McMurdo Station, Antarctica--Secretary of the Air Force, Deborah Lee James, greets 109th Airlift Wing members Airman 1st Class Wyatt Peters and Lt. Col. Kurt Bedore in Antarctica on 25 January, 2015. Both Airmen were supporting transportation operations in Antarctica as part of Operation Deep Freeze. The first of seven deployed LC-130s returned to Stratton Air National Guard base early on Tuesdaymorning, Feb. 24 and Airmen and plans will be arriving back in New York all week.
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HudsonValley 360.com -- Thu, 14 Mar 2024 NY Air Guard's 109th Airlift Wing wraps up Antarctic mission season for 2023-2024 SCOTIA The New York Air National Guards 109th Airlift Wing, based at Stratton Air National GuardBase in Scotia, has successfully concluded its annual Operation Deep Freeze season, marking... (more)
DVIDS -- Mon, 11 Mar 2024 NY National Guard announces names of Soldiers killed in Texas helicopter crash on March 8, 2024 Two New York Army National Guard aviators were killed on Friday, March 8, when the UH-72 Lakota light utility helicopter they were flying crashed near Rio Grande City, Texas at 2:50 p.m. local... (more)
Associated Press -- Sun, 10 Mar 2024 2 National Guard soldiers, 1 Border Patrol agent killed in Texas helicopter crash are identified LA GRULLA, Texas (AP) A National Guard soldier from New York who was seriously injured in the crash of a helicopter flying over the U.S.-Mexico border remained hospitalized Sunday while authorities... (more)