U.S. Army 1st Lt. Zachary Ota, commander of the 1040th

U.S. Army 1st Lt. Zachary Ota, commander of the 1040th Quartermaster Company, 340th Brigade Support Battalion, 115th Regional Support Group, California Army National Guard, and Staff Sgt. Alberto Navarro carry food to a vehicle Aug. 3, 2020, at the Merced County Food Bank in Merced, California. Since late March Cal Guard has supported food bank humanitarian assistance shortly after responding to the coronavirus pandemic. Cal Guard hasn’t slowed its food bank operations and is closing on packaging and distributing 85 million pounds of food to recipients across the state. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Eddie Siguenza)