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State's largest emergency response exercise deemed overwhelming success The state's largest joint military and civil authority emergency response exercise concluded Nov. 5 in Western New York where more than 1,300 National Guard troops along with hundreds of civilian emergency response professionals have been simulating an earthquake disaster since Oct. 30. (11/5/09)
Physical Training Gear Does Double Duty for CERFP Soldiers
While it seems like an odd wardrobe choice, the Massachusetts National Guard CERFP team members say their physical training uniforms are well-suited for their mission: to find, decontaminate and evacuate disaster victims. (11/4/09)
Busy Day Four for Exercise Vigilant Guard The four-star general who heads the National Guard Bureau, Gen. Craig McKinley visited the Erie and Niagara counties on Wednesday, Nov. 4, as Vigilant Guard entered its forth day. (11/4/09)
New York National Guard Task Force Takes on Rubble Pile It's like a disaster area - which is the whole point for New York National Guard forces taking part in Exercise Vigilant Guard in Western New York this week. (11/3/09)
Massachusetts National Guard Civil Support Team Enters Vigilant Guard
Exercise Vigilant Guard, simulating a major earthquake in the Niagara Falls region of New York, entered day 3 Tuesday, Nov. 3, with the Massachusetts National Guard's 1st Civil Support Team training here, while New York Army National Guard air ambulance helicopters and medics simulated evacuating casualties from a destroyed hospital to Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station in North Tonawanda. (11/3/09)
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Dr. Jill Biden Visits New York Air National Guard Family Programs
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Maj. Gen. Taluto, Michael Aikey and James Connell
Talk to a military reporter in Saratoga, N.Y. about Soldiers from the N.Y. National Guard bringing the Civil War Unknown Soldier home for a funeral service, honoring the Unknown Soldier who died during America's Civil War, the role New York Soldiers played in the Civil War, the importance of bringing this Soldier home to rest, how this Unknown Soldier represents all the New York Unknown Soldiers from the Civil War, the importance of this event for Civil War enthusiasts. Also see "Civil War Unknown Soldier Comes Home" in the B-roll section. (09/17/09)
Civil War Unknown Soldier Comes Home
B-roll of a funeral service and ceremony for a Civil War Unknown Soldier whose remains were found recently. Scenes include people in Civil War era costumes, Civil War enthusiasts, motorcycle riders with American Flags, the American Flag-wrapped coffin being transported from the funeral to the graveyard, the funeral procession with a horse-drawn carriage and motorcycles and the pine coffin being lowered into the ground. Also see "Maj. Gen. Taluto, Michael Aikey and James Connell" in the Interview section. (09/17/09)
Pre-Deployment Training
B-roll of N.Y. National Guard Soldiers training at Camp Smith in preparation for deployment to Afghanistan. Scenes include an instructor teaching how to navigate through barbed wire and Soldiers training in using their weapons to help keep from getting trapped in various types of fences and wires. Video by Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo. (08/13/09)
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