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LANSING, MI (WKZO AM/FM) — The Michigan National Guard  is expanding its COVID-19 response force for vaccination and testing efforts across the state. Almost 300 additional guard members are being deployed to further assist the Michigan Department of Health and Human Services and local health departments, including West Michigan. The surge of Soldiers and Airmen will be assigned directly to specific regions of the state augmenting local health departments, as requested, in administering the vaccination in clinics in their area. “The availability of a COVID-19 vaccine is exciting as ...

Border between mexico and the united states. we have a meeting on it in a little while with general mattis and everybody. >> so the president there saying we are preparing to have the military but giving no level of detail of whether it would be equipment or whether it would actually be personnel. whether those would be active duty personnel. whether they would be reservist or national guard troops. certainly national guard troops have been used along the border. most recently 2013. texas governor rick perry dispatched about 1,000 of them along the border. and there have been u.s. troops that ...