CMAP SMITH--New York Army National Guard Sgt. Fallou Sall, an infantryman assigned to Alpha Company of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry qualifies with a M4 rifle during the 2021 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith Training Site, N.Y., 22-24 October 2020. The Best Warrior Competition is an annual event in which junior enlisted Soldiers and non-commissioned officers from various 27th IBCT units compete in several events intended to test their military skills and knowledge, as well as their physical fitness and endurance with the winners proceeding to the State competition.
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Stars and Stripes -- Mon, 23 Feb 2026 Congress funds powerful new airlifter on skis for US polar operations The Pentagon has secured $194 million to build the first of a fleet of new ski planes that will support troops flying over the Arctic and Antarctic. Funding approved by Congress last month... (more)
Spectrum News1 -- Mon, 23 Feb 2026 6 New York Army National Guard soldiers awarded French medals for acts of bravery (video) ROCHESTER, N.Y. A group of National Guardsmen, largely hailing from Western New York, are being honored for their "exceptionally honorable service" in the Middle East. It was... (more)
Lockport Sun and Journal -- Mon, 23 Feb 2026 Lockport man among Army National Guardsmen awarded a French military honor ROCHESTER A Lockport resident is one of six New York Army National Guardsmen who received the French equivalent of the Bronze Star on Sunday, for efforts to help rescue 34 French special... (more)