New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs

Army Guard Recruit Training

Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Arthur Coon, Recruiting and Retention Battalion

QUEENSBURY--New York Army National Guard recruits assigned to the Recruit Sustainment Program get a mission brief from Sgt. Raymond Fiederer, a member of Company C 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry, prior to heading out on a training exercise on Saturday, March 12 during a training exercise at the Readiness Center here. The new Soldiers were conducting training on moving as part of a fire team using Air Soft simulated weapons.

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NewsOne -- Wed, 15 May 2013

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