FORT HAMILTON, Brooklyn--U.S. Representative Michael Grimm meets with members of the New York National Guard’s Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support team here on Friday, April 19. The 22 Army and Air National Guard members are trained to detect and identify chemical, biological and radiological agents when requested by civil authorities. Grimm, who represents the Fort Hamilton area presented the Guardsmen with a Congressional Proclaimation thanking them for their service during Hurricane Sandy and during the response to the Boston Marathon Bombing on April 15. A team from the 24th CST was already on hand that day to assist their Massachusetts counterparts.
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National Fisherman.com -- Thu, 02 Jul 2026 Coast Guard, Air Guard rescue one after EPIRB off Montauk An EPIRB alert for the fishing vessel Miss Alexa sounded around 11:24 a.m. June 30 southwest of Montauk, N.Y. Coast Guard boat crews and National Guard aviators searched June 30 and located... (more)
NationalGuard.mil, -- Wed, 01 Jul 2026 New York Guard to Participate in July 4 Aerial Review NEW YORK Two New York Air National Guard wings will participate in a 150-plane International Aerial Review set for the morning of July 4 in New York City. Airmen from the 105th Airlift... (more)
CNY Central -- Tue, 30 Jun 2026 Exclusive access: The CNY pilots and drones of the 174th Attack Wing (video) SYRACUSE, N.Y. Since the days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, Central New York has been home to an active Air Force base. The 174th Attack Wing https://www.174attackwing.ang.af.mil/... (more)