Special Purpose Marine Air Ground Task Force 26 executive officer, Lt. Col. Walter Sopp, prepares to go on air for a Montel Across America radio broadcast with Montel Williams aboard the flight deck of the USS New York Nov. 4. Aboard the ship are Marines from several units that merged to form SPMAGTF-26. The ship, which has 7 1/2 tons of steel salvaged from the World Trade Center forged into its hull, is scheduled to be commissioned Nov. 7.