More than 850 Pennsylvania National Guard (PNG) members have been working to support commonwealth communities as they respond to the COVID-19 outbreak, according to Maj. Gen. Anthony Carrelli, Pennsylvania's adjutant general and head of the Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA). He also assured veterans that they will continue to receive their benefits.
The PNG was called early on to aid 30 Pennsylvania residents who were on the Grand Princess cruise ship by providing transportation back to their homes throughout the commonwealth after they arrived at Harrisburg International Airport in Middletown.
As COVID-19 began making its way throughout Pennsylvania communities, the PNG did even more to protect and safeguard the health of citizens. These efforts include setting up a drive-through testing site in Montgomery County; helping a food bank in Pittsburgh pack emergency food; unloading much-needed medical supplies in Harrisburg; and helping to create a federal medical facility at Glen Mills School in Delaware County.
The DMVA Office of Veterans Affairs team will continue striving to make sure that Pennsylvania's nearly 800,000 veterans receive the benefits they have earned through their service to the country. These benefits include care for 1,300 residents in six veterans homes; locating military records; providing financial assistance during unforeseen financial crises; and administering pension programs for those with service-connected disabilities.
For updates on DMVA, readers may visit http://www.dmva.pa.gov. For updates on the PNG, readers may visit http://www.pa.ng.mil.
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