Arizona Army National Guard delivers food & supplies to Navajo Nation
April 6, 2020
This past weekend, the Arizona Army National Guard delivered food and supplies to the Navajo Nation to help their community fight the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
The National Guard is planning to continue to make deliveries of supplies and items to assist the Navajo Nation through the pandemic.
As of the writing of this article, the Navajo Nation has enacted a daily curfew from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. The Navajo Nation includes land in northeastern Arizona, southwestern Utah and northwestern New Mexico.
#AZNG aviators and medical professionals are unloading approximately 200 sets of PPE in Chinle in right now. We will continue to support the Navajo Nation with their fight against #COVID19. pic.twitter.com/0XAS1WX8S2
— ArizonaNationalGuard (@AZNationalGuard) April 4, 2020
This UH-60 Blackhawk filled with PPE just arrived in Chinle on the Navajo Nation. #AZNG will continue to surge healthcare capacity to Diné communities as resources come available. #alwaysreadyalwaysthere pic.twitter.com/WMjvN2jwBu
— ArizonaNationalGuard (@AZNationalGuard) April 4, 2020
#AZNG State Surgeon Col. Tom Leeper is headed back to Navajo Nation right now with much needed PPE. He is joined by 1LT Detwiler, an ER nurse, to assist with further assesments on maximizing healthcare resources and developing enduring solutions. pic.twitter.com/2vi7D7Jo6S
— ArizonaNationalGuard (@AZNationalGuard) April 4, 2020
#AZNG dropped off 300 sets of PPE in Kayenta, Ariz. last night. It’s our honor, duty to support Navajo Nation during this #COVID19 crisis. #alwaysreadyalwaysthere pic.twitter.com/5r763MFmtE
— ArizonaNationalGuard (@AZNationalGuard) April 1, 2020