NEW YORK-- New York Army National Guard Sgt. Leopoldo DeSilva (left) pulls security duty in Pennsylvania Station on Wednesday, May 2 with an Amtrack Police Officer. The Soldiers are members of the New York National Guard’s Joint Task Force Empire Shield which provides security augmentation to law enforcement agencies at transportation hubs in the New York metro area. The team was part of a Multi-Agency Super Surge (MASS) in which police saturate key transportation nodes to deter attacks. The May 2 MASS was the 100th time the New York National Guard supported that kind of security operation.
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Spectrum News -- Fri, 17 Jan 2025 New York National Guard to assist with presidential inauguration ceremonies The New York National Guard is in Washington, D.C. to assist with presidential inauguration ceremonies.
ARMY.MIL -- Fri, 17 Jan 2025 42nd Infantry Division Heads to Warfighter Exercise TROY, N.Y. - More than 1,300 New York Army National Guard Soldiers head for Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, Jan. 24 to take part in the Warfighter command post exercise. The Soldiers... (more)
WRGB -- Fri, 17 Jan 2025 Legislation introduced to rename bridge in honor of fallen soldier John M. Grassia Capital Region (WRGB) Senator Patricia Fahy and Assemblymember Angelo Santabarbara announced Friday plans to introduce legislation to rename a bridge in Rotterdam as the "John M. Grassia... (more)