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Mattituck parajumper part of elite rescue team
U.S. Air National Guardsman Ryan Dush of Mattituck during a training exercise (Credit: Courtesy) U.S. Air National Guardsman Ryan Dush prepared his gear Tuesday morning as he organized an aquatic...
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Photos: Memorial Day at Calverton National Cemetery
This woman was not alone as thousands flocked to Calverton National Cemetery on Memorial Day. (Credit: Grant Parpan) The more than 242,000 interments over the past 36 years at Calverton National...
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When the levees broke, the 106th came to the rescue
As Hurricane Katrina pummeled the Gulf Coast in late August 2005, Chief Master Sgt. Michael Kurtz and fellow National Guardsmen in the 106th Air Rescue Wing waited for the inevitable call. By Aug. 30,...
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Family of fallen airman follows through on posthumous surprise
As a surprise for when his son returned home from his final combat tour, John Raguso purchased a new outboard engine for his son’s EdgeWater boat. Master Sgt. Christopher Raguso, a member of the Air...
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Primary care doctor served in Iraq before treating local patients
Mattituck Primary Care on Main Road held its grand opening ribbon-cutting ceremony last week, even though it actually opened in March. The practice wanted to wait for Dr. Kerry Murphy to return from...
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Magical night for couple’s Veterans Day wedding at Brecknock Hall
Peconic Landing, Brecknock Hall and more than 30 business and volunteers combined efforts to create a magical night for a couple who met at the 106th Rescue Wing based in Westhampton. Tech. Sgt....
View ArticleAir National Guard flyover to honor first responders
A search and rescue plane and two rescue helicopters assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing in Westhampton Beach will conduct a flyover across Eastern Long Island on Friday to...
View ArticlePhotos: 106th Rescue Wing honors health care workers during flyover
In a tribute to health care workers on Long Island, members of the Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing in Westhampton Beach conducted a flyover across Suffolk County on Friday to salute health...
View ArticleCol. Shawn Fitzgerald of Cutchogue to become new commander of 106th Rescue Wing
New York Air National Guard Col. Shawn Fitzgerald will become the next commander of the 106th Rescue Wing based in Westhampton Beach, the Air Force announced last week. Col. Fitzgerald, who lives in...
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A father’s mission to bring home Purple Heart medals to families of airmen...
On the third anniversary of his son’s death on March 15 this year, John Raguso stood alongside Eli Briggs at Calverton National Cemetery. The two men shared an unenviable bond, each mourning the loss...
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When she was needed, Senior Airman Tapia-Puma came to the rescue for the...
Last Thursday, Senior Airman Jocelyn Tapia-Puma was ending her typical workday at the New York Air National Guard base in Westhampton as an aviator resource manager when her commander asked her if she...
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Cutchogue man becomes second combat rescue officer to attain rank of colonel...
May 26, 2022, was a significant day in the life of Glyn Weir. His promotion from lieutenant colonel to colonel in the New York Air National Guard was approved by the United States Senate that day. It...
View ArticleLocal 7th to 12th grade students join Rescue Wing’s inaugural STEM camp
If you were at the 106th Rescue Wing in Westhampton Beach earlier this month, you’d have seen something unusual: students from grades 7 to 12 in gray T-shirts and sweaters that read “106th Rescue Wing...
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