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Washington Air National Guard Master Sgt. Andy Remis, assigned to the 116th Air Support Operations Squadron, Camp Murray, Wash., lends a helping hand, holding an Afghan child at the Task Force Liberty Village medical station, Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey, Sept. 11, 2021.  The Department of Defense, through U.S. Northern Command, and in support of the Department of Homeland Security, is providing transportation, temporary housing, medical screening, and general support for at least 50,000 Afghan evacuees at suitable facilities, in permanent or temporary structures, as quickly as possible. This initiative provides Afghan personnel essential support at secure locations outside Afghanistan. (National Guard photo by Master Sgt. John Hughel, Washington Air National Guard)

Sept. 21, 2021

National Guardsmen team up with active duty, reserve to support Operation Allies Welcome

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, NJ -- Since August 2021, Afghan evacuees have been arriving at several U.S. military installations across the country. These secure locations are an entry point for Afghans and their families who supported the U.S. Government.Since the end of August, more than 50 members from the Evergreen State have been

Airmen, Soldiers, Sailors and Marines provide no-cost health care to Central Delaware communities Aug. 1, 2021 as part of Central Delaware Partnership For Hope 2021 Innovative Readiness Training program. The event is scheduled to provide services from Aug. 1-9. IRT is a National Guard-led, multi-service/component training event intended to build mutually beneficial partnerships between the U.S. Department of Defense and U.S. communities. The mission provides servicemembers with hands-on readiness training opportunities, while providing direct and lasting benefits to residents of each community served. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michelle Gonzalez)

Aug. 17, 2021

Central Delaware IRT Wraps Up Medical Mission

DOVER, Del. — Guard, Active and Reserve component service members concluded medical care services provided by Central Delaware Partnership for Hope 2021 Innovative Readiness Training program Aug. 9, 2021.

Pfc. Genevieve Godgow, an aircraft structural repairer attached to 3rd Battalion, 238th General Support Aviation Battalion, Delaware Army National Guard, smiles for a picture in front of a UH-60 Blackhawk at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, on March 3, 2021.

CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo March 8, 2021

KFOR Soldier breaks barriers in aviation unit

CAMP BONDSTEEL, Kosovo — In hangar D at Camp Bondsteel, Kosovo, the constant whine of a UH-60 Blackhawk and the metallic, orchestrated sounds of daily maintenance checks being conducted can always be heard. Tucked into a corner, with stacks of materials meticulously organized and various tools laid out neatly on workbenches, is the sheet metal shop.

Pfc. Kelly Buterbaugh, a combat medic with the Delaware Army National Guard, gives instructions to a motorist during a drive-thru coronavirus testing mission at the University of Delaware's Science, Technology and Advanced Research Campus in Newark, Delaware, May 29, 2020. About 25 Soldiers and Airmen with the Delaware National Guard supported the saliva-based testing of roughly 400 people at the STAR Campus location.

June 2, 2020

Delaware National Guard expands COVID-19 testing

NEW CASTLE, Del. – The Delaware National Guard continues its community-based testing mission this month, which has already enabled thousands of Delawareans to get checked for COVID-19.About 25 Soldiers and Airmen of the Delaware National Guard have been working since last month with staff members from the Delaware Emergency Management Agency, or

Citizen Airmen and medical staff from Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Christiana Care, and St. Francis Healthcare check vital signs during a training exercise at an alternate care site at A.I. DuPont Hospital, Wilmington, Del., April 7, 2020. The team’s mission, in support of the FEMA Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Delaware Emergency Management Agency is to provide prescreened adult non-COVID-19 patients with care. (U.S. Air National Guard Photo by Staff Sgt. Katherine Miller)

April 8, 2020

Delaware National Guard Assists in Alternate Care Site Set Up, Training

WILMINGTON, Del. — A group of Citizen Airmen and Soldiers from the Delaware National Guard assisted the medical staff from Nemours/Alfred I. DuPont Hospital for Children, Christiana Care, and St. Francis Healthcare form a new 38 bed field-hospital recently created at A.I. DuPont Hospital, Wilmington, Del., April 7, 2020. This marked the first alternative acute care site in Delaware as part of the nationwide federal and state efforts in preparation for the COVID-19 pandemic.

A team of the Delaware National Guard Airmen and Soldiers in partnership with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Philadelphia District, work with the Delaware Emergency Management Agency to provide support to the COVID-19 pandemic planning efforts, at the DEMA headquarters, Smyrna, Del., March 27, 2020. (U.S. Army National Guard (Photo by Sgt. Laura Michael.)

April 3, 2020

Delaware Guard Airman uses civilian expertise in COVID-19 planning efforts

NEW CASTLE, Del. — Citizen Airman, 1st Lieutenant Tyrell Hargrove, spends 28 days a month working as a critical care nurse at the Philadelphia Veterans Affairs Medical Center. During his “drill weekends”, he is assigned to the 166th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron.

(Left to right) Sgt. Jacob Winton, Cpl. Justin Chambers, Spc. Austin Barnett, Spc. Jason Bahr, at a COVID-19 remote testing site in Putnam County, Tennessee, March 27. At the request of Bill Lee, 250 Soldiers and Airmen from the Tennessee National Guard have volunteered to provide support in response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

April 2, 2020

TN Guard shifts from tornado cleanup to COVID-19 response

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – It has been a tumultuous spring for middle Tennessee. While the world is dealing with a pandemic, cleanup from a devastating tornado is still underway in four counties. In the middle of it all is Sgt. Jacob Winton, a member of the Tennessee National Guard who has been helping his community in more ways than one.Winton, 24, a

April 1, 2020

FROM THE TAG: Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month

NEW CASTLE, Del. — To the Women and Men Heroes Serving the Delaware National Guard: Thank you for your continued service and commitment. The month of April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. As we continue to take precaution and preventative measures in the midst of this COVID-19 pandemic, please ensure we continue to take preventative measures to prevent sexual assault.

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March 27, 2020

ADPAAS accounts for people … Not just numbers

NEW CASTLE, Del. — In today’s world of natural or man-made disasters, it has become essential to have a plan of action for determining and minimizing the affect an event has on Army personnel and their Family members. Following Hurricane Katrina, the search for a system to determine and report the whereabouts and the status of our Army began.

New Jersey Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Emilio E. Gonzalez, a 108th Medical Group public health technician, checks the temperature of a Security Forces Airman at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., March 19, 2020. The medical group screened members for possible fever, a common symptom of COVID-19, before being put on state active duty orders

March 20, 2020

New Jersey Guard's 108th Wing supports COVID-19 response

JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – New Jersey Air National Guard members with the 108th Wing will help state and local authorities with COVID-19 response operations.“They will head to Sea Girt [National Guard Training Center] for specific mission briefs, rules of engagement, and a run-through,” said Chief Master Sgt. Lance Endee, 108th Wing