NY Guard Brig. Gen. David Warager visits troops at Javits Center in support of state efforts to administer COVID-19 vaccines [Image 12 of 14]

NEW YORK, NY, UNITED STATES

02.05.2021

Photo by Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn 

New York National Guard

New York Guard Brig. Gen. David Warager, commander of the New York Guard state defense force, visits with volunteers serving with the New York National Guard's incident command post at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, New York, February 05, 2021.

U.S. Army Spc. Janessa Walker, a motor transport operator responsible for proper loading and movement of cargo, assigned to 719th Composite Truck Company, 369th Sustainment Brigade, 53rd Troop Command, receives a special coin from Brig. Gen. David Warager, for Walker’s exceptional work conducting operations in support of mass COVID-19 vaccinations administered by the New York State Department of Health at the Javits Convention Center in Manhattan, New York.

Members of the New York Guard continue to serve as part of the statewide COVID-19 pandemic response. The New York Guard is a force of volunteers with skills, experience and training to augment disaster response capabilities of the New York National Guard.

The National Guard has hundreds of Guardsmen and women deployed to the vaccination site to support staffing for the site. The New York State Department of Health conducts vaccination efforts for essential workers and members of the community over age 65 beginning January 13, 2021. Eligible members of the public can register for a vaccine appointment through the Department of Health website: https://www1.nyc.gov/site/doh/covid/covid-19-vaccines.page.

(U.S. Army National Guard video by Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn)

• Date Taken: 02.05.2021
• Date Posted: 02.08.2021 13:22
• Photo ID: 6510246
• VIRIN: 210205-A-RV314-652
• Resolution: 5864x3909
• Size: 2.72 MB
• Location: NEW YORK, NY, US