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Connecticut Guard assists with vaccinations for school staff
March 5, 2021
U.S. Air Force Capt. Aaron Sarwar, 118th Airlift Squadron navigator and site lead for Air National Guard personnel, directs patients to stations at a COVID-19 vaccination site at Saint Francis Hospital, Hartford, Connecticut, March 4, 2021. A team of 11 Connecticut Air National Guardsmen provided non-medical administrative support at the site, which was set up to vaccinate 1,500 teachers and staff from Hartford Public Schools.

WVNG shares vaccine best practices with SPP partner Peru
March 4, 2021
Members of the West Virginia National Guard and the West Virginia Joint Interagency Task Force for COVID-19 Vaccines shared best practices and lessons learned for COVID-19 vaccine distribution with Peru during a virtual workshop March 2, 2021. West Virginia and Peru have a longstanding relationship under the National Guard Bureau State Partnership Program.

Oregon National Guard expands COVID-19 vaccinations
March 4, 2021
Oregon Army National Guard Sgt. Ryan Kill administers the COVID-19 vaccine to a walk-in patient at the Oregon Convention Center, Portland, Ore., Jan. 27, 2021. Guard members are helping local partners throughout the state respond to the pandemic.

Michigan National Guard helps food banks meet increased need
March 4, 2021
Michigan National Guard Soldiers with Michigan’s Task Force Spartan work with Gleaners of Warren, Michigan, Community Food Bank, Nov. 24, 2020. Army and Air National Guard members filled and labeled dry and frozen green bean bags and cold and dry food boxes, reaching a goal of 90,000 lbs. during the Thanksgiving holiday week.

Vermont Guard shifts from COVID-19 testing to vaccination
March 3, 2021
Army Sgt. Lisa Kromer displays a dose of COVID-19 vaccine at the Doubletree Hotel in Burlington, Vermont, March 3, 2021. Kromer is part of the Vermont National Guard's Task Force Coyote, which recently transitioned from offering COVID testing to vaccinations.

PRNG using new equipment to vaccinate people safely
March 2, 2021
Puerto Rico National Guard Sgt. José Rodríguez administers a COVID-19 vaccine in the PRNG vaccination center in Caguas, Puerto Rico, March 1, 2021, using new personal protection equipment.

Nebraska Guard supports vaccinations in railyard clinic
March 2, 2021
Sgt. Michael Fischer, a combat medic assigned to the Nebraska Army National Guard's 92nd Troop Command, inventories and packs medical supplies at the West Central District Health Department office in North Platte, Nebraska, Feb. 24, 2021. Fischer was preparing for a mass vaccination clinic the next day for workers at Bailey Yard, the world's largest railroad classification yard.

VNG Soldiers, Airmen engaged in COVID-19 vaccinations
March 1, 2021
Virginia National Guard Soldiers and Airmen provide logistics and operations support at a COVID-19 vaccine point of distribution hosted by the Blue Ridge Health District Feb. 4, 2021, in Charlottesville, Virginia. Approximately 120 VNG personnel are conducting COVID-19 response missions across the commonwealth in support of the Virginia Department of Emergency Management and the Virginia Department of Health.

Nevada Guard leads COVID-19 vaccination effort in Las Vegas
March 1, 2021
Nevada National Guard Spc. Demetrie Barnett with Joint Task Force 17 administers the Pfizer vaccine to residents at the Cora Coleman Senior Center, Feb. 16, 2021, in Las Vegas.

Maryland Air Guard helps out at stadium vaccination site
February 26, 2021
U.S. Air Force Airman Johnnie Boggs of the 175th Medical Group works at a computer terminal entering a patient's information before they receive the COVID-19 vaccine at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore, Md., Feb. 25, 2021. The Maryland National Guard is supporting Maryland's COVID-19 vaccination initiative.

 

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Ohio National Guard wraps up COVID-19 hospital support mission
Ohio National Guard Public Affairs
May 11, 2022 | 1:40
The staffing support provided by members of the Ohio National Guard and State Defense Force was the helping hand that many hospitals and communities needed during the spike of COVID-19 cases around the state from December into early this year. More than 2,000 Soldiers and Airmen were activated by Gov. Mike DeWine during that timeframe to help relieve hospitals and health care facilities, which welcomed the assistance due to employee shortages and illnesses.
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