GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE --Base Honor Guard Airmen from Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, New Jersey carry the remains of Master Sgt. Christopher J. Raguso a special missions aviation specialist assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air National Guard during a dignified arrival ceremony at F. S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base Westhampton Beach N.Y. March 27 2018. Raguso was one of three Airmen killed when the HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter they were flying in crashed near the city of Al-Qaim Iraq.
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VFW.org -- Mon, 26 Jan 2026 Harlem Hellfighters Recognized VFW remembers the Harlem Hellfighters, members of the 369th Infantry Regiment who last year received the Congressional Gold Medal More than a century after their sacrifices in World War I,... (more)
News USA Today -- Sun, 25 Jan 2026 NY Winter Storm: Travel Bans, National Guard Deployed Jan 2024 A powerful winter storm is poised to blanket much of New York State with a foot or more of snow, prompting Governor Kathy Hochul to initiate travel restrictions and mobilize the National Guard.The... (more)
Lawrence/Depew Bee -- Thu, 22 Jan 2026 New York National Guard funeral honors decline as veteran population ages Soldiers and Airmen from the New York National Guard provided military funeral honors at 6,166 graveside services across the state in 2025, continuing a long-term decline tied to the shrinking... (more)