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  • 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

  • National Guard chief: More Guard members to be called up

    ARLINGTON, Va. – More than 28,000 National Guard members are on duty as part of COVID-19 response efforts, and that number is expected to grow, the Guard’s top general says. “Over the past few weeks, each day has seen about 1,000 additional Soldiers and Airmen called up throughout the 54 states,

  • 177th FW sews face masks for mission-essential personnel

    ATLANTIC CITY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.J. – The 177th Fighter Wing Aircrew Flight Equipment shop began sewing and distributing face masks for mission-essential personnel April 8.The 177th FW is committed to maintaining national defense while taking every precaution to ensure the health and

  • Illinois Guard helps build care facility at McCormick Place

    CHICAGO – A team of 60 members of the Illinois Air National Guard is helping build an alternate care facility at the sprawling McCormick Place to handle a potential surge of patients during the COVID-19 pandemic.Gov. J.B. Pritzker described the facility as an intervention for people in the Chicago

  • La. Guard increases response force, mission support

    NEW ORLEANS – More than 1,340 Louisiana National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are assisting with the COVID-19 response across the state under the direction of Gov. John Bel Edwards.The LANG is supporting medical efforts, engineering assessment, distribution of food and medical supplies, shelter

  • New Hampshire National Guard Airmen answer the call

    CONCORD, N.H. – In response to the ongoing COVID-19 health crisis, more than 150 members of the New Hampshire National Guard are supporting missions across the Granite State. The Soldiers and Airmen are serving communities on multiple fronts, from alternate care sites, to food banks, to the

  • Pilots maintain flying hours during pandemic

    The alarms sound. Maintainers run to their jets to get them ready, while pilots gear up for their Fertile Keynote. In a matter of minutes, the Aerospace Control Alert F-16 Fighting Falcons are in the skies.Fertile Keynotes are exercises that allow pilots to practice intercepting aircraft, just like

  • 104th Medical Group administers COVID-19 tests in community

    WESTFIELD, Mass. – In the Air National Guard, Airmen wear federal and state hats. When called upon by their state, they can serve the very communities where they live. Medical professionals from the 104th Medical Group, Massachusetts National Guard, are getting to do just that.A group of aerospace

  • Ohio Guard helps state evaluate alternate care sites

    UPPER SANDUSKY, Ohio – Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine turned to the Ohio National Guard to help develop a plan to expand medical capacity as Ohio’s health care systems brace for the looming COVID-19 peak.The Ohio National Guard’s response? A regional approach supporting state agencies aimed at one goal: