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  • New Jersey Guard Airmen ride the highs, lows of COVID-19 response

    Over the past few months, they’ve been called Task Force Vineland, Task Force Edison Task Force Millstone and now, most recently, Task Force Atlantic City.But by any name, this group of New Jersey National Guard Airmen has found itself in the center of the state’s military response to COVID-19. It’s

  • Alaska Air National Guard rescues injured hiker at Hatcher Pass

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska – Responding to a rescue request from Alaska State Troopers for a hoist-capable helicopter, the Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker at Hatcher Pass July 14. Six pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron boarded an HH-60G Pave

  • Liberian perseveres, becomes Oklahoma National Guard captain

    TULSA, Okla. – Capt. Robert S. Gaygay, 138th Medical Group preventative health assessment officer in charge, fled Liberia during a civil war and, through perseverance and determination, became an officer in the Oklahoma Air National Guard. Gaygay was one of 25 Airmen from the 138th Fighter Wing who

  • Last Call: N.H. Guard Airmen conclude call center mission

    On the day before the New Hampshire National Guard’s call center misson was scheduled to finish, there was no let down to be heard.The common refrain, “Thank you for calling New Hampshire Unemployment Call Center,” reverberated through the halls of the Edward Cross Training Center in Pembroke even

  • Technology streamlines COVID-19 testing by Wisconsin Guard

    MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin National Guard, working with the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS), rolled out new technology to streamline COVID-19 testing. The Dynamics Testing and Registration Application (DTRA), also known as COVID Connect, enables people to register online before

  • Connecticut Guard helps inspect long-term care facilities

    HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut Army and Air National Guard have teamed up with the Department of Public Health to inspect nursing homes and assisted living facilities throughout Connecticut during the COVID-19 pandemic.Across the country, long-term care facilities have been hotspots for COVID-19

  • 103rd maintainers keep C-130s clean, ready

    Just as our vehicles need a wash every so often, so do the 103rd Airlift Wing’s C-130H Hercules aircraft.Airmen from the 103rd Maintenance Group performed an aircraft wash on July 13-14, 2020 in Bradley Air National Guard Base’s fuel cell and corrosion control facility.

  • Ohio Guard helps build urban farm for Columbus communities

    COLUMBUS, Ohio – With widespread food insecurity across the state during the COVID-19 pandemic, Ohio National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were called in March to support regional food bank warehouses and local pantries.In addition to that support, about 15 Guard members helping at the Mid-Ohio

  • Aircrew Flight Equipment shop provides pilots with life-saving equipment

    U.S. Air Force Senior Master Sgt. Kenny Shearer, the 173rd Aircrew Flight Equipment superintendent, says he would prefer his career stay out of the spotlight.“It’s a thankless job, and I would prefer it stay thankless,” he says. “I would prefer it to be something that never gets used.”

  • Michigan National Guard provides COVID-19 testing in Flint

    FLINT, Mich. – The Michigan National Guard provided free, drive-thru COVID-19 testing for Flint and Genesee County residents July 9-10.To help slow the spread of the virus, the 182nd Task Force deployed 27 members of the Air National Guard to the Shiloh Missionary Church in partnership with the