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Download full resolution image NY Aviation Unit Takes Charge in Iraq

NY Aviation Unit Takes Charge in Iraq

CAMP STRYKER, Iraq � As the colors of the New York Army National Guard�s 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion unfurled for commander Lt. Col. Al Ricci and Command Sgt. Maj. Chris Imbarrato, aircrews and Soldiers from the �Jesters� assumed their combat mission here in Iraq on September 25, 2008. The transfer of authority ceremony marked the culmination of more than a year of battalion training at locations such as Fort Drum, N.Y., Fort Rucker, Ala. and a predeployment training period at Fort Sill, Okla.

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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)

Morning-Times -- Tue, 16 Dec 2025 Towanda graduate promoted to Lt. Colonel in NY Army National Guard LATHAM, N.Y. Former Bradford County resident Charles Ackley was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a Dec. 12 ceremony at New York Army National... (more)

Rome Sentinel -- Tue, 16 Dec 2025 ACHIEVEMENT: Boonville resident top enlisted leader for Buffalo-based brigade BUFFALO New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Morgan Cady, a Boonville resident and Iraq War veteran, became the senior enlisted leader of the Guards 153rd Troop Command Brigade... (more)

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