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  • Massachusetts National Guard Master Sgt. Tanya Borges and Tech. Sgt. Jenna Bouley, 102nd Intelligence Wing Public Health technicians, look over slides for a public health presentation April 17, 2020, Otis Air National Guard Base, Mass.

    For Guard's 102nd IW, mission readiness must be maintained

    OTIS AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Mass. – Whether it’s a global pandemic, an earthquake, a hurricane or other emergency, organizations must train and prepare for every contingency.The 102nd Intelligence Wing is no exception. As both an Air Force and Air National Guard unit, and an integral part of the Massachusetts National Guard, the 102nd is playing
  • Alaska National Guard Soldiers and Airmen, Alaska State Defense Force Soldiers and Naval Militiamen assigned to a joint task force supported the Food Bank of Alaska by establishing an efficient food distribution area in Muldoon April 20, 2020.

    Alaska National Guard responds to COVID-19 threat

    JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska – The Alaska National Guard Joint Task Force-Logistics team is supporting three missions for the State Emergency Operations Center during the COVID-19 pandemic.The team is in charge of sourcing and disseminating equipment and people internally to support entities within the Alaska National Guard, and
  • Members of the Oklahoma Air National Guard with the 137th Special Operations Wing pack and sort boxes of food for transport in support of the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma in Oklahoma City, April 24, 2020. Gov. Kevin Stitt activated 25 additional Guardsmen in Oklahoma City and another 25 in Tulsa to assist the regional food banks.

    Oklahoma National Guard supporting local food banks

    OKLAHOMA CITY - Gov. Kevin Stitt has activated 25 more members of the Oklahoma Air National Guard from the 137th Special Operations Wing to help the Regional Food Bank of Oklahoma keep up with the impact of COVID-19. The pandemic and falling oil prices have increased demand for food assistance by as much as 60 percent at the food bank, which serves
  • Security Forces and Military Police from the Massachusetts National Guard patrol a COVID-19 testing site for the homeless to protect supplies, patients and medical staff, Springfield, Massachusetts, April 21, 2020. Security Forces Airmen of the 104th Fighter Wing and Military Police Soldiers of the 211th Military Police Battalion, 747th Military Police Company, are working jointly as a quick reaction force in response to COVID-19.

    Massachusetts National Guard supports law enforcement

    HANSCOM AIR FORCE BASE, Mass. – The coronavirus pandemic is putting pressure on everything from hospitals to grocery stores, as well as first responders who continue working in to keep the public safe.While countless police departments across the country are feeling the impact of the coronavirus, some are particularly hard-hit. The 2,800-member
  • Sgt. First Class Jason Brautigam, recruiting and retention noncommissioned officer, Michigan Army National Guard conducts a question and answer session via the internet due to social distancing restrictions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, Dowagiac, Michigan, April 24, 2020. Recruiters are charged to develop and implement programs and tools necessary to achieve mission success and recruiters have turned to innovation techniques in order to meet mission requirements.

    Michigan Guard finding new ways to recruit in COVID-19 era

    LANSING, Mich. – Michigan Army and Air National Guard recruiting professionals are faced with a new and unique challenge – recruiting during the COVID-19 pandemic. They are using innovation to come up with new ways to meet the mission.“We are typically seen in the public such as schools and colleges,” said Sgt. First Class Joel Burkhart,
  • U.S. Air Force Senior Airman Will Wagstaff, left, Maj. Ryan Coss, center, and Senior Airman Carly Farmer outside the West Virginia National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters in Charleston, W.Va. Coss, Wagstaff and Farmer are serving on Task Force Petersen, which is forecasting demand for medical supplies in the state during the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Staff Sgt. Caleb Vance)

    WV Guard builds forecasting tools for COVID-19 response

    The West Virginia National Guard (WVNG) and West Virginia University (WVU) have joined forces as Task Force Petersen to develop key data systems to track critical medical supplies during the COVID-19 pandemic.Task Force Petersen, named after the supply sergeant in the John Wayne movie “The Green Berets” and aligning with the WVNG’s Special Forces
  • Soldiers and Airmen of the Kansas National Guard help pack food at Harvesters in Topeka, Kansas, April 22, 2020. The food will be shipped to families across the state.

    National Guard helps feed Kansas in hard times

    TOPEKA, Kan. – Soldiers and Airmen of the Kansas National Guard are bringing food to families across the state during the COVID-19 pandemic.Members of the Kansas National Guard started assisting Harvesters, a regional food bank serving communities in Kansas and Missouri, at their Kansas City and Topeka locations in April.The food bank collects food
  • U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Kimberly Kaminski, with the 108th Wing, in the New Jersey National Guard’s Joint Operations Center in the Homeland Security Center of Excellence, Lawrenceville, N.J., April 22, 2020. New Jersey Soldiers and Airmen and active duty military members and civilians from U.S. Northern Command are working together in the center to support the state’s response efforts to COVID-19.

    Joint Operations Center coordinates NJ COVID-19 response

    LAWRENCEVILLE, N.J. – The Joint Operations Center, known as the JOC, is the focal point for coordinating missions for nearly 700 members of the New Jersey National Guard operating across the state.The JOC provides leaders in the state with a constant flow of information and updates they use to make decisions.New Jersey Guard Soldiers and Airmen are
  • Maj. Robert Winston of the 224th Air Defense Group threads a needle during sewing "operations" at the Eastern Air Defense Sector in Rome.

    New York Air Guard protects the force to protect the nation

    ROME, N.Y. – While hundreds of their fellow New York Air National Guard members have deployed to the New York City metro area to support COVID-19 operations, Airmen at the 224th Air Defense Group in Rome remained in place and did what they always do: defend the eastern U.S. airspace, 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week, without interruption.The 224th
  • Washington Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Grace Tesch, 141st Medical Group, packs food boxes at the Food Lifeline Covid Response warehouse in Seattle April 23, 2020. More than 250 Air and Army National Guard members are assigned to the warehouse to prepare, on average, 268 boxes an hour.

    Washington Air National Guard keeps 'food stream' flowing

    SEATTLE – As a Washington Air National Guard member finishes building a cardboard box, an assembly line of other Airmen fill it with non-perishable food. The work is straightforward but essential to the COVID-19 statewide emergency response.Nearly 50 Airmen from the 141st Air Refueling Wing, 194th Wing and Western Air Defense Sector started the
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