NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, FORT IRWIN, Calif. " New York Army National Guard Private Christopher Hennings from Company B, 2nd Battalion, 108th infantry secure a good firing position on a mock insurgent compound here Oct. 8 during training. The Soldiers are training here as part of the unit’s preparations for mobilization and deployment to Afghanistan with the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in early 2012. About 1,500 of the Soldiers are currently scheduled to deploy.
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Olean Times Herald -- Thu, 25 May 2023 State & Union: Cuba native promoted to colonel in NY Guard Mark Frank, a Cuba-Rushford High School and St. Bonaventure University alumnus, has been promoted to colonel in the New York Army National Guard. The son of Douglas and Elizabeth Frank of... (more)
NationalGuard.mil -- Thu, 25 May 2023 Green Berets Train with New York Air Guard 106th Rescue Wing F.S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. Rescue aircraft circled overhead and Green Berets dropped in to recover a simulated friendly casualty in a joint combat rescue exercise with the... (more)
Times Union -- Wed, 24 May 2023 Soldier father's return is a storytime surprise in Rotterdam: Deployed to Kuwait since June, Army National Guard sergeant reunites with family at Rotterdam school There are plenty of tragic stories in the world right now. This is not one of them. Sgt. 1st Class William C. Rhodes of the Army National Guard was deployed to Kuwait just shy of a year... (more)