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  • Maintenance team makes face masks for Texas Air Guard members

    JOINT BASE SAN ANTONIO-LACKLAND, Texas – When guidance came out that personnel on base should wear face coverings when within 6 feet of each other, one Air National Guard member with a personal 3D printer figured he could help.Staff Sgt. Paul Renker, a 149th Fighter Wing hydraulics technician,

  • NY National Guard executes somber duties in NYC

    NEW YORK – The toughest COVID-19 mission facing the New York National Guard falls on 255 Soldiers and Airmen supporting New York City's Office of the Chief Medical Examiner (OCME), according to Army Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York.The medical examiner's office is responsible

  • Bulldogs Graduate BMT Wearing Masks Due to COVID-19

    On April 9, 2020, 1,400 trainees graduated from Air Force Basic Military Training (BMT) at Joint Base San Antonio-Lackland, Texas; all wearing masks amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.  Of the 1400, three were Bulldogs of the 148th Fighter Wing.

  • Nevada Guard commits record 800 members to COVID-19 fight

    CARSON CITY, Nev. – About 700 more Nevada National Guard Soldiers and Airmen will enter the fight against COVID-19 this week, bringing the total number to about 800 – the largest state activation in Nevada National Guard history.Gov. Steve Sisolak called 106 Soldiers and Airmen on state military

  • 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

  • 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