SYRACUSE-- New York Air National Guard Col. Tim Lunderman, commander of the 222nd Command and Control Squadron, poses with Rick and Lori Schneider after receiving "Real Heroes" awards from the American Red Cross. The three worked together to aid an elderly woman suffering a medical emergency at Hancock Airport on July 10. Only after the emergency was over did they realize they’d met at the funeral of the Schneider’s son, Marine Cpl. Kyle R. Schneider two days earlier. Cpl. Schneider was killed in Action on June 30, 2011.
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WGRZ -- Tue, 08 Oct 2024 National Guard Major General and Genesee County native receives two-star rank NEWBURGH, N.Y. New York Air National Guard Major General Michael Bank was officially promoted to his two-star rank on Tuesday during a ceremony on board a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft... (more)
WGRZ -- Tue, 08 Oct 2024 "The pictures do not do justice...": Western New York Airmen respond to devastation in North Carolina: 12 Members Deployed October 1st To Serve As Temporary Mortuary Unit NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. It turns out some National Guard troops from Western New York are now directly involved in handling a very grim assignment in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene which caused... (more)
Finger Lakes Daily News -- Tue, 08 Oct 2024 Additional State Help En Route to Help Helene Victims 221 State and local government workers have been deployed to the southern United States to assist communities in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia to help with response and recovery... (more)