BAGRAM, Afghanistan-- New York National Guard Command Sgt. Major Frank Wicks and Major General Patrick Murphy, the Adjutant General of New York, pose with members of HHC 427th Brigade Support Battalion during a visit to Afghanistan to meet New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen they conducted from Oct. 13 to 19. The two leaders met Soldiers and Airmen from the Company B 3rd Battalion 126th Aviation, the 105th Security Forces Group, the 109th Airlfit Wing, the 14th Finance Detachment, Joint Force Headquarters, and the New York Strategic Transition Team, as well as the 427th. The logistics Soldiers of the 427th are playing a key role in inventorying and moving equipment out of Afghanistan.

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