CAMP SMITH-New York Guard service members, Spc Victor Marrero, Spc Henry Irizarry, and Staff Sgt. Stanley Cohen, assigned to the 56th Area Command, operate the Mobile Emergency Response Center radio station during the Empire Challenge exercise, at Camp Smith Training Site, Cortlandt Manor, NY, on July 16th, 2022. The communications exercise involved 100 personnel and stations across the state and Naval Militia personnel training on Seneca Lake.
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Stars and Stripes -- Wed, 14 May 2025 10 New York National Guard soldiers injured in 2024 drone attack receive Purple Hearts Ten New York National Guard soldiers received the Purple Heart last Saturday at the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor, N.Y., according to an Army news release. The 101st... (more)
Governing -- Wed, 14 May 2025 The Surprisingly Expansive Role of the National Guard While primarily a military reserve force, the National Guard also responds to a wide variety of state-level missions some familiar kinds of missions, some more unusual. In Brief: Workforce... (more)
Newsday -- Wed, 14 May 2025 106th Rescue Wing in Westhampton Beach to get first helicopter training simulator in Northeast, mimicking perilous conditions Pilots stationed at the New York Air National Guards 106th Rescue Wing in Westhampton Beach will soon be able to safely train for a host of perilous conditions, as the base at Francis S. Gabreski... (more)