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Schumer, Gillibrand Visit Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station; Senators Launch Campaign To Expand NFARS Training Facilities & Push For New Additions To Base That Will Lock In KC-135s-Like High-Tech Simulator To Train New Pilots-And Create Future Jobs

Schumer & Gillibrand Push For Funding That Would Allow for Construction of New Simulator Building and Fitness Facility; Current Buildings are Designed for Compatibility with C-130 Aircraft; NFARS Needs KC-135 Compatible Infrastructure– Simulator Will Be Used To Train Pilots To Fly New Aircraft Senators Tour NFARS With Chief of Air Force Reserve Lieutenant General Jackson; Schumer & Gillibrand Previously Secured Commitment From Lieutenant General Jackson To Visit The Base Senators: KC-135 Tan

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Schumer, Gillibrand Push To Rename Staten Island’s South Shore Postal Facility In Honor Of Leonard Montalto, Sandy Victim And Beloved Postman

For 31 Years, Montalto Served As a Postal Worker in Tottenville; Montalto Also Worked As Secretary & Treasurer for Local Branch of American Postal Workers Union Schumer, Gillibrand Announce Senate Bill to Designate South Shore Annex Postal Facility As “Leonard Montalto Post Office Building” Schumer, Gillibrand: Renaming Post Office Will Rightly Honor Montalto’s Commitment to Public Service & SI Community

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