WESTHAMPTON BEACH--The first HH-60W " Jolly Green II" search and rescue helicopter assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing based at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, flies over the north shore of Long Island, on August 4, 2024. Airmen from the 106th rested the upgraded functions of the aircraft over land and water during the wings historic first HH-60W flight. Named after the HH-3 "Jolly Green Giant" helicopters once flown by the wing, the new aircraft has greater range and electronics systems than the HH-60 Pave Hawk.
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WTEN -- Wed, 14 Oct 2026 Unknown Revolutionary War soldiers laid to rest at Saratoga National Cemetery SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. (NEWS10) Nearly 250 years after a Revolutionary War battle on Lake Champlain, unidentified Continental Army soldiers who were killed were honored in Saratoga County on... (more)
WAMC -- Wed, 14 Oct 2026 Continental Army remains laid to rest at Saratoga National Cemetary (audio) 250 years after the Battle of Valcour Island, the remains of Continental Army soldiers who died in the conflict have been laid to rest in Saratoga County. It was a fitting day for a funeral... (more)
NationalGuard.mil -- Wed, 14 Oct 2026 New York Guard Mobilizes for Southern Border Mission BINGHAMTON, N.Y. New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 204th Engineer Battalion are mobilizing to the nations southern border for Operation Ardent Vanguard, supporting border... (more)