Player Embed Code: Download Embed Share National Guard Official Holds News Conference Defense.gov April 15, 2020 | 9:45 Army Lt. Col. Michael Eastridge, Illinois National Guard operations officer for Joint Task Force Illinois, briefs the news media on COVID-19 efforts by telephone from Springfield, Ill., April 15, 2020. Joint Task Force Illinois covers over 15 missions carried out by roughly 500 service members in support of the COVID-19 response.