NEW YORK STATE PREPAREDNESS TRAINING CENTER, ORISKANY, N.Y. " New York National Guard Lt. Col. Matthew Cooper, Weapons of Mass Destruction Branch Chief, provides an overview of the rubble pile for members of the Homeland Response Force exercise control group here May 14. The National Guard Homeland Response Force for FEMA Region II deploys here today and will validate its ability to respond to Chemical, Biological, Radiological or Nuclear incidents using this rubble pile as a training site later this week. More than 700 members of the force will train at the Oriskany site or at the New York National Guard Armory in Utica, N.Y.
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NationalGuard.mil -- Fri, 06 Dec 2024 New York Air National Guard Honors President Martin Van Buren KINDERHOOK, New YorkNew York Air Guardsmen saluted the nations eighth president on Thursday, Dec. 5, as Brigadier General Gary Charlton, the assistant adjutant general, Air, placed a wreath... (more)
The Saratogian, -- Tue, 03 Dec 2024 Volunteers gather at Ellms Family Tree Farm to support Trees for Troops BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. Since 2005, The Trees for Troops program, with the help of FedEx Corp., has delivered Christmas trees to servicemen and women as well as their families throughout the country... (more)
Spectrum News -- Mon, 02 Dec 2024 Upstate New York farm helps send 'Trees for Troops' (video) Each year, thousands of Christmas trees are delivered to members of the U.S. armed forces stationed around the world through Trees for Troops. Ellms Family Farm in upstate New York has participated... (more)