U.S.National Guard On Hand to Assist with COVID Testing On Sunday January 9, 2022 FacebookTwitterReddItWhatsAppLinkedinTelegramViberPinterestTumblrEmailMixVKDiggLINEPrint Just days after Governor Gavin Newsom announced that he would be deploying over 200 National Guard members to assist in COVID-19 testing statewide, several members were on hand to assist at local facilities on Sunday.