A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle operated by a New York Army National Guard Police Mentoring Team from Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix lines up for a convoy movement from the Camp Phoenix Motor Pool.
The team is commanded by CPT Richard Redmond from Utica and the NCO in charge is SFC Robert Marshall from Watertown. They are members of the 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard. About 1,700 members of the New York Army National Guard are deployed to Afghanistan training the Afghan National Army and Police.
The MRAP vehicle offers increased survivability over the M-1114 armored humvee. The Army recently received its 10,000th MRAP.
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Times Union -- Mon, 29 Jun 2026 Duty Calls: NY Army National Guard Col. Matthew Kilgore named new commander Kilgore, of Cornwall, now leads more than 4,000 soldiers across New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Col. Matthew Kilgore, new commander of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, receives... (more)
Staten Island Advance -- Sun, 28 Jun 2026 Dedicated Staten Island veteran earns significant promotion after 20 years of service STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A Port Richmond veteran with combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 4 in the New York Army National Guard during a ceremony at... (more)
Niagara Frontier Publications -- Fri, 26 Jun 2026 New York Army National Guard Band will play free patriotic concerts in Buffalo, Niagara Falls & Lewiston The New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division Rainbow Band will mark the 250th anniversary of American independence with eight patriotic concerts being held across New York. The... (more)