MARCH 10, 2021 - Nearly 2,300 National Guard personnel will continue providing support to the U.S. Capitol Police until May 23, said Pentagon press secretary John F. Kirby in a statement from the Defense Department released Tuesday evening. Secretary of Defense Lloyd J. Austin III approved the extension. More than 5,000 National Guardsmen are currently assigned to Washington … [Read more...]
ANG Delivers Water, Aid After Texas Winter Storm
FEBRUARY 26, 2021 - A winter storm without a name is just chilly weather. But when the National Weather Service names it, it becomes the winter storm of a lifetime … or at least in the eyes of Texas. From Feb. 14-20, Winter Storm Uri ー the worst polar vortex to hit Texas since 1989 ー spread cataclysmic damage and sent temperatures plummeting into the teens and single digits … [Read more...]
National Guard Supports Mass Vaccination Sites
FEBRUARY 23, 2021 – The Georgia National Guard is supporting the state's effort to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to people at four mass vaccination sites in Albany, Clarkesville, Hapeville and Macon. The Georgia Emergency Management and Homeland Security Agency (GEMA) and Georgia Department of Public Health (DPH) opened the sites Feb. 22. Over 130 Georgia National Guard … [Read more...]
Retirement in the Age of COVID
FEBRUARY 23, 2021 – While COVID-19 has affected many aspects of life for many people, it has not stopped Pennsylvania National Guard members from retiring when it’s their time. However, COVID restrictions have made gathering information about retirement a little more challenging, and the Pennsylvania Army and Air National Guards are adapting. The Pennsylvania Army … [Read more...]
Refueler Arrival Makes Dozen Planes for Pease
FEBRUARY 8, 2021 - The 157th Air Refueling Wing has its full complement of planes, following the delivery of a KC-46A Pegasus aerial refueler directly from the factory to Pease Air National Guard Base, Newington, New Hampshire, Feb. 5. The arrival brings the base’s fleet to its full roster of 12 jets. The historic flight was crewed by a Pease aircrew that included pilots … [Read more...]