Inside of an Arizona Department of Emergency and Military Affairs (DEMA) recreational style vehicle at the State Farm Stadium Vaccine POD (point of dispensing) site in Glendale sits DEMA’s communications unit lead Dennis Bietry and communications coordinator Ed Taggard. Bietry, Taggard and their team have been an integral part of the site’s incident response.

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Media Advisory
Apr. 6, 2018

Arizona National Guard prepares to deploy to border

PHOENIX - The Arizona National Guard has activated a team of planners today to coordinate the deployment of 150 Guard personnel to the border next week.