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>> empire shield is a mission that our new york national guardsmen do to assist local authorities here in new york city. steve: those are the guys and gals who were posted at the port authority a couple days ago and let's into action as soon as the bomb went off, correct? >> yes, sir, they did. they were there right at the points of attack, if you will. to assist local law enforcement. >> steve: they have been on duty since 9/11. >> there is 800 of them. colonel pete reilly. commanders of air force shield. have you seen them at port north. grand central station and airports and stuff. they wer...

Force every single day. additionally as many of you know as we take care of response and we are the governors in state response force to work with the first responders and the emergency responders when hurricanes happen. steve: what about the fires out in california. >> last friday i was in california. we have almost 2,000 national guardrail out there working with emergency responders and cal fires. responders helping save people's lives i flew in a c-130 that dropped fire retardant. you need skill sets practiced by the national guard. ainsley: why did you enlist and what does it mean to you t...