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  • NY Guard chaplain celebrates Easter mass at Javits Center

    Social distancing made traditional Easter services a no-go April 12, but New York National Guard and Active-Duty service members working at the COVID-19 alternate care facility at Javits Convention Center still got a chance to receive Easter communion safely.New York Air National Guard Chaplain (Lt.

  • Aircraft airflow tested in Nebraska to reduce COVID-19 spread

    LINCOLN, Neb. – The U.S. Air Force’s Air Mobility Command sent multiple airframes to the Nebraska Air National Guard base to test airflow and reduce the risk to aircrews transporting COVID-19 patients.“United States Transportation Command expressed a joint, urgent, operational need request for

  • PRANG Airman makes PPE for security forces, first responders

    A Puerto Rico Air National Guard Airman brought innovation to the fight against the continued spread of COVID-19, to provide personal protective equipment in the midst of a nationwide shortage.After reading about 3D printing enthusiasts in Europe making plastic face shields, 1st Lt. Jose Arroyo, a

  • Illinois Air Guard C-130s join the fight against COVID-19

    EUGENE, Ore. – What could have been a three-day trek across 2,150 miles of interstate highway was shortened to overnight delivery by Air National Guard C-130H Hercules aircraft joining Illinois’ fight against the COVID-19 pandemic.Two aircrews assigned to the 182nd Airlift Wing departed their Peoria

  • 104th Fighter Wing Public Health, innovating and educating

    Hundreds of Barnestormers are working in support of the COVID-19 pandemic and rely on the knowledge and expertise of the Barnes Air National Guard Base Public Health officer to guide them in keeping safe while on base and in the community. The 104th Fighter Wing Medical Group PH team is being led by

  • 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