WATERVLIET--New York Army National Guard Sgt. Donald Leinfelder explains to Ray Gaston, Watervliet Arsenal support division chief, how a similar armor kit may have saved his life during a 2005 firefight in Iraq.
Since 2004 the Arsenal team has produced more than 15,000 gunner protective kits and 6,000 overhead protection kits. The Arsenal has ended production of those kits as the Army switches to new types of armored vehicles.
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Times Union -- Mon, 12 Jan 2026 Duty Calls: National Guard teams conduct 6,166 military funeral honors A total of 125 highly trained New York Army National Guard and Air National Guard honor guard members performed 6,166 gravesite military funerals last year, according to Eric Durr, a spokesman... (more)
Olean Times Herald -- Sat, 10 Jan 2026 New York Air Guard, the largest in the US, gets new commander LATHAM An Air Guard major general, who started as an enlisted airman and served in the Persian Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan, assumed command of the New York Air National Guard in a ceremony... (more)
Olean Times Herald -- Thu, 08 Jan 2026 NY Air Guard honors Millard Filmore in wreath-laying ceremony BUFFALO The New York Air National Guards 107th Attack Wing honored Millard Fillmore, the nations 13th president, on Wednesday as the wings Mission Support Group deputy commander laid a wreath... (more)