LATHAM � Colonel Michael Bobeck, commander, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade greets Dr. Jill Biden, wife of Vice-President Joseph Biden outside of Army Aviation Support Facility 3 on Sept. 21.
Dr. Biden spent the afternoon of Sept. 21 visiting New York National Guard Headquarters to learn more about the New York Army National Guard Yellow Ribbon Program. She was in the Capital Region to accompany President Barak Obama to Hudson Valley Community College for a speech there.
After her visit she and some staff members was transported to Andrews Air Force Base, Md. aboard the New York National Guard�s C-12 aircraft flown by Col. Bobeck and Chief Warrant Officer Dave Lewis.
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