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Download full resolution image New York FireFighters Serve With Air Guard

New York FireFighters Serve With Air Guard

CAMP BASTION, Afghanistan-- (From left) New York Air National Guard Capt. Shaun Cullen, Capt. Tripp Zanetis, Tech. Sgt. Jim Denniston and Tech. Sgt. Erick Pound are all members of the 101st Rescue Squadron, an element of the 106th Rescue Wing, currently assigned to the 26th Expeditionary Rescue Squadron, take turns “busting each other’s chops,” following shift-change at Camp Bastion, Afghanistan Nov. 29. They are all firefighters when not activated. Cullen, the aircraft commander, is assigned to Engine 54, in Midtown Manhattan; Zanetis, the copilot, is assigned to Ladder 11 in Lower East Manhattan; Pound, the aerial gunner, is assigned to Engine 58 in Harlem; and Denniston, the flight engineer, is assigned to Engine 285 in Queens. Together at the 26th ERQS, the team makes-up Pedro 24, a quick-response HH-60 Pave Hawk medical evacuation crew.

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TapInto Hasbrouck Heights -- Mon, 07 Jul 2025 Hasbrouck Heights National Guard Soldier Receives New Rank, New Responsibilities LATHAM, NY -- A Hasbrouck Heights resident was recently promoted in rank in the National Guard, it was announced by Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general for the state of New York. ... (more)

Livingston County News, -- Mon, 07 Jul 2025 Annual N.Y. National Guard report available online LATHAM The annual New York National Guard report is now available online. The report can be found and downloaded at https://dmna.ny.gov/annual/NYNG_annual_report_2024.pdf The New York... (more)

NationalGuard.mil -- Thu, 26 Jun 2025 New York Guard Trains for Disaster Response NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. One hundred New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from across the state participated in Operation Buffalo Falls, a Homeland Response Force (HRF)... (more)

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