EAST FARMINGDALE--New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Paul Rodriguez a member of the 24th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (CST) checks a simulated terrorist during a drill at the Suffolk County Water Authoritys New Highway Pump Station on Monday Oct. 27 2014. National Guard CSTs are trained to identify the presence of chemical biological or radiological agents and provide that information to local authorities. The exercise tested response protocols to intruder events and to identify and correct any existing weaknesses in station security.(
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Adirondack Daily Enterprise -- Tue, 28 Jul 2026 Air National Guard training to be held in Lewis on Friday LEWIS The Syracuse-based 274th Air Support Operations Squadron of the New York Air National Guard is slated to conduct small arms, mountaineering and personal communications training here... (more)
NationalGuard.mil -- Tue, 28 Jul 2026 New York Guard Showcases Polar Airlift Mission OSHKOSH, Wis. The New York Air Guards 109th Airlift Wing joined more than 10,000 aircraft and hundreds of thousands of aviation enthusiasts last week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the worlds... (more)
Times Union -- Mon, 27 Jul 2026 Duty Calls: Old gets new look The Old 490 aircraft that has guarded Stratton Air National Guard Base gates in Scotia for decades has a new look thanks to volunteer airmen. Though it hasnt flown in decades, its the first... (more)