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April 5, 2020

US military recruitment struggles as coronavirus closes enlistment stations

Military recruitment in the U.S. is struggling in the face of the coronavirus threat, recruiters are finding.

April 3, 2020

Cuomo signs executive order to deploy National Guard to round up unused ventilators, PPE

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Friday that he is deploying the National Guard to round up unused ventilators and personal protective equipment from across the state so they can be redistributed to hospitals on the front lines of the coronavirus outbreak. 

March 30, 2020

National Guardsman is 1st US service member to die from coronavirus, Esper announces

A member of the New Jersey National Guard died on Saturday after being hospitalized for over a week, becoming the first U.S. service member to succumb to the coronavirus.

March 29, 2020

Nearly 15K National Guard troops mobilized across US to battle coronavirus, Pentagon announces

Nearly 15,000 National Guard troops have been mobilized across the U.S. to assist overwhelmed states in battling the coronavirus, the Pentagon announced Sunday.

March 29, 2020

Cuomo threatens lawsuit over Rhode Island crackdown on virus-fleeing New Yorkers

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is threatening to sue Rhode Island over its new coronavirus policy that calls for police to stop cars with New York license plates and has seen National Guard members go door-to-door to ask if anyone has arrived from the Empire State.

March 21, 2020

DHS chief refutes rumors of national lockdown due to coronavirus: ‘It’s simply not true’

Acting Homeland Security Secretary Chad Wolf on Saturday shot down rumors of a potential national lockdown because of the coronavirus as “disinformation,” saying that there are no plans for such a lockdown or quarantine.

March 20, 2020

Top National Guard general refutes nationwide coronavirus quarantine rumors

A top National Guard general on Friday refuted false rumors of martial law and a nationwide quarantine as troops continue to get called up amid the coronavirus pandemic.

March 19, 2020

US coronavirus response ramps up as feds, states mobilize

As the coronavirus outbreak continued to disrupt American life, numerous actions have been taken – in Washington, in state capitals and at the local level -- to help get a grip on a situation that simultaneously threatened to spin out of control.

March 18, 2020

National Guard's coronavirus response grows to nearly 2,000 members in 23 states

The National Guard announced Wednesday that nearly 2,000 troops have been activated across 23 states to help contain the rapidly spreading coronavirus pandemic.

March 17, 2020

Defense chief Esper: Military focused on supporting 'whole-of-government approach to the coronavirus'

Defense Secretary Mark Esper told "Special Report with Bret Baier" Tuesday that the U.S. military, including the National Guard, is actively seeking ways to help dampen the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.