Spc. Amanda Tripple guides a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter
Spc. Amanda Tripple guides a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter to a cargo pick-up site during sling-load operations training at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y.
New York Army National Guard Sgt. John Grace, a Long
New York Army National Guard Sgt. John Grace, a Long Beach, N.Y. resident and member of the 1156th Engineer Company’s Search and Extraction Team, places a roller in front of a two-ton block as it moves 75 feet ... More
A New York Guard volunteer during a hazardous materials
A New York Guard volunteer during a hazardous materials response exercise in Oriskany.
A soldier from the 528th Military Police Company surveys
A soldier from the 528th Military Police Company surveys his troops during the Region II Homeland Response Force External Evaluation at the State Preparedness Training Center, Oriskany, N.Y., May 17, 2012. The ... More
Experts in emergency response help train Guard troops
A member of the team from Joint Interagency Training and Education Center, of JITEC (in black vest) works with New York Army National Guard Soldiers to get things set up for a weeklong Homeland Response Force E... More
New York National Guard readies for Homeland Response Force Exercise
Members of the New York Army National Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team prepare for their Homeland Response Force (HRF) evaluation April 28, 2014. Each of the 10 HRF teams in the United States is traine... More
Soldiers dressed in chemical protection suits stage
Soldiers dressed in chemical protection suits stage in front of the mock disaster site during the Homeland Response Force training exercise that took place here from April 28 to May 2, 2014. Troops are trained ... More
Senior Airman Joseph Manning monitors a camera from
Senior Airman Joseph Manning monitors a camera from the Mobile Emergency Operations Center during the Homeland Response Force exercise on April 29, 2014. The MEOC is a command and control element for major resp... More
A decontamination team from the 2nd Squadron, 101 Cavalry,
A decontamination team from the 2nd Squadron, 101 Cavalry, New York Army National Guard, deploy a decontamination tent during a Homeland Response Force exercise at the New York State Preparedness Center here, A... More
Nearly 600 service members from the New York, New Jersey
Nearly 600 service members from the New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico National Guard conduct a disaster response training exercise at the New York State Preparedness Training Center here from April 28 to May... More
Staff Sgt. Lorenzo Rodriguez leads a patient to get
Staff Sgt. Lorenzo Rodriguez leads a patient to get medical help after triaging her in the "hot zone" during the FEMA II Homeland Response Force validation exercise at the New York State Preparedness Training C... More
New Jersey Army National Guard Soldier Spc. Claudio
New Jersey Army National Guard Soldier Spc. Claudio Da Silva (left) tries to calm a crowd of mock disaster victims during a disaster readiness evaluation at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Or... More
News media invited to cover National Guard WMD Response Training
Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Michael Rider receives instruction for his team in the hot zone while training in Oriskany May 1, 2014. (Photo by Senior Master Sgt. Ray Lloyd)
National Guard troops complete validation training for disaster respon...
A New York Army National Guard search and extraction team Soldier assists a role-player casualty during a disaster exercise May 1. (U.S. National Guard photo by Sgt. Patricia Austin, Joint Force HQ - NY)
An operator controlled robot is run through an obstacle
An operator controlled robot is run through an obstacle course and carrying test in a "robot rodeo" during the Raven's Challenge June 24, 2015, at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry learn how to load combat casualties on board helicopters from F Company 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviati... More
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Blake Alexander
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Blake Alexander a member of the 1108th EOD Company comforts "Katie" a "victim" for a training exercise as he removes a bomb from her neck as part of training May 18 at ... More
Soldiers of the decontamination team from the New York
Soldiers of the decontamination team from the New York Army National Guard assist each other in the technical decontamination process during a Homeland Response Force exercise at the New York State Preparedness... More
A member of the New York Army National Guard assists
A member of the New York Army National Guard assists a role player acting as a disaster victim at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany NY on June 15, 2016. This was part of a training scenario ho... More
Search and Extraction Soldiers from the New York Army
Search and Extraction Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard’s 206th Military Police Company prioritize and prepare simulated casualties for evacuation of a contaminated incident site at the New York St... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers recover a casualty
New York Army National Guard Soldiers recover a casualty and prepare to move them to be decontaminated as part of a Homeland Response Force training and evaluation exercise, New York State Prepardness Training ... More
Members of the New York Air and Army National Guard
Members of the New York Air and Army National Guard train as a rope rescue team assisting a simulated disaster victim at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany NY on June 16, 2016. This was part of... More
During response lane training at the New York State
During response lane training at the New York State Preparedness Center, in Oriskany N.Y., on April 18, 2018, a group of New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 24th Civil Support Team work together duri... More
A Chinook with Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 3-126th
A Chinook with Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 3-126th Aviation Regiment of the U.S. Army Massachusetts National Guard takes off full of U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 389th Regiment (Basic Combat ... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the Homeland
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the Homeland Response Force for FEMA Region 2 prepare a litter casualty for movement to decontamination during chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBRN) incid... More
Soldiers hook cargo to a hovering UH-60 Black Hawk
Soldiers hook cargo to a hovering UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during sling-load operations training at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y.
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Ivan O. Martinez,
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Ivan O. Martinez, a Yonkers, N.Y., resident and team leader of the 1156th Engineer Company’s Search and Extraction Team, guides his soldiers as they move a two-ton block 75 fee... More
A New Jersey National Guard airman assembles her Chemical,
A New Jersey National Guard airman assembles her Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear gear during the Region II Homeland Response Force External Evaluation at the State Preparedness Training Center, O... More
Army 1st Sgt. Christopher Mueller, from D Company,
Army 1st Sgt. Christopher Mueller, from D Company, 427th Brigade Support Battalion assists his Soldiers at the decontamination site during a Homeland Response Force (HRF) training exercise here from April 28 to... More
A decontamination team from the 2nd Squadron, 101 Cavalry,
A decontamination team from the 2nd Squadron, 101 Cavalry, New York Army National Guard, is briefed by the senior noncommissioned officer before they deploy the decontamination equipment during a Homeland Respo... More
Nearly 600 service members from the New York, New Jersey
Nearly 600 service members from the New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico National Guard conduct a disaster response training exercise at the New York State Preparedness Training Center here from April 28 - May ... More
Staff Sgt. Candyce Collier treats a patient in the
Staff Sgt. Candyce Collier treats a patient in the minimal care tent during the FEMA II Homeland Response Force validation exercise at the New York State Preparedness Training Center on May 1, 2014. Collier is ... More
New Jersey Army National Guard Soldier Pvt. Yesenia
New Jersey Army National Guard Soldier Pvt. Yesenia Guizar (right) stops a mock disaster victim from crossing a perimeter during a disaster readiness evaluation at the New York State Preparedness Training Cente... More
The FEMA Region II Mobile Emergency Operations Center
The FEMA Region II Mobile Emergency Operations Center deployed at the New York State Preparedness Training Center here in support of New York National Guard Homeland Response Force training.
An officer of the Endicott, N.Y., Police Department's
An officer of the Endicott, N.Y., Police Department's bomb squad and a New York Army National Guard Soldier from the 1108th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company examine X-rays of a training IED during the ... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry get hoisted on board helicopters from F Company 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviation Battalion, elements o... More
Senior Airman Cody Grassie of the Dover Air Force Base
Senior Airman Cody Grassie of the Dover Air Force Base Explosive Ordnance Disposal team examines an explosive device under a tarp to guard against possible light sensors on the device during training May 18 at ... More
Soldiers dressed in chemical protection suits stage
Soldiers dressed in chemical protection suits stage in front of the mock disaster site during the Homeland Response Force training exercise here, June 13, 2016. These Soldiers are trained in extracting victims ... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers prepare to move
New York Army National Guard Soldiers prepare to move a casualty to receive a medical evaluation and treatment as part of a Homeland Response Force training and evaluation exercise, New York State Prepardness T... More
Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard’s 222nd
Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard’s 222nd Chemical Company prepare simulated casualties for decontamination at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y. June 15. The Soldier... More
Members of the New York Army National Guard assists
Members of the New York Army National Guard assists a role player acting as a disaster victim at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany NY on June 15, 2016. This was part of a training scenario hos... More
Members of the New York Air and Army National Guard
Members of the New York Air and Army National Guard train as a rope rescue team assisting a simulated disaster victim at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany NY on June 16, 2016. This was part of... More
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 389th
U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers from 2nd Battalion, 389th Regiment (Basic Combat Training), 3rd Brigade, 98th Training Division (Initial Entry Training) board a Chinook from Detachment 1, Bravo Company, 3-126th Avia... More
New York Army National Guard search and extraction
New York Army National Guard search and extraction team members assigned to Bravo Company, 152nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, practice techniques for rescues in collapsed buildings, including drilling through ce... More
U.S. Army 2nd battalion, 108th Infantry soldiers provide
U.S. Army 2nd battalion, 108th Infantry soldiers provide security after exiting a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter during training at Proctor Park in Utica, N.Y.
New Jersey National Guard airmen and soldiers assemble
New Jersey National Guard airmen and soldiers assemble their Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear gear during the Region II Homeland Response Force External Evaluation at the State Preparedness Traini... More
Nearly 1,000 service members took part in a Homeland
Nearly 1,000 service members took part in a Homeland Response Force training exercise here from April 28 to May 2, 2014. Troops battled high winds and inclement weather while they set up decontamination tents a... More
Soldiers of the decontamination team from the 2nd Squadron,
Soldiers of the decontamination team from the 2nd Squadron, 101 Cavalry, New York Army National Guard, assist each other in the technical decontamination process during a Homeland Response Force exercise at the... More
Nearly 600 service members from the New York, New Jersey
Nearly 600 service members from the New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico National Guard conduct a disaster response training exercise at the New York State Preparedness Training Center here from April 28 - May ... More
Senior Master Sgt. Jacqueline Sweet-McNeill leads a
Senior Master Sgt. Jacqueline Sweet-McNeill leads a patient to get medical attention during the FEMA II Homeland Response Force validation exercise at the New York State Preparedness Training Center on May 1, 2... More
Two New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers (center
Two New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers (center and right) allow a National Guard member (left) to carry a mock disaster victim through a perimeter during a disaster readiness evaluation at the New York Sta... More
A New York National Guard Soldier of the 1108th Explosive
A New York National Guard Soldier of the 1108th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company, sends a bomb disposal robot to work on a training IED during the Raven's Challenge bomb disposal exercise on June 24,... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry get hoisted on board helicopters from F Company 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviation Battalion, elements o... More
A shotgun-like device, remotely fired from explosive
A shotgun-like device, remotely fired from explosive ordinance disposal technicians, blows up a backpack during training May 18. New York Army National Guardsmen trained for a week alongside domestic and intern... More
Soldiers dressed in chemical protection suits stage
Soldiers dressed in chemical protection suits stage in front of the mock disaster site during the Homeland Response Force training exercise at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y. o... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers decontaminate
New York Army National Guard Soldiers decontaminate a casualty and prepare to move them to receive fruther medical care as part of a Homeland Response Force training and evaluation exercise, New York State Prep... More
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Wing Yu, right,
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Wing Yu, right, provides information about the National Guard’s Homeland Response Force to representatives from the South African National Defense Force at the New York Sta... More
Members of the New York Air and Army National Guard
Members of the New York Air and Army National Guard assists a role player acting as a disaster victim at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany NY on June 15, 2016. This was part of a training scen... More
Members of the New York Air and Army National Guard
Members of the New York Air and Army National Guard train as a rope rescue team assisting a simulated disaster victim at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany NY on June 16, 2016. This was part of... More
U.S. Army Reserve drill sergeants from 2nd Battalion,
U.S. Army Reserve drill sergeants from 2nd Battalion, 389th Regiment (Basic Combat Training), 3rd Brigade, 98th Training Division (Initial Entry Training), pull security after eliminating a "threat" during a si... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the Homeland
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the Homeland Response Force for FEMA Region 2 move a simulated casualty towards decontamination during an exercise for chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear (CBR... More
A New Jersey National Guard soldiers and airmen assembles
A New Jersey National Guard soldiers and airmen assembles their Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear gear during the Region II Homeland Response Force External Evaluation at the State Preparedness Tra... More
A soldier from the decontamination team from the 2nd
A soldier from the decontamination team from the 2nd Squadron, 101 Cavalry, New York Army National Guard, examines a victim of a chemical exposure for traces of a chemical after the decontamination process duri... More
A non-ambulatory decontamination team from the 2nd
A non-ambulatory decontamination team from the 2nd Squadron, 101 Cavalry, New York Army National Guard, put a victim of a chemical exposure through decontamination process during a Homeland Response Force exerc... More
Maj. Sharon Westbrook treats a patient during the FEMA
Maj. Sharon Westbrook treats a patient during the FEMA II Homeland Response Force validation exercise at the New York State Preparedness Training Center on May 1, 2014. Westbrook is assigned to the 109th Medica... More
Nearly 600 service members from the New York, New Jersey
Nearly 600 service members from the New York, New Jersey and Puerto Rico National Guard conduct a disaster response training exercise at the New York State Preparedness Training Center here from April 28 - May ... More
New Jersey Army National Guard Soldier Pvt. Yesenia
New Jersey Army National Guard Soldier Pvt. Yesenia Guizar (left) stops a crowd of mock disaster victims from crossing a perimeter during a disaster readiness evaluation at the New York State Preparedness Train... More
A bomb disposal robot, controlled by the a member of
A bomb disposal robot, controlled by the a member of the New York National Guard's 1108th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company working with the Erie Police Department, removes a training IED from a school... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry get hoisted on board helicopters from F Company 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviation Battalion, elements o... More
A remotely-piloted bomb disposal robot hefts a package
A remotely-piloted bomb disposal robot hefts a package filled with 150 pounds of steel weight plates during a "robot rodeo" in training May 18. New York Army National Guardsmen trained for a week alongside dome... More
A New York Army National Guard Soldier from the
A New York Army National Guard Soldier from the decontamination team from the sets up the decontamination line process during a Homeland Response Force exercise at the New York State Preparedness Center in Ori... More
Members of the New York Air National Guard's 222nd
Members of the New York Air National Guard's 222nd Chemical Company assists a role player acting as a disaster victim at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany NY on June 15, 2016. This was part of... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers decontaminate
New York Army National Guard Soldiers decontaminate a casualty and prepare to move them to receive fruther medical care as part of a Homeland Response Force training and evaluation exercise, New York State Prep... More
New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Daniel Conley
New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Daniel Conley from the 105th Airlift Wing assists a role player acting as a disaster victim performing Cold Zone Triage at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriska... More
Members of the New York Air and Army National Guard
Members of the New York Air and Army National Guard train as a rope rescue team assisting a simulated disaster victim at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany NY on June 16, 2016. This was part of... More
U.S. Army Reserve drill sergeants from 2nd Battalion,
U.S. Army Reserve drill sergeants from 2nd Battalion, 389th Regiment (Basic Combat Training), 3rd Brigade, 98th Training Division (Initial Entry Training), detain "threats" during a simulated attack that was pa... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the Homeland
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the Homeland Response Force for FEMA Region 2 decontamination team conduct technical decontamination of themselves during an exercise for chemical, biological, radiologi... More
A New Jersey National Guard soldier assembles her Chemical,
A New Jersey National Guard soldier assembles her Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear gear during the Region II Homeland Response Force External Evaluation at the State Preparedness Training Center, ... More
Soldiers of the decontamination team from the 2nd Squadron,
Soldiers of the decontamination team from the 2nd Squadron, 101 Cavalry, New York Army National Guard assist each other in the technical decontamination process during a Homeland Response Force exercise at the ... More
A non-ambulatory decontamination team from the 2nd
A non-ambulatory decontamination team from the 2nd Squadron, 101 Cavalry, New York Army National Guard, put a victim of a chemical exposure through decontamination process during a Homeland Response Force exerc... More
New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers Spc. Claudio
New Jersey Army National Guard Soldiers Spc. Claudio Da Silva (left) and Pvt. Yesenia Guizar (center) try to calm and direct a crowd of mock disaster victims during a disaster readiness evaluation at the New Yo... More
An officer of the Endicott, N.Y. Police Department
An officer of the Endicott, N.Y. Police Department heads towards a training IED in a mock bank during an exercise with the 1108th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company, New York Army National Guard, at the ... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry learn how to load combat casualties on board helicopters from F Company 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviati... More
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Adam Russ a
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Adam Russ a member of the 1108th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal), pilots a bomb disposal robot during training May 18 at the New York State Emergency Prepa... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers conduct evacuation
New York Army National Guard Soldiers conduct evacuation training as they prepare for their Homeland Response Force evaluation at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y. on Tuesday, Ju... More
Members of the New York Army National Guard assists
Members of the New York Army National Guard assists a role player acting as a disaster victim at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany NY on June 15, 2016. This was part of a training scenario hos... More
New York Air National Guard medical teams evaluate
New York Air National Guard medical teams evaluate and treat casualities after they have been brought out of decontaminated areas and had all contaminants removed as part of a Homeland Response Force training a... More
New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Amir Butcher
New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Amir Butcher assists a role player acting as a disaster victim training with a Joint Chemical Agent Detector (JCAD) as part of the decontamination station at the State Pre... More
Members of the New York Air and Army National Guard
Members of the New York Air and Army National Guard train as a rope rescue team stabilize a debris pile at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany NY on June 16, 2016. This was part of a training sc... More
A U.S. Army Reserve drill sergeant from 2nd Battalion,
A U.S. Army Reserve drill sergeant from 2nd Battalion, 389th Regiment (Basic Combat Training), 3rd Brigade, 98th Training Division (Initial Entry Training), takes cover and scans their sector of fire during a s... More
New York Army National Guard Spc. Kenneth Nole, left,
New York Army National Guard Spc. Kenneth Nole, left, trains for urban casualty extraction with members of Bravo Company, 152nd Brigade Engineer Battalion at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in O... More
New Jersey National Guard airmen and soldiers assemble
New Jersey National Guard airmen and soldiers assemble their Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Nuclear gear during the Region II Homeland Response Force External Evaluation at the State Preparedness Traini... More
Army New York National Guard members took park in a
Army New York National Guard members took park in a Homeland Response Force training exercise here on April 30, 2014. (US Air National Guard Photo/Senior Airman Daniel Fravel)
A New Jersey Army National Guard member stops a mock
A New Jersey Army National Guard member stops a mock disaster victim from crossing a perimeter during a disaster readiness evaluation at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y., May 1.... More
An officer of the Endicott N.Y. Police Department,
An officer of the Endicott N.Y. Police Department, and a New York Army National Guard Soldier from the 1108th Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Company, render safe a training IED during the Raven's Challenge b... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry learn how to load combat casualties on board helicopters from F Company 1st Battalion, 169th General Support Aviati... More
A bomb disposal robot drives up a ramp piloted by
A bomb disposal robot drives up a ramp piloted by New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Adam Russ of the New York Army National Guard's 501st Explosive Ordnance Disposal (EOD) Battalion, during training at t... More
Soldiers dressed in chemical protection suits stage
Soldiers dressed in chemical protection suits stage in front of the mock disaster site during the Homeland Response Force training exercise at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y. o... More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers decontaminate
New York Army National Guard Soldiers decontaminate a casualty and prepare to move them to receive fruther medical care as part of a Homeland Response Force training and evaluation exercise, New York State Prep... More
Members of the New York Army National Guard train as
Members of the New York Army National Guard train as a rope rescue team assisting a simulated disaster victim at the State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany NY on June 16, 2016. This was part of a train... More