U.S. Army Sgt.1st Class Mario F. Alvarado, right, operations

U.S. Army Sgt.1st Class Mario F. Alvarado, right, operations sergeant, and Spc. Theodore Moreno, signal support systems specialist, both assigned to the 224th Special Troops Battalion, 224th Sustainment Brigade, California Army National Guard, stand at an intersection near the Santa Monica Civic Center in Santa Monica, California, June 6, 2020. Alvarado had been supporting humanitarian missions in response to the COVID-19 pandemic as the acting first sergeant for Joint Task Force 224 before assisting law-enforcement efforts in maintaining peace and calm during protests in Southern California. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Ramelb)