ROCKY POINT, N.C.--Army Staff Sgt. Charles Gabriel, a member of the New York Army National Guard's Company C, 1st Battalion 171st General Support Aviation Battalion, works with members of the FEMA Seach and Rescue Task Force 6 and the Greensboro, North Carolina Fire Department to rescue a 78-year old man from the roof of his house in Rocky Point, North Carolina on Sept. 18, 2018. The man was hoisted up to a hovering UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter in a Stokes basket. The New York Army National Guard deployed ten Soldiers and two UH-60 helicopters from Company C 1-171st GSAB to assist in the Hurricane Florence response.
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Times Union -- Mon, 14 Sep 2026 Duty Calls: Army Guard soldier promoted at historic battle site A New York Army National Guard soldier was able to be promoted at a historic site and favorite family vacation village. Alex Hammond was promoted to major in the New York Army National Guard... (more)
Utica Observer Dispatch -- Fri, 11 Sep 2026 EADS airmen, alumni gathered in Rome for 25th 9/11 Memorial Service On Sept. 11, 2026, at 10:45 a.m., upwards of 200 U..S. airmen and civilian staff of the Eastern Air Defense Sector of the 224th Air Defense Group (EADS) gathered at the 9/11 memorial located... (more)
WKBW -- Fri, 11 Sep 2026 Remembering 9/11, 25 years later: The stories of National Guardsmen, journalists who were there that day (Video) NEW YORK New York paused Friday to mark 25 years since two hijacked planes crashed into the twin towers, killing nearly 3,000 people. Two retired National Guardsmen from Western New York... (more)