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  • National Guard expanding COVID-19 testing across Wisconsin

    MADISON, Wis. – Twenty-five specimen collection teams from the Wisconsin National Guard continue to help increase the state’s COVID-19 testing capacity. Four teams collected specimens Sunday and 19 were collecting them May 18.The 600 Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen on the teams established mobile

  • Alaska National Guard rescues injured hiker on Esther Island

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska Air National Guard’s 176th Wing rescued an injured hiker on Esther Island about 70 miles east of Anchorage May 16.A little after midnight, three pararescuemen from the 212th Rescue Squadron boarded an HH-60G Pave Hawk from the 210th Rescue

  • Cal Guard is keeping Guardsmen connected

    When humanitarian operations are happening at a statewide level, communication is key. California Air and Army National Guardsmen, who are maintaining communication capabilities for Joint Task Force 115 personnel around the state, are in the J6 section and tasked with providing broadband and radio

  • Mass. Guard members use civilian medical training in COVID-19

    NEW BEDFORD, Mass. — More than 180 Soldiers and Airmen from the Massachusetts National Guard with civilian medical backgrounds have been called up to serve with Task Force Raptor and join the commonwealth's fight against COVID-19.Unique to TF Raptor, the Guard members on this mission have civilian

  • During COVID-19 crisis, Cal Guardsmen prepare for wildfires

    CAMP ROBERTS, Calif.— As the COVID-19 crisis continues, so does the threat from wildfires that flare up across California, usually from summer through fall. Over the past few years, the state has seen a series of devastating fires that have destroyed communities and taken dozens of lives. In 2018,

  • 104th Fighter Wing Airmen behind the scenes supporting the mission

    While the 104th Fighter Wing continues to support the COVID-19 response mission, Airmen behind-the-scenes are working hard to take care of their peers and ensure the mission continues to run smoothly.Airman Jack Proulx is a financial management technician in the comptroller flight at the 104th

  • 132d Wing Airmen provide COVID-19 screening

    A team of Airmen from the 132d Medical Group, 132d Force Support Squadron and 132d Security Forces Squadron are operating a Joint Mobile Screening Center in Denison, Iowa 11-22 May. The Airmen screened residents in Crawford County for COVID-19 by nasal swab or antibody testing.“We are mission