SEPTEMBER 20, 2022 – The Puerto Rico National Guard is supporting the government response to Hurricane Fiona, which knocked out power to the entire island and caused severe flooding. Puerto Rico Gov. Pedro Pierluisi activated the Guard as the hurricane approached the island. The Puerto Rico National Guard began prepositioning Soldiers and heavy equipment at nine points … [Read more...]

SEPTEMBER 19, 2022 - Thirty-four members of the New York Army and Air National Guard and the New York Guard learned the latest techniques in domestic operations planning from a U.S. Northern Command mobile training team Sept. 10-11. The Joint Staff Training Course instructors used case studies from National Guard responses to emergencies across the country to illustrate the … [Read more...]

Nine LC130s with the 109th Airlift Wing conducted the unit’s first ever Elephant Walk on September 10th 2022. An elephant walk is a United States Air Force term for the taxiing of military aircraft in close formation; often employed to project air power through the rapid deployment of multiple aircraft at once. SEPTEMBER 16, 2022 – Airmen assigned to the New York Air … [Read more...]

U.S. Soldiers with the Pennsylvania National Guard’s funeral honors team support the memorial service and burial of Pfc. Donald M. Born whose remains were recently identified and given a proper burial after going missing in action during the Korean War in 1950. SEPTEMBER 1, 2022 – The body of Pfc. Donald M. Born, a U.S. Soldier from Lancaster who went missing in action … [Read more...]

AUGUST 31, 2022 - One hundred New York National Guard airmen, including 80 from the 106th Rescue Wing, are participating in exercises with their Brazilian air force counterparts through Aug. 31. The U.S. airmen are operating from the Brazilian air force base at Campo Grande, Mato Grosso do Sul, as part of Exercise Tapio, a Brazilian search and rescue and close air support … [Read more...]