Story by Staff Sgt. Michael Davis and Sgt. Harley Jelis | New York National Guard | 05.02.2018
PLUM ISLAND, N.Y. --For some people, taking a helicopter ride around the Statue of Liberty and through the NYC skyline is a fun way to see the Big Apple. But for New York Army National Guard Soldiers and Airmen in the 24th Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team, known as a CST, that was just the ride to work as they conducted an air insertion on a remote island to respond to a......
Story by JoAnne Castagna | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, New York District | 06.09.2011
For years, there has always been a veil of mystery surrounding Plum Island that's restricted by the public and located just off the northeastern shore of Long Island, N.Y. There was talk in the media, along with movies and in books that the federal government was conducting crazy animal experiments there....
