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FILE - In this Dec. 16, 2020, file photo, Staff Sgt. Travis Snyder, left, receives the first dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine given at Madigan Army Medical Center at Joint Base Lewis-McChord in Washington state, south of Seattle. Nurse Jose Picart, right, administered the shot. Washington Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday, June 17, 2021, announced a new COVID-19 vaccine incentive lottery for the state's military, family members and veterans because the federal government wasn't sharing individual vaccine status of those groups with the state and there were concerns they would be left out of a previously announced lottery. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)

New vaccine lottery announced for military in Washington

By Rachel La Corte Jun. 17, 2021 01:37 PM EDT

FILE - In this May 20, 2020, file photo, then-Arizona National Guard Maj. Gen. Michael McGuire, director of the Department of Emergency and Military Affairs, answers a question at a news conference in Phoenix. McGuire, the former head of the Arizona National Guard, has filed papers to run for the U.S. Senate, joining what's likely to be a crowded field of candidates seeking the Republican nomination. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, Pool, File)

Retired Gen. McGuire jumps into Arizona Senate race

By Jonathan J. Cooper Jun. 08, 2021 05:02 PM EDT

Editorial Roundup: Wisconsin

By The Associated Press Apr. 21, 2021 01:40 AM EDT
Eau Claire Leader-Telegram. April 19, 2021. Editorial: Wait and see right approach on Foxconn Monday’s announcement...

People touring the U.S. Border Patrol Yuma Sector, soft-sided processing facility, look at the pods inside one of four living areas at the facility during an open house, Tuesday, April 20, 2021, in Yuma, Ariz., in which the public was invited to see how the USBP will handle detained illegal immigrants who are apprehended while crossing the border into the United States from Mexico. The facility includes a laundry facility; multipurpose shower and changing area; an intake and medical area; processing area; 15 private phone rooms; and the four living areas, each divided into eight pods. (Randy Hoeft/The Yuma Sun via AP)

Arizona governor sending National Guard to southern border

By Anita Snow Apr. 20, 2021 07:01 PM EDT

Members of the National Guard leave the Capitol perimeter the they had been guarding, Friday, April 2, 2021, after a car crashed into a barrier on Capitol Hill in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Repeated Guard missions in DC trigger frustration, denials

By Lolita C. Baldor Apr. 19, 2021 08:15 PM EDT

New Mexico governor gets request to send troops to US border

By Susan Montoya Bryan Apr. 09, 2021 01:40 PM EDT
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — U.S. Rep. Yvette Herrell on Friday asked Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham to deploy New Mexico National Guard troops to the U.S.-Mexico...

Brig. Gen. Kerry L. Muehlenbeck speaks as Arizona Gov. Doug Ducey, right, listens after she was introduced as the state's new adjutant general of the Arizona Guard during a press conference at Arizona State Capitol Executive Tower, Thursday, April 8, 2021, in Phoenix. Maj. Gen. Michael T. McGuire, left, the outgoing adjutant general, listens. (Nick Oza/The Arizona Republic via AP)

Governor appoints first woman to lead Arizona National Guard

By Jonathan J. Cooper Apr. 08, 2021 03:08 PM EDT

Mayor Bill de Blasio marches with a smaller version of the St. Patrick's Day Parade, due to the coronavirus pandemic, Wednesday, March 17, 2021, in New York. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)

St. Patrick's Day to be largely virtual in NYC for 2nd year

Mar. 17, 2021 01:15 AM EDT

In this Feb. 19, 2021, photo from left, store owner Stephen Bota and his wife Ana Maria Bota and Sonia Virginia Toc pose for a picture with a picture of them and first lady Jill Biden in Newsroom newsstand in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)

Jill Biden sees teachable moment in the depths of a pandemic

By Darlene Superville Mar. 08, 2021 12:23 AM EST

FILE - In this April 13, 2020, file photo, Maj. Gen. Michael T. McGuire, Adjutant General of the Arizona National Guard, speaks during a news conference in Tempe, Ariz. McGuire plans to retire on April 10, 2021, capping a 34-year military career that included helping direct the state's response to the COVID-19 pandemic. McGuire, the state's top military officer since 2013, had planned to retire last year but stayed on because of the pandemic, Gov. Doug Ducey's office said Friday, March 5, 2021, in a statement. (AP Photo/Ross D. Franklin, File)

Arizona National Guard adjutant general to retire in April

Mar. 05, 2021 12:53 PM EST

National Guard members work the line of people at Triton College in River Grove, Ill., Wednesday, Feb. 3, 2021, on opening day for mass vaccinations sponsored by the Cook County Department of Public Health. (Mark Welsh/Daily Herald via AP)

Pentagon deploys troops to fuel COVID-19 vaccine drive

By Lolita C. Baldor And Ricardo Alonso-Zaldivar Feb. 05, 2021 11:35 AM EST

Lt. Gov. McKee announces members of COVID-19 advisory group

Feb. 03, 2021 10:03 AM EST
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — Lt. Gov. Daniel McKee, expected to take over as governor if Gina Raimondo is confirmed as President Joe Biden's commerce secretary, on...

118 New Hampshire guard members to deploy to Middle East

Feb. 01, 2021 11:45 AM EST
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) — New Hampshire National Guard members, who have helped manage food banks and administer COVID-19 tests and vaccines during the pandemic,...