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Lt. Col. Al Ricci and Command Sgt. Maj. Chris Imbarrato uncase the unit colors in Iraq

Photo by Maj. Fred Evans, 142nd Aviation

CAMP STRYKER, Iraq � As the colors of the New York Army National Guard�s 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion unfurled for commander Lt. Col. Al Ricci and Command Sgt. Maj. Chris Imbarrato, aircrews and Soldiers from the �Jesters� assumed their combat mission here in Iraq on September 25, 2008. The transfer of authority ceremony marked the culmination of more than a year of battalion training at locations such as Fort Drum, N.Y., Fort Rucker, Ala. and a predeployment training period at Fort Sill, Okla.

NY National Guard In the News

Saratogian -- Tue, 11 Mar 2014

Women’s military program scheduled Saturday

SARATOGA SPRINGS -- Two Saratoga women will take part in a program about female soldiers who responded to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks and later served in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Poughkeepsie Journal -- Mon, 10 Mar 2014

Mid-Hudson soldiers prepare for deployment to Afghanistan; soldier must leave pregnant wife

NEWBURGH --It was a day of tears - and pride - for the families of about 115 soldiers deploying to Afghanistan with the New York Army National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company.

Buffalo News -- Mon, 10 Mar 2014

New mission for 107th Air Wing is filled with controversy

It’s called a Reaper, and commanders in the Air National Guard think it’s a savior: saving the 107th Air Wing in Niagara Falls from the threat of extinction as well as the lives of American... (more)

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