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Vigilant Guard draws participants from afar
Lt. Col. Elvis Harvey, VING, shadows Lt. Col Barry Griffith during the week long Vigilant Guard exercise. Col. Harvey traveled 1900 miles from the Virgin Islands to observe the exercise. The VING is slated to host a Vigilant Guard in 2014.
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Posted: 11/10/2009
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Vigilant Guard draws participants from afar
(Left to right) Master Sgt. Myrtle Roberts, Command Sgt. Maj. Pedro Morales and Maj. Eugenie Santos traveled 1900 miles from the Virgin Islands to participate in the recent Vigilant Guard exercise.
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Naval Militia answer the call
BM2 Peter Knezevic, New York Naval Militia, readies his vessel for transport. Now that the exercise is complete, the vessel will go into heated storage until the spring, when it will be ready to respond at a moments notice. Knezevic along with other NYNM members participated in a recent Vigilant Guard exercise, that enabled emergency civilian and military resopnders to work side by side with one common goal, training. (USAF Photo/Staff Sgt. Peter Dean)
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Posted: 11/8/2009
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Naval Militia answer the call
BM2 Dawn Burgess, New York Naval Militia, takes the helm, controlling every move of the vessel. Burgess along with other NYNM members participated in a recent Vigilant Guard exercise, that enabled emergency civilian and military resopnders to work side by side with one common goal, training. (USAF Photo/Staff Sgt. Peter Dean)
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Naval Militia answer the call
BM2 Dawn Burgess, New York Naval Militia, takes the helm, controlling every move of the vessel. Burgess along with other NYNM members participated in a recent Vigilant Guard exercise, that enabled emergency civilian and military resopnders to work side by side with one common goal, training. (USAF Photo/Staff Sgt. Peter Dean)
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Naval Militia answer the call
Commander David Tucker, NYNM (center) instructs Master Chief Petty Officer Robert "Captain Bob" Clark (on left) and BM2 Dawn Burgess (on right) on the mission at hand. The New York Naval Militia has played a vital role in national and state security for more than a century. The NYNM participated, patrolling the waterways during a recent Vigilant Guard exercise.(USAF Photo/Staff Sgt. Peter Dean)
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Posted: 11/9/2009
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Naval Militia answer the call
Members of the New York Naval Militia were ready and able when the call came in to participate in a Vigilant Guard exercise. BM1 Angle Santos readies the bow rope and EO2 Ed Fischer readies the stern rope as BM2 Peter Knezevic navigates the vessel to the dock. (USAF Photo/SSgt. Peter Dean)
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Posted: 11/8/2009
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Vigilant Guard
Staff Sergeants Warren Jones, 107th AW, and Brandon Whitt, 109th AW, learn the ?ins and outs? of baggage screening at the Buffalo International Airport.
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Posted: 11/5/2009
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Vigilant Guard
Transit Authority police officers and a K-9 unit search a vehicle entering the Buffalo International Airport as Senior Airman Ryan Mang provides security. 107th Airlift Wing Security Forces were working in conjunction with the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority in providing heightened security at the Buffalo International Airport as part of the Vigilant Guard exercise in the Buffalo Niagara Region.
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Vigilant Guard
Senior Airman Ryan Mang works with Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority police officers searching vehicles entering the airport as part of the National Guard Reaction Force that was providing heightened security at the Buffalo International Airport November 4.
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Posted: 11/5/2009
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Vigilant Guard
Medics load mock casualties in to a C-130 for transport for further treatment. The medics from many different states joined together at the Niagara Air Reserve Station during the week of Nov. 1 for a Vigilant Guard exercise. The exercise simulated a 5.9 earth quake that devastated the region. The medics along with more than 2000 military and civilian responders participated in this Vigilant Guard exercise. The exercise is designed to provide continuity between military and civilian responders in the event of a real life emergency, whether, natural or manmade. (USAF Photo/Tech. Sgt. Cathy Perretta)
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Posted: 11/4/2009
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NGRF secures airport
(From back to front) Staff Sgt. Warren Jones, 107th Airlift Wing, security Forces squadron, Staff Sgt. Brandon Whitt, 109th Airlift Wing, Security Forces squadron, and Officer Karen Skipper, Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority, patrol the Buffalo International Airport. The Airmen are part of the National Guard Reaction Force, a team of security forces Air National Guardsmen from many eastern states. NGRF has been called upon during the Vigilant Guard exercise to join the ranks alongside NFTA, providing additional airport security. They are also providing convoy security, rubble site security and base security.(USAF Photo/SMSgt. Ray Lloyd)
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Posted: 11/4/2009
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