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  • Training for disaster response

    NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. – One hundred New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from across the state participated in Operation Buffalo Falls, a Homeland Response Force (HRF) tabletop exercise held June 4-8 at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.The five-day event simulated a

  • Aircrews train with forest rangers to prep for wildfires

    SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard helicopter crews partnered May 8 with state Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers to hone their firefighting skills along the Hudson River near Schuylerville.The dozen Army aircrewmembers included Soldiers assigned to the 3rd

  • Guard assists with tornado recovery effort

    ROME, N.Y. - Dozens of New York National Guard members spent three days cleaning up debris caused by a tornado that hit the city the evening of July 16.The 174th Attack Wing based at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base deployed 25 Airmen, while the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, headquartered in

  • Airman honored for rescuing car crash victim

    SYRACUSE, N.Y. – U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joshua Carter, director of the New York Air National Guard’s 174th Operations Support Squadron’s commander’s action group, received the New York State Medal for Valor in a ceremony at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base Nov. 8. The squadron is an element of