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  • Oklahoma National Guard medics train for COVID-19 response

    OKLAHOMA CITY – Oklahoma Army and Air National Guard medics joined forces in COVID-19 medical response training at the Oklahoma Regional Training Institute April 10 -11.The training was to prepare OKNG medical personnel for potential missions with their civilian counterparts in response to the

  • Got Your Six, Infantrymen reinforce the 104th Air Guard mission

    Infantrymen from 1st Battalion, 181st Infantry Regiment, Bravo Company, are activated in response to COVID-19 to ensure there is enough manpower available to safeguard the 104th Fighter Wing assets and personnel. During the pandemic, the infantrymen will be working alongside the 104th Security

  • NY National Guard has 3,500 on duty to fight COVID-19

    LATHAM, N.Y. – A month into the COVID-19 response, the New York National Guard has about 3,500 members on the mission from the eastern tip of Long Island to Buffalo.The force on COVID-19 response duty in New York includes 2,952 New York Army National Guard Soldiers, 438 Air National Guard Airmen, 75

  • Massachusetts Guard helps protect homeless

    WESTFIELD, Mass. – Security Forces Airmen from the 104th Fighter Wing, Barnes Air National Guard Base, and Soldiers with the 747th Military Police Company, Massachusetts Army National Guard, are providing security for testing sites and shelters for the homeless who may have the coronavirus.The

  • 103rd MDG Commander leads COVID-19 response in civilian role

    Tractor-trailers began arriving at the Connecticut Convention Center shortly after 7:00 a.m. Saturday, April 11, and Connecticut Army and Air National Guardsmen quickly began the task of setting up over 600 beds for potential hospital surge capacity for patients recovering from COVID-19.Leading the

  • National Guard chief: More Guard members to be called up

    ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 28,000 National Guard members are on duty as part of COVID-19 response efforts, and that number is expected to grow, the Guard’s top general says. “Over the past few weeks, each day has seen about 1,000 additional Soldiers and Airmen called up throughout the 54 states,

  • EOD Airman 3D prints face shields for COVID-19 response

    Explosive Ordnance Disposal Airmen from the 104th Fighter Wing are protecting lives using innovative equipment in a critical response to COVID-19. The task at hand is slightly different than their usual work, but they are still clearing the way for the mission to carry on. The 104FW EOD shop

  • 177th FW sews face masks for mission-essential personnel

    ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – The 177th Fighter Wing Aircrew Flight Equipment shop began sewing and distributing face masks for mission-essential personnel April 8.The 177th FW is committed to maintaining national defense while taking every precaution to ensure the health and

  • Illinois Guard helps build care facility at McCormick Place

    CHICAGO – A team of 60 members of the Illinois Air National Guard is helping build an alternate care facility at the sprawling McCormick Place to handle a potential surge of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.Gov. J.B. Pritzker described the facility as an intervention for people in the Chicago