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  • 125th Fighter Wing Airmen assist with COVID-19 vaccinations

    JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Fla. – Sixty Airmen from the 125th Fighter Wing activated Feb. 1 to support increased COVID-19 testing and vaccination administration at a Jacksonville mall. The Airmen will help vaccinate eligible residents in support of the Florida Department of Health’s

  • Fighter pilot accomplishes first flight after electrocution

    JACKSONVILLE AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Fla. – Florida National Guard Lt. Col. Jonathan "Flood" Kassebaum completed his first mission since his near-fatal accident last year. Kassebaum was severely injured while working on a project in the backyard of his family home. He remained lifeless for nearly

  • Guard's COVID-19 response is largest since Hurricane Katrina

    ARLINGTON, Va. - Almost 47,000 Soldiers and Airmen from the National Guard are activated to help fight COVID-19 in the Guard’s largest domestic response effort since Hurricane Katrina in 2005. More than 51,000 Guard members responded to Katrina. While Katrina response efforts were in a concentrated

  • 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

  • Florida National Guard opens COVID-19 testing site at stadium

    MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. – Florida National Guard Soldiers and Airmen opened South Florida’s second COVID-19 drive-thru community testing site at the Hard Rock Stadium in support of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.Units from all over Florida, from the panhandle to Miami, are supporting Gov. Ron