaccinations. Video by Sgt. 1st Class Peter Morrison.
North Carolina National Guard Soldiers help vaccinate forsyth county residents with the COVID-19 Vaccine, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, Jan. 12, 2021. Video by Sgt. Marcel Pugh.
"2020 has challenged us all; I am proud of the way National Guard men and women served their communities and nation this year." Gen. Daniel Hokanson, Chief, National Guard Bureau Video by Sgt. 1st Class Peter Morrison.