Story by Master Sgt. Anthony L Taylor | 85th Support Command | 03.06.2018
Army Reserve Soldiers regularly face the reality and challenge of being a Citizen-Soldier, and balancing their civilian employment with the duties of their Army Reserve commitments....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Monica Dalberg | New York National Guard | 10.14.2017
Members of the 106th Rescue Wing trained with Suffolk County's Urban Search and Rescue Task Force at Montauk County Park on the east end of Long Island during an simulating a hurricane, October 14 and 15. The training exercise required participants to search for and rescue victims of a notional hurricane that hit the eastern twin forks of the island, putting local people at risk....
Story by Eric Durr | New York National Guard | 10.04.2017
In September and October 1917, the place to be on Long Island was Camp Albert Mills, where the 42nd Division—better known as the Rainbow Division—was organizing for war. The 42nd – which today is a part of the New York Army National Guard--was made up of men from the National Guards of 26 states and the District of Columbia, one of the first true multistate combat divisions in the......
Story by Staff Sgt. Christopher Gross | 14th Flying Training Wing | 08.04.2017
The Air Force affords its Airmen a plethora of opportunities and benefits; many advance their education and obtain degrees, skills are learned and can often be applied in future careers -- but for some, their service can grant them U.S. citizenship. This is the case for a dual military couple at Columbus Air Force Base, Mississippi, who was born and spent the early part of their life in......
Story by Master Sgt. Jeremy Crisp | Office of the Chief of Public Affairs - Northeast | 05.04.2017
U.S. Army Lt. Gen. Nadja West and high school sophomore Ahmad Perez on the surface might not appear to have much in common, but an interest in medicine brought them together in an unlikely way May 2....
Story by Sgt. Eric Keenan | Defense Media Activity - Marines | 05.28.2016
People flocked the railing, clapping and cheering as several helicopters kicked up dust and grass while landing on a field at Eisenhower Park in East Meadow, New York, May 28, 2016....
Story by Lance Cpl. Sean Berry | Marine Corps Installations East | 05.26.2016
With wide smiles, hundreds of high school students rushed to their school’s baseball field to greet Marines whose arrival left many of them in awe; this is the excitement that Fleet Week New York brings....
Story by Maj. Thomas Cieslak | 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne) | 12.09.2015
The service, resolve and resiliency of a Special Forces soldier was recognized in a ceremony held December 8 on Eglin Air Force Base by members of the 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne)....
