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Download full resolution image Empire Shield Members on Duty at JFK

Empire Shield Members on Duty at JFK

QUEENS--New York Army National Guard Soldiers, Sgt. Aaron Hess (left) and Spc. Yuriy Ostrovskiy, patrol Terminal 5 at John F. Kennedy International Airport on June 29.
The two Soldiers, both members of Joint Task Force Empire Shield, the New York National Guard security force operating in New York City, were taking part in a security exercise headed by the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department.
More than 200 members of the Army and Air National Guard, and the New York Guard, a state defense force, participate in the task force.

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Newsday -- Thu, 28 Aug 2025 Air Force vets from Westhampton Beach rescue wing recall Hurricane Katrina mission The devastation wrought on New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina revealed itself to the crew of a Westhampton Beach-based Air National Guard helicopter two decades ago by what they couldn't... (more)

NationalGuard.mil -- Thu, 28 Aug 2025 Massachusetts, New York Guard Compete in Logan-Duffy Rifle Competition FORT DEVENS, Mass. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion 182nd Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard, and the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard,... (more)

Batavia Daily News -- Tue, 26 Aug 2025 Bethany resident in National Guard promoted to staff sergeant Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general for the state of New York, announces the recent promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability... (more)

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