AMSTERDAM, N.Y.- Local police and fire had reports of radioactive material at Amsterdam, New York’s Shuttleworth Park.
Now, the 21 Airmen and Soldiers of the New York National Guard’s 2nd Civil Support Team had to find the radiation source and identify it for local first responders and state agencies.
The survey team members, Air Guard Tech Sgt. Karlie Foster and Army Guard Sgt. Jacob Crocetta, put on breathing apparatus and hazmat suits with the help of other team members.
Then they boarded a utility vehicle loaded with gear and went into the park to find the radiation source.
They identified the radiation source, but then Crocetta hit his head and was down, simulating a man down event. Now the team had to extract him as...
06.16.2026 | AMSTERDAM, NEW YORK, US |
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