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COLONIE--A UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter of the New York Army National Guard’s 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation in Latham conducts a training run with the Firehawk fire fighting system over the Mohawk River on August 4.
The unit practices water bucket and Firehawk operations annually in case they are need to support the civil authorities with fighting wild fires.
The Firehawk allows the air crew to siphon 1000 gallons of water in about one minute and deliver it to the scene of a fire. The crew can control the rate of release based on the firefighters needs.
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Army.mil -- Mon, 20 Aug 2018 New York Army Guard engineers build houses in Puerto Rico SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico -- Forty-five Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard's 204th Engineer Battalion spent two weeks helping Habitat for Humanity build a three-family home in Puerto... (more)
WNYT -- Fri, 17 Aug 2018 New York Naval Militia testing new vehicle on Hudson The New York Naval Militia is trying out its new landing craft on the Hudson River.
Nationalguard.mil -- Thu, 16 Aug 2018 200 New York National Guard members respond to flood threat BINGHAMTON, N.Y. -Two hundred New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen were on state active duty on Wednesday after as much as 6.83 inches of rain fell on some parts of the Finger Lakes... (more)
