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  • La. Guard focusing on assessments, medical support

    PINEVILLE, La. – The Louisiana National Guard, directed by Gov. John Bel Edwards, activated 238 Soldiers and Airmen March 19 to assist with the COVID-19 response.More than 100 Soldiers and Airmen are stationed at three sites in Jefferson Parish and New Orleans to assist local agencies with COVID-19

  • Weathering COVID-19: financial resilience

    PORTLAND, Ore. – With the outbreak of the coronavirus, we’re living in uncertain times. More and more schools and businesses are closing to reduce the spread of COVID-19. As a result, many people are working from home or out of work indefinitely. If you feel you’re in a precarious financial

  • National Guard Ramping Up COVID-19 Response

    ARLINGTON, Va. – About 2,050 National Guard Soldiers and Airmen in 27 states have been activated to support COVID-19 response efforts, the chief of the National Guard Bureau said Thursday.Air Force Gen. Joseph L. Lengyel told reporters at a Pentagon briefing that number most likely would double by

  • Louisiana Guard mobilized for COVID-19

    The Louisiana National Guard, as directed by Governor John Bel Edwards, has activated over 155 Soldiers and Airmen so far, not to include full-time Guardsmen, to assist with the COVID-19 response, March 18. The number of Guardsmen activated and equipment utilized is anticipated to increase until the

  • Hundreds of New York Guardsmen respond to COVID-19

    A week into a mission to help contain the spread of the COVID-19 coronavirus, the New York National Guard had 900 personnel on duty from Long Island to New York City to the Albany area March 17.New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are providing logistical and administrative support to state

  • Puerto Rico Guard screens airport passengers for COVID-19

    The Puerto Rico National Guard is screening passengers arriving at the island's main airport to help prevent the spread of the coronavirus.More than 280 Citizen-Soldiers and Airmen of the National Guard are assigned to terminals A, B and C at Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, taking the

  • Guard members continue to assist in COVID-19 response

    National Guard members continue to assist state and local authorities responding to COVID-19, or the coronavirus. More than 1,560 Guard members in 22 states are on duty.New York National Guard members have been working with state and local officials to distribute food, disinfect public spaces and

  • PRNG turns from earthquake to COVID-19 response

    The Puerto Rico National Guard is transitioning from supporting victims of a damaging Jan. 7 earthquake to helping respond to the threat posed by the spreading coronavirus.Following the quake, the PRNG set up five base camps, stationing military personnel in each of them and offering medical

  • Wisconsin National Guard helps bring cruise passengers home

    Twenty-nine Wisconsin residents who spent a weeks-long ordeal aboard the Grand Princess cruise ship due to confirmed cases of the COVID-19 virus arrived back in Wisconsin late Sunday night and were driven home for self-quarantine by Soldiers and Airmen from the Wisconsin National Guard.Two

  • Health of force key to COVID response, says Guard’s top leader

    Taking care of Guard members and ensuring our nation has a healthy force ready to address the myriad effects resulting from the COVID-19 pandemic are among the chief concerns of the National Guard’s top leader.“My No. 1 priority is taking care of our National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and their