New York Army National Guard Spc. Daniel Wiwczar from Kings Park, N.Y. lubricates his M240B machinegun from his gunner�s position on a humvee March 1, 2008 at Forward Operating Base Patriot on Fort Bragg, N.C. Wiwczar is assigned to Security Force Detachment C, part of the 27th Brigade Combat Team's preparations for deployment as Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix. The troops in the security force formed from the Bayshore-based company of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, the Army's famed "Fighting 69th." The task force will deploy to Afghanistan later this spring to mentor and train Afghan national army and police forces.
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Spectrum News -- Thu, 18 Dec 2025 N.Y. National Guard members who responded to 9/11 attacks can apply for dis-ability benefits Members of New York's military force who served on state active duty responding to the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks in Manhattan can now register to file for potential disability... (more)
Nationalguard.mil -- Wed, 17 Dec 2025 New York Air Guard Activates C-17 Combined Test Force STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. This fall, the New York Air National Guards 105th Airlift Wing activated a C-17 Combined Test Force responsible for the development, testing and fielding... (more)
WarHistoryNetwork -- Wed, 17 Dec 2025 William Wild Bill Donovan: Americas Spymaster in WWII War The behind-the-scenes story of how a World War I hero helped to strengthen U.S.-British ties and forged the beginnings of todays CIA. This article appears in: Winter 2013 On July 14, 1940,... (more)