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  • Ohio National Guard member serving a greater purpose

    COLUMBUS, Ohio – Nearly 400 members of the Ohio National Guard, go to work each day packaging, transporting and distributing food and other essential items to the state's most vulnerable populations. A logistics readiness officer assigned to the 178th Wing monitors the situation to ensure the Guard

  • 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

  • Growing Louisiana Guard presence supports COVID-19 response

    ALEXANDRIA, La. – More than 660 members of the Louisiana National Guard are assisting with the COVID-19 response, providing medical, engineering and drive-thru testing support.“Many of our Soldiers are from right here in this community. They live here, they work here, they’re your neighbors and your

  • 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,

  • Arkansas ANG medics keep COVID-19 testing line moving

    Six Arkansas Air Guard medics are in the COVID-19 coronavirus fight in downtown Little Rock, helping assess nearly 1,400 Arkansans who passed through an efficient covered drive-thru testing site on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus.While Master Sgt. Darrell Gentry, NCO in-charge

  • 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,"

  • Florida National Guard opens COVID-19 testing site at stadium

    MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Florida National Guard Soldiers and Airmen opened South Florida’s second COVID-19 drive-thru community testing site at the Hard Rock Stadium in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.Units from all over Florida, from the panhandle to Miami, are supporting Gov. Ron