Story by 1st Lt. Lauren Warner | New York National Guard | 05.04.2020
NEW YORK –For the third time in his career, New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Maloney, a Rochester resident, is back in New York City responding to an emergency. In 2001, Maloney was one of the 3,000 New York National Guard members mobilized in response to the Sept. 11 attacks on the World Trade Center by airliners hijacked by terrorists. In 2012, Maloney was back in......
Story by Lin Miller | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers North Atlantic Division | 10.29.2018
At the same time the North Atlantic Division (NAD) has supported U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) response and recovery efforts following recent major storm events elsewhere in the United States, it has remained intensely focused on Superstorm Sandy repair, restoration and risk-reduction projects in the northeast six years since that major weather event....
Story by Staff Sgt. Shawn Morris | 99th Readiness Division | 09.21.2018
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – In late 2012, the U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command provided aid and assistance to local communities in the wake of Superstorm Sandy, receiving the Army Superior Unit Award for its efforts. Nearly six years later, the newly designated 99th Readiness Division prepared to respond once again to a major storm hitting the eastern......
Story by Staff Sgt. Shawn Morris | 99th Readiness Division | 04.21.2017
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHUSRT, N.J. – The U.S. Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command received the Army Superior Unit Award during a ceremony April 21 at the command’s headquarters here. The command was recognized for providing aid and assistance from October 2012 to April 2013 to communities in New York City that were devastated by Superstorm Sandy....
Story by Dr. Michael Izard | U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Buffalo District | 01.11.2017
The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers recently completed repairs to the Cleveland Harbor East breakwater which was damaged by Hurricane Sandy. The project was one of nine structures scheduled for repair under supplemental Superstorm Sandy funds provided by Congress....
Story by Staff Sgt. Shawn Morris | 99th Readiness Division | 11.12.2016
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – One Army Reserve senior leader honored Veterans this weekend by attending several Veterans Day events throughout communities in Philadelphia and western New Jersey....
Story by Staff Sgt. David Clemenko | 99th Readiness Division | 08.11.2016
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. - The Army Reserve’s 99th Regional Support Command partnered with U.S. Army Reserve Command to conduct realistic training for the RSC’s Soldiers and civilian employees Aug. 8-12....
Story by Master Sgt. Carl Clegg | 108th Wing | 05.21.2016
It was deeply gratifying for me to watch as the first 80 of what will end up being around 2,300 of my fellow New Jersey National Guardsmen received the Humanitarian Service Medal during a ceremony May 3, at the National Guard Armory in Lawrenceville. As a member of the 108th Wing Public Affairs office, I tell stories about my fellow Airmen; that’s what I do. This article too, is about......