LATHAM-New York State Forest Ranger Lt. Ian Kerr checks out the radio system in a New York Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter at Army Aviation Support Facility #3 in Latham on Saturday, April 15 while on standby to fly a fire suppression mission in support of civilian firefighters in Orange County. Kerr and a flight crew waited at the facility in case they were called upon to help extinguish a wildfire in the town of Blooming Grove. Rainy weather helped contain the fire without calling upon the UH-60 team.
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WTEN -- Mon, 30 Sep 2024 New York State helping with Helene recovery efforts (video) ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)New York is helping southern states that have been hit by Helene, especially North Carolina. On Monday, 30 members of New York States Incident Management Team left for... (more)
Spectrum News -- Mon, 30 Sep 2024 New York state sending National Guard to help those affected by Hurricane Helene (video) ROCHESTER, N.Y. New York state is sending the National Guard to help those affected by Hurricane Helene. What You Need To Know New York state is sending the National Guard to help those... (more)
WAMC -- Mon, 30 Sep 2024 Tanks and Tools: New York Army National Guard gets new maintenance shop (audio) The New York Army National Guard has cut the ribbon on a new Field Maintenance Shop in Troy. Major General Ray Shields says the garage will better service 1,500 of the National Guards vehicles... (more)