Mission to Far Rockaway

FAR ROCKAWAY, N.Y. - N.Y. Guard Sgt. 1st Class Mauro Bacolo, 88th Brigade, confers with Sgt. Roura and Specialist Brad Bray on patrol. Courtesy photo

New York Guard & US Navy Working Together

BROOKLYN, NY - United States Navy Corpsman Augusma and New York Guard Sergeant First Class Mauro Bacolo on duty for Operation Sandy on the streets of Brooklyn, Nov 23rd. Sgt 1st Class Bacolo is a US Navy vet himself, having served in Vietnam, and is a long-time member of the joint National Guard - NY Guard CERF decontamination team. Courtesy photo.

Breezy Point Home Canvass

BREEZY PONT, NY - New York Guard Sergeant First Class Michael Monroy canvasses a home in Breezy Point on Nov. 29th. N.Y. Guard troops are on patrol, doing "health and welfare" checks on the residents. Photo by WO1 Thom Kivler, N.Y. Guard.

On Patrol in Breezy Point

BREEZY POINT, NY - New York Guard Specialist Alexander Rivera (right) and two other troops canvass a home in hurricane ravaged Breezy Point on Nov. 29th. NY Guard troops have been deployed on door-to-door patrols, performing "health and welfare" checks, gathering information about residents needs - food, water, electrical power, medical supplies. This information is then recorded with New York City Office of Emergency Management authorities so that the supplies can be dispatched. Photo by WO1 Thom Kivler

Project Brotherhood in the Rockaways

ROCKAWAY, N.Y. - New York Guard Private First Class Nicolet Nelson, Headquarters 88th Brigade,  on duty November 25th alongside her fellow N.Y. Guard troops, augmenting the N.Y. National Guard and other Joint Task Force Sandy elements embarking on Project Brotherhood - a multi-force effort to bring aid and assistance to the civilian population affected by Hurricane Sandy. (Courtesy photo)

On Patrol in the Rockaways

The Rockaways - New York Guard Warrant Officer 1 Thom Kivler on duty Nov 25th with NY Army National Guard, US Marine Corps, and NY Naval Militia troops. Photo by Private First Class Nicolet Nelson

Emergency Ops Center LNOs

Valhalla, N.Y. - New York Guard Colonel Glenn Marchi, HQ and Capt. Bohdan Ozaruk, 56th Brigade, confer with a technician on the overnight shift at theWestchester Emergency Operations Center on November 2nd.  NY Guard Liason Officers (LNOs) were assigned to EOCs throughout the state, operating on a 24 hour basis the first two weeks of Operation Sandy. (Courtesy photo.)