Maj Schatz assists media covering COVID-19

Lt. Col. Patrick Flanagan, of the North Dakota Army National Guard, Speaks to Fargo, N.D. television reporters about mass COVID-19 testing being held in the FargoDome parking lot April 25, 2020, as Maj Amber Schatz, the North Dakota National Guard state public affairs officer looks on. North Dakota National Guard Soldiers and Airmen are partnering with the N.D. Department of Health and other civilian agencies in the mass testing efforts of community volunteers in support of the community response to the COVID-19 pandemic. The National Guard members are utilizing personal protective equipment and following distance guidance measures to prevent the spread of the virus, while continuing in the performance of their missions. They are working to help their neighbors in the communities where they also live and work. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by CMSgt. David H. Lipp)