STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE --New York Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing's Base Defense Squadron board one of the wing's C-17s at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, NY on Oct. 6, 2017 heading for the Island of St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands. The Airmen will carry out security duties on the island as part of the response to Hurricanes Irma and Maria.