Maj. Gen. Jack Briggs, right, Director of Operations for Headquarters Northern Command, visits with (from left) New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jose Batista of Company A, 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 1st Lt. Mike Tracy of Company G, 427 Brigade Support Battalion, Capt. Odelle Despot, commander of the 719th Transportation Company and Spc. Catarina Bowen of Company B, 101st Signal Battalion. The Soldiers are part of Joint Task Force Empire Shield, a security enhancement force performing state active duty in New York City to augment law enforcement. Some 500 Soldiers and Air
Maj. Gen. Jack Briggs, right, Director of Operations for Headquarters Northern Command, visits with (from left) New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jose Batista of Company A, 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, 1st Lt. Mike Tracy of Company G, 427 Brigade Support Battalion, Capt. Odelle Despot, commander of the 719th Transportation Company and Spc. Catarina Bowen of Company B, 101st Signal Battalion. The Soldiers are part of Joint Task Force Empire Shield, a security enhancement force performing state active duty in New York City to augment law enforcement. Some 500 Soldiers and Airmen are currently serving on the task force and surged operations November 26 in support of the busiest travel day in the city. National Guard photo by New York Army National Guard Maj. Alvin Phillips, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (RELEASED).
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