BAGRAM, Afghanistan-- New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Richard Perec, a motor transport operator, attached to the 4th Resolute Support Sustainment Brigade from Fort Hood, Texas, monitors the download of munitions during a recent demilitarize operation near Bagram Airfield, Afghanistan, Saturday, Jan. 10.Perec's mission that day was to destroy 6,000 pounds of unneeded ammunition. Its safer to blow the ammunition up than to let it fall into the hands of the enemy or try to ship it home and risk it detonating in transit, he said.
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Rome Sentinel -- Sat, 30 Aug 2025 Several local residents receive promotions with New York Air National Guard LATHAM Several local airmen have received recent promotions, according to an announcement by Air Force Major Gen. Michael Bank, the commander of the New York Air National Guard, in recognition... (more)
Salamanca Press -- Fri, 29 Aug 2025 Cattaraugus man receives National Guard promotion LATHAM The New York Army National Guard announces Rayquan Flaherty Fantaske of Cattaraugus, assigned to the Company E, 427th Brigade Support Battalion, received a promotion July 30 to the... (more)
Newsday -- Thu, 28 Aug 2025 Air Force vets from Westhampton Beach rescue wing recall Hurricane Katrina mission The devastation wrought on New Orleans from Hurricane Katrina revealed itself to the crew of a Westhampton Beach-based Air National Guard helicopter two decades ago by what they couldn't... (more)