Here's how you know
 **Official websites use .mil** .mil
 **Secure .mil websites use HTTPS** lock () https://


Skip to main content (Press Enter).
 Toggle navigation
            
            
            
            
            National Guard
                        Always Ready Always There
                    National Guard
            
            Search National Guard:
                        Search
                    Search
                        Search National Guard:
                            Search
    Home

    News
    
        Guard News

    Overseas Operations

    State Partnership Program

    News Features

    RSS Feeds

    Press Releases

    Transcripts

    Features
    
        Features by Year

    Posture Statement

    State Partnership Program

    Special Features

    About the Guard
    
        How We Began

    Air National Guard

    Army National Guard    
    
        DEERS Soldier Journey

    Leader Development Program

    History and Heritage

    I am the Guard

    NGB Official March

    Leadership
    
        CNGB

    VCNGB

    SEA

    DANG

    DARNG

    Joint Staff    
    
        J-1

    J-2

    J-3

    J-4

    J-5

    J-6

    J-7

    J-8

    Personal Staff    
    
        Inspector General

    General Counsel

    Public Affairs

    Executive Support Services

    Legislative Liaison

    Special Staff    
    
        National Guard Office of Special Victims' Counsel

    Office of the Provost Marshal

    Office of the Joint Surgeon

    Director of Acquisitions

    Small Business Programs

    Chaplain

    Senior Leader Management Office

    Diversity Equity Inclusion

    Comptroller

    Resources    
        National Defense Strategy Implementation Guidance

    Community Engagement

    FOIA

    Fact Sheets

    Helpful Links

    Image Gallery
    
        News Images

    Graphics

    Historical Paintings

    Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

    Legislative Liaison

    Small Business Programs

    Social Media

    State Websites

    Videos    
    
        Featured Videos

    On Every Front

    2019 Videos

    2020 Videos

    2021 Videos

    Suicide Prevention

    Family Programs

    Environmental

    Trial Defense Service

    Holistic Wellness Challenge

    Contact Us  Home
  News
  Article View
 
 Download
 Details
 Share
 NEWS
 NY National Guard continues staffing COVID vaccination sites By Eric Durr,
                New York National Guard
 NEW YORK, N.Y.– New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen now oversee three vaccination sites formerly run by the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) and active Navy and Air Force personnel. Two sites are in New York City and the other site is in Yonkers in Westchester County. This brings the number of vaccination sites being manned by 1,957 members of the New York Army and Air National Guard, the New York Naval Militia, and the New York Guard - the state’s defense force- to 27 locations across the state. At Medgar Evers College in Brooklyn and York College in Queens, the two New York City locations went live on Feb. 24. Seventy Air Force personnel helped staff the location at Medgar Evers College and 89 Navy personnel worked at the York College site. A combination of the New York National Guard and the New York State Department of Health personnel took over the operation of those two sites on May 19. According to Capt, the New York National Guard assigned 40 personnel to each location to serve as the incident command team on site. Richard Reilly, the operations officer for the New York National Guard’s Joint Task Force COVID South. Between Feb. 24 and May 19 the Medgar Evers College site administered 215,570 vaccine does, while the York College location administered 223,927 shots, according to the New York National Guard’s Dual Status Command. The FEMA site Yonkers is located at the New York State Armory and began operating on March 3. The New York National Guard assumed incident command at the site on May 19. Fifteen New York National Guard personnel were already assigned to support federal workers at the site. Additional Guard troops assigned to the area bring the total number of New York National Guard personnel working there to 51, according to Lt. Col. Aaron Lefton, the officer in charge of the New York National Guard’s Joint Task Force COVID North. The Yonkers site has administered 70,071 vaccinations. Since the vaccination mission began in January, New York National Guard personnel have supported 3,480,533 vaccinations. New York National Guard medical personnel have administered 94,486 of those shots. According to the New York State Department of Health, a total of 18,025 115 vaccinations have been given in New York and over 8.5 million state residents are vaccinated as of May 20. Along with running vaccination sites, the 3,080 New York Army and Air Guard, Naval Militia and New York Guard personnel on COVID-19 mission duty continue to staff 15 COVID-19 testing sites, assemble and ship COVID-19 test kits around New York, and conduct logistics support missions. Since March 8, 2020, a total of 6,391 members of the New York National Guard and the state’s military forces have served on the COVID-19 mission. On May 13, the New York National Guard reported that service members had spent 1,000,000 man days supporting the state COVID-19 response. In a Tweet posted on May 14, New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo thanked the National Guard members for their” dedication and service.” As of May 21, the New York National Guard has: Assisted in collecting 1,649,035 COVID-19 tests at 15 locations Assembled 11,384,913 test kits assembled for the New York State Department of Health’s Wadsworth Laboratories Received 57,389 pallets of goods and distributed 27,055 pallets from six warehouse locations Conducted 11,841 mobile lab COVID-19 tests Providing access control at seven locations. Completed missions include: Screening 3,074,048 passengers for health care information at 12 airports Distributing 112,707 gallons of hand sanitizer Processing 278,162 phone calls for the Department of Health and NYC Veterans Services Preparing 444,987 meals for needy resident Distributing 54,899,025 meals (Most in NYC) Cleaning 907,000 Square Feet of facility space at 22 Locations Collecting 14,269 COVID antibody test Conducting the dignified recovery of 2,882 New Yorkers who died during the crisis Assisted in providing medical treatment for 1,095 patients at the Javits Convention Center
 SHARE
 PRINT
 How the National Guard is helping:
  Photos of the National Guard response:
  Latest from the CDC
 New York Air National Guard
 COVID-19
 Javits Convention Center
 
 New York’s 109th Airlift Wing Begins 2024 Greenland Missions
 By Tech. Sgt. Madison Scaringe,
  New York Air Guard Transports Special Operations Forces
 By Tech. Sgt. Madison Scaringe,
  New York Air Guard Members Recognized for Lifesaving Actions
 By Maj. Suzanne Jedrosko,
  More
 Pennsylvania Army Guardsmen Complete Combat Lifesaver Course Guard News • 1 hour ago
 38th Infantry Division Soldiers Conduct Warfighter Exercise Guard News • 9 hours ago
 Puerto Rico Air National Guard Trains at Red Flag-Alaska Guard News • 9 hours ago
 Air National Guard Conducts Sentry Savannah Exercise Guard News • yesterday
 Hawaii Air National Guard Hosts Sentry Aloha Joint Exercise Guard News • yesterday
 2024 (196)  2023 (427)  2022 (526)  2021 (697)  2020 (936)  2019 (387)  2018 (323)  2017 (346)  2016 (245)  2015 (356)  2014 (399)  2013 (469)  2012 (556)  2011 (533)  2010 (1071)  2009 (357)  2008 (638)  2007 (295)  2006 (188)
 Home
 Site Map
 Privacy & Security Policy
 Link Disclaimer
 Web Policy
 DOD Information Quality
 DOD Open GovernmentFOIA
 No FEAR Act
 Accessibility/Section 508
 Contact Us
 Army Guard Careers
 Air Guard Careers
 USA.gov
                    
Staying Connected
    XYouTubeFlickrFacebookInstagram
                 
                
                

Hosted by Defense Media Activity - WEB.mil