FORT DRUM--New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. April Bennett (left), the 152nd Brigade Engineer battalion commander, and battalion Command Sgt. Maj. Christopher Czarnecki, uncase the new unit flag, at Fort Drum, N.Y., on Oct. 20, 2018 during a ceremony marking the transition of the unit from the 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion to the brigade engineer battalion. Bennett and Czarnecki unfurled the flag to mark the end of the conversion of the unit from a special troops battalion to an engineer battalion with two engineer companies instead of one.
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WRGB. -- Thu, 30 Apr 2026 Troy WWII airman set for dignified transfer home after 80 years SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY (WRGB) For 80 years, a Troy airman who died as a prisoner of war during World War II remained unnamed and far from home. Now, with his remains identified in 2025, U.S.... (more)
Defence24com -- Tue, 28 Apr 2026 NATO exercise in Sweden Military exercise Aurora has begun in southern Sweden, in Stockholm, and on the island of Gotland. Soldiers from numerous countries are taking part, including Ukraine and the United States. According... (more)
Olean Times Herald -- Mon, 27 Apr 2026 Local soldiers receive Army National Guard promotions LATHAM Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability... (more)