NYS DMNA Photo Archive

14 Feb, 2020

FORT HOOD, TEXAS-- New York Army National Guard State Command Sergeant Major David Piwowarski (center) meets with members of the 42nd Infantry Division at the DFAC at Fort Hood Texas on Feb. 11, 2020. Six hundred and fifty Soldiers from the division's headquarters are conducting post-mobilization training at Fort Hood as they prepare to deploy to the Central Command area of responsibility and assume mission command of Operation Spartan Shield.

12 Feb, 2020

New York Army National Guard Sgt Andrew Valenza (right) is joined by his parents, Major Julie Valenza and Sgt. 1st Class William Valenza as they prepare to deploy together during the 42nd Infantry Division farewell ceremony held on January 11, 2020, at Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y. All five members of the Valenza family are serving. A son is already deployed in Afghanistan and a daughter is in the New York Army National Guard as well. The 42nd Infantry Division headquarters held farewell events in Loudonville, Staten Island, and Rochester.

11 Feb, 2020

ANTARCTICA- A loadmaster from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing directs the loading of cargo on board an LC-130 "Skibird" on Jan. 24, 2020. The wing flies equipment and people across Antarctica in support of the National Science Foundation's research on the continent. Loading gear on board an LC-130 is like playing Tetris, the video game that requires matching different shapes in places where they will fit.

10 Feb, 2020

FORT HOOD-- New York Army National Guard Soldiers attached to Signal Co. of the 42nd Infantry Division conducts the deadlift exercise of the Army Combat Fitness Test on Fort Hood Tx. Feb. 7 2020. Soldiers of the 42nd needed to learn the newly implemented ACFT in order to be combat ready for their upcoming deployment.

6 Feb, 2020

LATHAM-- Major General Ray Shields the Adjutant General of New Yorkremoves the major rank from Lt. Col. Brandon Gendrons uniform as his wife Suzanne looks on with his children Jack and Kyleigh during promotion ceremonies on Friday January 31 at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham N.Y. Gendron who was commissioned as an officer in 2004 serves as the Training Officer for the New York Army National Guard and has been selected to command the 204th Engineer Battalion.

3 Feb, 2020

GLENVILLE- Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing provide funeral honors for New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt. George Girtler on January 31, 2020 at St. Anthony Cemetery, Glenville, N.Y. Girtler, a mechanic in the wing, died of a pulmonary embolism on January 11 while deployed to McMurdo Station, Antarctica with other members of the 109th Airlift Wing. Girtler, age 37,was an aircraft electrical and environmental specialist.

23 Jan, 2020

GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE--New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Bravo Company of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry assault a simulated enemy position during training at Gabreski Air National Guard Base at Westhampton Beach, N.Y. on January 11, 2020. The Soldiers are (left to right) Specialist Artez Wilkins and Private First Class Steven Garcia Grenadier Soldiers of the 69th Infantry conducted ground combat-focused field exercises at the 106th Rescue Wing base as part of their monthly training.

22 Jan, 2020

ROCHESTER --Soldiers assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division form up in front of their families, friends and distinguished guests during a ceremony marking their deployment to the Central Command area of responsibility, Rochester, N.Y., Jan. 11, 2020. The division headquarters are deploying to provide command and control to units and elements in theater.

10 Jan, 2020

STRATTON AIR GUARD BASE--A finished crate constructed by Airmen of the 109th Airlift Wing and designed to carry the landing gear skis that enable wing's LC-130s to land on ice and snow, sits on a trailer ready to be shipped to Antarctica for use at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia N.Y. in December 2019. The 109th Airlift Wings Logistical Readiness Squadron designed the new crates to carry the 25-foot long skis of the wing's LC-130s.

15 Jan, 2020

GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE -- New York Army National Guard B Company 1st Battalion 69th Infantry Soldiers (left to right) Specialist Dorace Thomas M240 gunner and Private Steven Espinoza assistant gunner prepare to engage with enemy targets during ground combat-focused field exercises at the 106th Rescue Wing F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach NY on January 11 2020. Soldiers of the 69th Infantry conducted ground combat-focused field exercises at the 106th RQW as part of their monthly training.

13 Jan, 2020

LOUDONVILLE--New York National Guard Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division stand in formation during the 42nd Infantry Division farewell ceremony held on January 11, 2020 at Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y. The 42nd Infantry Division headquarters held farewell events in Loudonville, Staten Island and Rochester.

11 Jan, 2020

LOUDONVILLe-- Chief Warrant Officer Timothy Schultz, and his son Spec. Jordan Schultz speak to a reporter from WNYT Channel 13 during the 42nd Infantry Division farewell ceremony held on January 11, 2020 at Siena College in Loudonville, N.Y. The 42nd Infantry Division headquarters held farewell events in Loudonville, Staten Island and Rochester. Jordan Schultz deployed with the 42nd Infantry Division.

10 Jan, 2020

FORT DRUM-- Army ROTC Cadet Felicia L. Showers (left) and New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jeffery A. Barker (center) both from the 10th Mountain Division (LI) Main Command Post Operational Detachment New York Army National Guard demonstrate how to properly perform a supine chest press during an Army Combat Fitness Test training event in Syracuse N.Y. Nov. 17 2019. The ACFT will become the Armys fitness test of record in October 2020 replacing the Army Physical Fitness Test.