STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE--Brigadier General Ray Shields, the Director of Joint Staff for the New York National Guard reviews briefing slides during a Situational Update Brief conducted here on Wednesday, March 27, during a Joint Force Headquarters Continuity of Operations exercise. The drill tested the ability of the staff to relocate from from Division of Military and Naval Affairs Headquarters to alternative work locations in case the headquarters building is unusable. More than 55 key staffers relocated to facilities here and at Watervliet Arsenal and the South Lake St. Armory in Troy.
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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)