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Download full resolution image Female Soldiers Train for Special Afghanistan Role

Female Soldiers Train for Special Afghanistan Role

FORT DRUM-- Members of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Female Engagement Team learn how to dine politely during an Afghan meal during pre-mobilization training May 31 in Fort Drum. The 10-person FET will act as cultural mediators when deployed to Iraq, which means they will go on combat missions with the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, march and fight as they do, and then talk to Afghan women in an effort to understand their concerns.

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Lockport Union Sun & Journal -- Wed, 08 Apr 2026 Lockport man's a winner in Army National Guard's Best Warrior contest New York National Guard Specialist Trevor Lock, a Lockport resident, is one of the two winners in the New York Army National Guards Best Warrior Contest. Lock, a member of the Buffalo-based... (more)

NationalGuard.mil -- Tue, 07 Apr 2026 Two Military Police Company Soldiers Named New York Guard Best Warriors CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. Two Soldiers from Buffalos 105th Military Police Company have been named winners in the New York Army National Guards 2026 Best Warrior competition. Spc.... (more)

Times Union -- Mon, 06 Apr 2026 Duty Calls: 109th Airlift Wing has a new top enlisted airman Chief Master Sgt. Vincent Fasano has assumed the responsibility of command chief of the New York Air National Guards 1,100-member 109th Airlift Wing at the Stratton Air National Guard Base... (more)

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