SYRACUSE--Members of the 174th Maintenance Group prepare to taxi the first Block 5 MQ-9 Reaper on February 12 2019 at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse N.Y. The wing's 138th Attack Squadron recently clocked 60,000 hours of operational flying, a significant milestone. A Block 5 is an updated version of the MQ-9 that allows upgraded communication and electrical systems. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Barbara Olney)
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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)
Smithtown Patch -- Fri, 18 Sep 2026 Army Helicopter, First Responders Stage Dramatic Rescue Drill In Smithtown Bay SMITHTOWN, NY Smithtown Bay became the site of a large-scale search-and-rescue training exercise Thursday evening as local, county, federal and military emergency responders practiced coordinating... (more)
National Guard and Reserve Magazine -- Thu, 17 Sep 2026 Army National Guard veteran runs 133 miles for mental health awareness Jeff Benaim, a veteran of the Army National Guard, recently ran from Montauk to NYC. The idea of running the length of Long Island was percolating in Jeff Benaims mind for years. An Army... (more)