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  • WADS Airman sews 150 masks for Alabama hospital workers

    JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – A Washington Air National Guard member from the Western Air Defense Sector (WADS) sewed 150 protective cloth masks and sent them to a hospital in Alabama.Staff Sgt. Rachel Yandon, a radio frequency transmission systems apprentice working in the 225th Support

  • Joint innovation a hallmark of Michigan Guard's response

    LANSING, Mich. – Nearly sixty days after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer activated the Michigan National Guard for COVID-19 humanitarian support, U.S. Air Force Brig. Gen. Bryan Teff, assistant adjutant general – air and commander of the Michigan Air National Guard, is reflecting on the challenges and

  • NY Guard distributes 11 million meals, helps test 250,000

    LATHAM, N.Y. – Seventy-two days into the COVID-19 pandemic response, New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen have distributed more than 11 million meals, assembled almost 1 million COVID-19 test kits and helped administer a quarter of a million tests.As of May 18, the New York National Guard had

  • National Guard expanding COVID-19 testing across Wisconsin

    MADISON, Wis. – Twenty-five specimen collection teams from the Wisconsin National Guard continue to help increase the state’s COVID-19 testing capacity. Four teams collected specimens Sunday and 19 were collecting them May 18.The 600 Citizen-Soldiers and -Airmen on the teams established mobile

  • During COVID-19 crisis, Cal Guardsmen prepare for wildfires

    CAMP ROBERTS, Calif.— As the COVID-19 crisis continues, so does the threat from wildfires that flare up across California, usually from summer through fall. Over the past few years, the state has seen a series of devastating fires that have destroyed communities and taken dozens of lives. In 2018,

  • NC National Guard sets up COVID-19 medical support shelter

    HAMLET, N.C. – Soldiers and Airmen from the North Carolina National Guard worked with the state Department of Health and Human Services and Department of Emergency Management to create a medical support shelter April 29.The is designed to ease pressure on the health care system by supporting

  • New Mexico Guard command centers support COVID-19 mission

    ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – The Unit Command Centers for the 150th Special Operations Wing and the 210th RED HORSE Squadron are coordinating more than 200 Airmen in support of the New Mexico Joint Task Force state mission during the COVID-19 pandemic.Because of the lack of resources and supplies in many

  • Called to comfort: Mass. military chaplains provide support during COVID-19

    During these challenging times, people are seeking comfort and compassion to help them not only with any medical issues they may be facing, but also the emotional challenges that come with increased stress.Chaplains from the Massachusetts National Guard (MANG), as well as the Massachusetts Organized

  • National Guard supports Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center

    BEAVER, Pa. – Soldiers and Airmen from the Pennsylvania National Guard are supporting the Brighton Rehab and Wellness Center, providing medical, administrative and cleaning services.The Pennsylvania Task Force West service members and other members from across the state answered the call within 24