New York Army National Guardsman Sgt. Kevin Krantz, a member of A Company of the 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, joined 60 Soldiers, Airmen and Marines in unfurling a 60 foot by 30 foot American flag prior to the New Year�s Day National Hockey League game between the Buffalo Sabres and the Pittsburgh Penguins.
The over 7,000 fans who packing Buffalo's Ralph Williams Stadium on a snowy day, also watched a flyover from three UH-60 Blackhawks belonging to the New York Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation, prior to the games start.
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Spectrum News -- Wed, 23 Sep 2026 Military airman wounded in deadly crash takes 'final flight' in New York The only survivor of a helicopter crash that killed two of his fellow New York Army National Guard members took his symbolic "final flight" on a UH-60M Black Hawk last week in Latham. ... (more)
NationalGuard.mil -- Tue, 22 Sep 2026 New York Army Guard Aviators Train for Wildfire Response SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. New York Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crews honed their ability to fight wildfires with massive water-filled buckets Sept. 18, training above the Hudson... (more)
NationalGuard.mil -- Fri, 18 Sep 2026 New York Guardsmen Return from Middle East Deployments TROY, N.Y. Five hundred New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 42nd Infantry who deployed to the Middle East in June 2025 and eventually conducted combat operations against... (more)