JENNINGS CREEK-- The view from a New York Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter conducting fire fighting operations on Monday, Nov. 11, 2024 at the 5,000 acre Jennings Creek/Sterling Forest State Park fire on the New York/ New Jersey border in Orange County, illustrates the challenges facing fire fighters traying to contain the blaze on the area's hillsides. The New York Army National Guard launched two Black Hawks on Nov. 11 and on Nov. 12 to support Department of Environmental Conservation firefighting efforts. Over the course of two days the Army Guard aircraft dropped over 117,000 gallons of water on the flames.
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NationalGuard.mil -- Fri, 06 Dec 2024 New York Air National Guard Honors President Martin Van Buren KINDERHOOK, New YorkNew York Air Guardsmen saluted the nations eighth president on Thursday, Dec. 5, as Brigadier General Gary Charlton, the assistant adjutant general, Air, placed a wreath... (more)
The Saratogian, -- Tue, 03 Dec 2024 Volunteers gather at Ellms Family Tree Farm to support Trees for Troops BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. Since 2005, The Trees for Troops program, with the help of FedEx Corp., has delivered Christmas trees to servicemen and women as well as their families throughout the country... (more)
Spectrum News -- Mon, 02 Dec 2024 Upstate New York farm helps send 'Trees for Troops' (video) Each year, thousands of Christmas trees are delivered to members of the U.S. armed forces stationed around the world through Trees for Troops. Ellms Family Farm in upstate New York has participated... (more)