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  • Colorado Air Guard fabrication specialists craft masks during COVID-19

    Personal protective equipment has been in high demand since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic.Members of the 140th Maintenance Group, 140th Wing, Colorado Air National Guard, at Buckley Air Force Base, Aurora, Colorado, used their military knowledge and skills to fabricate a solution.Shortly

  • Public Health needed now more than ever

    During the COVID-19 global pandemic, our nation has turned to the CDC for guidance, and in the Air National Guard, we are relying on our public health service members now more than ever. The introduction of the coronavirus has placed a new spotlight on the importance of public health.

  • Emergency Management Team Critical to Fighting COVID-19

    Emergency responses are anything but routine. However, with the prevention, preparedness, response, recovery, and mitigation actions, the Emergency Management office is the guiding light for the Emergency Operations Center in crisis response procedures at the 104th Fighter Wing. “Our focus is on

  • NY National Guard doubles force responding to COVID-19

    LATHAM, N.Y. – The New York National Guard has doubled the number of members helping to mitigate the spread of COVID-19 in the state to more than 2,200 troops on duty.From Niagara Falls to Long Island, Soldiers and Airmen are providing logistical and administrative support to state and local

  • Ohio National Guard helping food banks across state

    COLUMBUS, Ohio – Hundreds of members of the Ohio National Guard are helping 12 food banks across the state distribute food during the COVID-19 pandemic.Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine authorized the activation of approximately 400 Ohio National Guard personnel March 18. Guard members were placed on state

  • Dual-status commanders appointed in 8 states for COVID-19 response

    ARLINGTON, Va. – Dual-status commanders have been appointed in eight states, with 10 more awaiting approval, as the National Guard continues to support COVID-19 response efforts throughout the country.The states where dual-status commanders have been appointed are California, Colorado,

  • OneSource, family and spouse programs still available

    ARLINGTON, Va. – The Department of Defense is closely monitoring the impact of the coronavirus on service members, their families and survivors. Resources offered through Military OneSource, the Military and Family Life Counseling program, and the Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program

  • Guard helps medical professionals combat COVID-19

    ARLINGTON, Va. – From staffing informational phone banks to administering tests for COVID-19, many of the more than 9,000 National Guard members on duty in response to COVID-19 are assisting state and local medical professionals."Medical providers are essential to the hospitals where they work,"

  • Maryland Guard helping with Strategic National Stockpile push

    BALTIMORE – Recently activated Maryland Air National Guard members are working at a Strategic National Stockpile in Maryland, preparing and loading medical supplies and equipment to help the state respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.The Maryland Department of Health, working with Gov. Larry Hogan's

  • La. Guard focusing on assessments, medical support

    PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, directed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, activated 238 Soldiers and Airmen March 19 to assist with the COVID-19 response.More than 100 Soldiers and Airmen are stationed at three sites in Jefferson Parish and New Orleans to assist local agencies with COVID-19