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Download full resolution image Fire department honors Air Guardsmen

Fire department honors Air Guardsmen

FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE--Southampton Fire Department First Assistant Chief Ricky Fowler (right) and Capt. Jason Poremba (Left) present representatives of the New York Air Guards 106th Rescue Wing and Army Guards 3rd Battalion 142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion with a framed photograph at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach N.Y. January 9 2026. The image presented as a token of appreciation for the Guards critical support during a wildfire on March 8 2025 shows a New York Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk releasing water from a Bambi Bucket directly over a Southampton brush truck on the front lines.

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Kingston Daily Freeman -- Sun, 03 May 2026 Military news: Area residents serving in NY Army National Guard, Air National Guard promoted The following members of the New York Army National Guard were promoted: * Timothy Agosta of Saugerties, assigned to 206th Military Police Company, to the rank of specialist on Monday, Feb.... (more)

Times Union, -- Sat, 02 May 2026 Churchill: After 85 years away, a fallen POW returns TROY At long last, Roy is home. U.S. Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Joseph LeRoy Burke, who died during World War II, was away for 85 years. He was a prisoner of war. He was twice on Japanese ships... (more)

WRGB. -- Thu, 30 Apr 2026 Troy WWII airman set for dignified transfer home after 80 years SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (WRGB) For 80 years, a Troy airman who died as a prisoner of war during World War II remained unnamed and far from home. Now, with his remains identified in 2025, U.S.... (more)

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