One year later the New York Naval Militia was called to active duty to protect steam ship passengers during the 1892 cholera quarantine at Fire Island.

[4] After the sinking of USS Maine, the New York Naval Militia sent five divisions of its 1st Battalion to fight in the Spanish–American War.

[4] In 1996, the New York Naval Militia was called up after the crash of TWA Flight 800 off Long Island.

[7] After the September 11 attacks, the New York Naval Militia was called up to aid in recovery efforts.

[6] In recent years, the New York Naval Militia has mobilized in response to Hurricanes Irene (2011) and Sandy (2012), the significant Buffalo snowstorm of December 2014, and the Lake Ontario flooding of 2017 and 2019.