Spc. Thomas Rinaldi and Spc. Edward Hernandez, snipers with the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, pose with their weapons during training at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y. on March 18.
The New York State Preparedness Training Center (SPTC), located at the former Oneida County Airport in Oneida County, is managed and operated by the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. The center includes 723 acres, an educational and administration building (the former airport terminal), hangars and runways which have been transformed into a centralized training facility for New York State agency and local first responders from all disciplines.
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Spectrum News -- Wed, 23 Sep 2026 Military airman wounded in deadly crash takes 'final flight' in New York The only survivor of a helicopter crash that killed two of his fellow New York Army National Guard members took his symbolic "final flight" on a UH-60M Black Hawk last week in Latham. ... (more)
NationalGuard.mil -- Tue, 22 Sep 2026 New York Army Guard Aviators Train for Wildfire Response SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. New York Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crews honed their ability to fight wildfires with massive water-filled buckets Sept. 18, training above the Hudson... (more)
NationalGuard.mil -- Fri, 18 Sep 2026 New York Guardsmen Return from Middle East Deployments TROY, N.Y. Five hundred New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 42nd Infantry who deployed to the Middle East in June 2025 and eventually conducted combat operations against... (more)