LATHAM-- New York Army National Guard Col. Al Ricci greets his daughters following his final flight as a military pilot on Monday Oct. 27 at the Army Aviation Support Facility here. Ricci, a veteran of the Iraq War is retiring after 30 years. His final service was as the commander of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, which include a ten-month deployment to Kuwait.
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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)