Members of the New York Air National Guards 105th Security Forces Squadron head uphill at White Sands Missile Range New Mexico on March 20 during the annual Bataan Memorial Death March here. The 26.2 mile march was launched in 1989 to commemorate the American and Filipino Soldiers who were marched 80 miles to prisoner of war camps by their Japanese captors in 1942. Along the way hundreds of the Soldiers died. The march is conducted in New Mexico because 1800 members of the New Mexico National Guard were among those captured.
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Newsday -- Thu, 28 Aug 2025 Air Force vets from Westhampton Beach rescue wing recall Hurricane Katrina mission The devastation wrought on New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina revealed itself to the crew of a Westhampton Beach-based Air National Guard helicopter two decades ago by what they couldn't... (more)
NationalGuard.mil -- Thu, 28 Aug 2025 Massachusetts, New York Guard Compete in Logan-Duffy Rifle Competition FORT DEVENS, Mass. Soldiers from the 1st Battalion 182nd Infantry Regiment, Massachusetts Army National Guard, and the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry Regiment, New York Army National Guard,... (more)
Batavia Daily News -- Tue, 26 Aug 2025 Bethany resident in National Guard promoted to staff sergeant Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general for the state of New York, announces the recent promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability... (more)