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New York National Guard builds COVID vaccination 'pods'
January 14, 2021
Members of the New York National Guard receive supplies build COVID-19 vaccination "pods" at the Guilderland Industrial Park, Altamont, N.Y., Jan. 5, 2021. The pods are all the items required to support a vaccination site, loaded into a New York State Department of Emergency Management trailer that can be transported anywhere across the state.

Ohio National Guard leaders vaccinated against COVID-19
January 13, 2021
Maj. Gen. John C. Harris, the adjutant general for the state of Ohio, received his COVID-19 vaccine at the 121st Air Refueling Wing on Jan. 9, 2021.

NH Guard members backstop state prison corrections officers
January 13, 2021
New Hampshire National Guard 1st Lt. James Lawrence, a military police officer with the 237th Military Company, with his issued patrol car on the perimeter of the N.H. State Prison for Men in Concord, N.H., on Jan. 10, 2021. Lawrence is one of 20 Guard members filling in at the prison due to a shortage of corrections officers caused by COVID-19.

Alabama National Guard members get vaccinated
January 13, 2021
An Alabama National Guard Medical Detachment Soldier prepares a dose of COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 7, 2021. The Alabama National Guard is administering the vaccine on a voluntary basis to members of the Guard to ensure mission readiness.

Washington National Guard supports Emergency Food Network
January 13, 2021
Washington National Guard Pfc. Trenton Choate packs a food box at the Emergency Food Network warehouse in Fife, Wash., on Jan. 6, 2021. The Guard helped pack more than 8,000 emergency food boxes for residents of Pierce County.

Kentucky National Guard troops get vaccinated
January 12, 2021
Kentucky Adjutant General Haldane B. Lamberton gets his COVID-19 vaccine administered by Kentucky National Guard technician Sgt. Jamie Pungirum Jan. 11, 2020, at the medical detachment on Boone National Guard Center, Frankfort, Ky.

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>

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.

 

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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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