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La. Guard assists at new Baton Rouge COVID-19 testing sites
July 9, 2020
Louisiana National Guard Soldiers assist state authorities at four new COVID-19 testing sites, like this one at LSU’s Alex Box Stadium, to better assist communities where there has been an increase in cases and hospitalizations, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, July 7, 2020.

Guam National Guard prepares for COVID-19 drawdown
July 9, 2020
Col. Ronnie Delfin, Joint Task Force 671 Title 32 deputy dual status commander, discusses traffic control with Guam Police Chief Stephen Ignacio during an assessment for community COVID-19 testing at the Astumbo Gym in Dededo April 23, 2020. The Guam National Guard continues to work with the government of Guam in its effort to combat the COVID-19 pandemic.

New Jersey National Guard supports primary election
July 8, 2020
U.S. Army Spc. Janerah W. Glaze, left, and Spc. Marie F. Mathurin, both with the 253rd Transportation Company, New Jersey Army National Guard, prepare provisional ballot bags at the superintendent of elections, Atlantic County, Northfield, N.J., July 7, 2020. More than 100 New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers assisted election officials in seven counties by performing duties related to the state’s Primary Election.

Nebraska Guard transitions testing teams to health workers
July 8, 2020
A Nebraska National Guard Soldier checks in a citizen before collecting a nasopharyngeal sample, June 10, 2020, at a mobile COVID-19 testing site in Nebraska City, Nebraska.

Nevada Guard helps Shoshone Tribe in fight against COVID-19
July 8, 2020
Nevada National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jerzy Horst holds a biohazard bag open for a Soldier who collected a nasal swab sample from a resident during COVID-19 testing in the Shoshone Health District July 1, 2020, in Duckwater, Nevada.

Michigan National Guard tests people statewide for COVID-19
July 8, 2020
Members of the Michigan National Guard provide free COVID-19 tests at a drive-thru site in Cadillac, Michigan. The Guard has tested 60,000 people in the state.

Kansas National Guard packages 4 million meals and counting
July 6, 2020
Members of the Kansas National Guard pack, weigh, seal and box food bags n Leawood, Kansas, June 25, 2020, to meet the growing food demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The food is distributed at food pantries throughout Kansas.

North Carolina National Guard delivers PPE to school nurses
July 6, 2020
North Carolina Army National Guard Sgt. Brandon Eller, assigned to the 258th Engineer Battalion, loads personal protective equipment for delivery to public and charter school nurses in surrounding counties at a warehouse in Central N.C., June 29, 2020.

Indiana Guard helps test long-term care staff across state
July 6, 2020
A medic from the Indiana National Guard tests for COVID-19 at the Greenwood Healthcare Center on June 24, 2020. The Indiana National Guard assisted OptumServe with statewide testing of more than 47,000 employees at 520 long-term care facilities as part of a new initiative by the Indiana State Department of Health, June 10 to 28.

Guard helps feed Kansans in need
July 6, 2020
The Kansas National Guard and volunteers hand out boxes of fresh produce and dry goods at a food pantry in Effingham, Kansas, June 22, 2020. The food pantry is held once a month at different locations to meet the growing food demand caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.

 

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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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