NEW YORK--New York Air National Guard Senior Airmen Steven
Jones and New York Army National Guard Sgt. Wayne Stevens patrol the concourse of Grand Central Station on Thanksgiving Day as part of Joint Task Force Empire Shield, the New York National Guard's security augmentation force in New York City. The service members, who normally provide security at transportation hubs spent Oct. 29 to Nov. 18 responding to Hurricane Sandy. Another 100 Guardsmen were on duty as part of the response to Hurricane Sandy over Thanksgiving.
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Task and Purpose -- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 Pentagon raises Iran war death toll to 21 Two more service members have died in the Middle East as part of the Iran war than previously acknowledged, according to the Department of Defense. The revised death toll was revealed in updates... (more)
Spectrum News -- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 Ceremony planned for soldiers killed in Revolutionary War battle on Lake Champlain A service will be held Tuesday for Continental Army soldiers killed 250 years ago during an American Revolutionary War naval battle on Lake Champlain. This marker will be placed on the gravesite... (more)
Kingston Daily Freeman -- Sat, 10 Oct 2026 Military News: Mid-Hudson Valley Residents Earn Promotion Promotions The following area residents serving in the New York Army National Guard were promoted: * Quianna Biggs-Bullard of Marlboro, serving with 53rd Troop Command, to the rank of sergeant... (more)