11.11.2021 News A father’s mission to bring home Purple Heart medals to families of airmen killed in 2018 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...
05.25.2020 News Col. 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....
05.15.2020 COVID-19 Photos: 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...
05.13.2020 COVID-19 Air 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...
11.27.2018 Engagements and Weddings 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...
09.27.2018 Community 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...
06.11.2018 Community 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.
09.03.2015 News 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...
05.26.2014 Community Photos: Memorial Day at Calverton National Cemetery The more than 242,000 interments over the past 36 years at Calverton National Cemetery are the biggest reason so many Long Islanders spend their Memorial Day in Riverhead Town.
05.26.2014 News Mattituck parajumper part of elite rescue team U.S. Air National Guardsman Ryan Dush prepared his gear Tuesday morning as he organized an aquatic search-and-rescue mission. In just a few hours, he was set to jump out...
