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New York City- Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company Joint Task Force Empire Shield (JTF-ES) during recent patrols at Amtrack Train station in New York City. Sergeant Demble and Specialist Postigo assisted tourist with directions and patrolled the ticketing/waiting areas.
JTF -ES is the state’s standing military organization that plans and prepares for defense support to civil authority missions throughout the New York City area and is jointly staffed with Army and Air National Guard personnel along with members of the New York Naval Militia and New York Guard.
The service members on JTF-ES augment the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Police at Penn Station, Grand Central Station in New York City and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department (PAPD) at John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia Airports, the New State Police and the Tunnel Bridge and Toll Authority (TBTA) at the various bridges and tunnels in the New York City area.
Joint Task Force Empire Shield is constantly planning to meet security threats in conjunction with New York State and municipal emergency and security managements, providing surge forces much more rapidly for New York City law enforcement and first responders. Division of Military and Naval Affairs Photos by New York Guard Captain Mark Getman
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New York City- Soldiers assigned to Bravo Company Joint Task Force Empire Shield (JTF-ES) during recent patrols at Amtrack Train station in New York City. Sergeant Demble and Specialist Postigo assisted tourist with directions and patrolled the ticketing/waiting areas.
JTF -ES is the state’s standing military organization that plans and prepares for defense support to civil authority missions throughout the New York City area and is jointly staffed with Army and Air National Guard personnel along with members of the New York Naval Militia and New York Guard.
The service members on JTF-ES augment the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Police at Penn Station, Grand Central Station in New York City and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department (PAPD) at John F. Kennedy International and LaGuardia Airports, the New State Police and the Tunnel Bridge and Toll Authority (TBTA) at the various bridges and tunnels in the New York City area.
Joint Task Force Empire Shield is constantly planning to meet security threats in conjunction with New York State and municipal emergency and security managements, providing surge forces much more rapidly for New York City law enforcement and first responders. Division of Military and Naval Affairs Photos by New York Guard Captain Mark Getman