LATHAM-- Col. Theodore Limpert and other members of Joint Forces headquarters-New York Air National Guard practice chest compressions as part of the American Heart Association's newest Cardio Pulmonary Resuscitation (CPR)training program.
Thirty New York Air National Guardsmen participated in the March training session and committed to the training of an additional 90 family members and friends.
"This was a great opportunity for our headquarters staff to gain life saving training," stated State Air Surgeon Dr. (Col) Reid Muller, who himself has saved two lives through use of CPR training. "Based upon our success with the headquarters staff, it is our hope that we might encourage similar training sessions in Air National Guard units statewide," he said.
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National Guard.mil -- Sat, 13 Aug 2022 Always at the Ready, New York Air Guardsmen Save a Life SYRACUSE, N.Y. - A dozen New York Air National Guard Airmen are credited with helping save a civilians life on Aug. 9 while attending a military conference at Syracuse University. The man... (more)
WAMC -- Fri, 12 Aug 2022 NY National Guard holds groundbreaking ceremony at Latham headquarters ( audio) The New York National Guard held a groundbreaking ceremony Thursday in Latham to launch a $3.7 million renovation of the 36-year-old headquarters. The Joint Force Headquarters complex will... (more)
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