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Jerry Rescue Day was a day in which people would honor the memory of Jerry's rescue and celebrate his road to freedom. It was held every October 1 until the start of the Civil War. This holiday was celebrated by abolitionists and were primarily in the Syracuse, New York, area. The first Jerry Rescue Day was celebrated one year after the events ...
Syracuse is a city in Central New York sited on the former lands of the Onondaga Nation. Officially incorporated as a village in 1825, it has been at a major crossroads over the last two centuries, first of the Erie Canal and its branch canals, then on the railway network. The city grew on the back of its salt and chemical industries, and later ...
The Siege of Syracuse is a campaign mission in the Rise of Rome expansion of Age of Empires, where players play as the Roman civilization to defeat the Carthaginians. The climax of the 2023 film Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny is set during the Siege of Syracuse. The setting also features the use of Classical Greek.
The name change reflects the wing's mission of providing aircrew members and supporting staff trained to operate the MQ-9 Reaper remotely piloted aircraft. The wing began transformation and training of crews and personnel in 2014. The 107th is the second New York Air National Guard wing to assume the remotely piloted aircraft mission.
Hancock Field Air National Guard Base is a United States Air Force base, co-located with Syracuse Hancock International Airport. It is located 4.6 miles (7.4 km) north-northeast of Syracuse, New York, at 6001 East Molloy Road, Mattydale, NY 13211. The installation consists of approximately 350 acres (1.4 km 2) of flight line, aircraft ramp and ...
The 106th Rescue Wing (106th RQW) is a unit of the New York Air National Guard, stationed at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, New York. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Combat Command . The Wing's Operations Group consists of three squadrons: the 101st Rescue ...
Operation Ladbroke. Sicily (pictured in red). / 37.05444°N 15.26500°E / 37.05444; 15.26500. Operation Ladbroke was a glider landing by British airborne troops during the Second World War near Syracuse, Sicily, that began on 9 July 1943 as part of Operation Husky, the Allied invasion of Sicily. The first Allied mission using large ...
Formerly the Alan Kurdi; sailed to start rescue missions 7 August 2021 On first mission rescued initially 85 people, before docking at Syracuse with 166 refugees aboard. October 15, disembarked 58 rescued persons at Pozzallo at end of 2nd mission.