GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE -- New York Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Hewson the Command Chief of the 106th Rescue Wing demonstrates how the pararescuemen jump with a payload to the Indonesian air force generals March 8 2017 at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base. The generals were also interested in how the Pararescuemen known as PJs for pararescuemen jumpers were able to use their capabilities both here at home to respond to state emergencies as well as overseas.
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NationalGuard.mil -- Fri, 18 Sep 2026 New York Guardsmen Return from Middle East Deployments TROY, N.Y. Five hundred New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 42nd Infantry who deployed to the Middle East in June 2025 and eventually conducted combat operations against... (more)
Smithtown Patch -- Fri, 18 Sep 2026 Army Helicopter, First Responders Stage Dramatic Rescue Drill In Smithtown Bay SMITHTOWN, NY Smithtown Bay became the site of a large-scale search-and-rescue training exercise Thursday evening as local, county, federal and military emergency responders practiced coordinating... (more)
National Guard and Reserve Magazine -- Thu, 17 Sep 2026 Army National Guard veteran runs 133 miles for mental health awareness Jeff Benaim, a veteran of the Army National Guard, recently ran from Montauk to NYC. The idea of running the length of Long Island was percolating in Jeff Benaims mind for years. An Army... (more)