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.
March 13, 2020 National Guard to deploy 1,000 troops in six states in response to coronavirus The National Guard announced Friday that it is deploying 1,000 troops across six states by the end of the day as part of the national response to the coronavirus pandemic.