National Guard

More than 62,800 service members, including 46,800 National Guard members, are supporting COVID-19 response.

The initiative now lies with Congress to move on the report.

Maryland National Guard members learned that some of them were being put on five-day orders with lesser pay and allowances.

As of March 24, National Guard personnel officials completed transitioning 331,000 members onto the IPPS-A.

Confusion over health coverage and federal status is common in mobilized troops.

Although states will be reimbursed for emergency expenses, this process is neither automatic nor speedy.

The measure would give the DoD $1.5 billion to open expeditionary hospitals as experts warn bed space will fall short.

The troops won't be used to enforce quarantines or shelter-in-place orders

2,050 citizen soldiers and airmen have been activated by state governors, and that number will likely double by the weekend.

National Guard members in Florida, Iowa, Louisiana, New York, Rhode Island and Washington state are providing support.