MCMURDO STATION, ANTARCTICA--An LC-130 Skibird from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing , like this one sitting on the ice runway near McMurdo Station Antarctica Nov. 9 2015 flew an emergency mission on Saturday, Feb 27, to carry 35 Australian researchers from their base 1,400 miles away across the continent, back to McMurdo. The Australians, who had been working at the Australian Antarctic Division's Davis Station, were supposed to leave on an Australian icebreaker, but the ship ran aground before it could get to them.
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Spectrum News -- Tue, 07 May 2024 After more than 100 years, New York Naval Militia still going strong BUFFALO, N.Y. Centuries of time brings with it change. But in New York, theres one group that survived through time that you might not have heard of: the New York Naval Militia. "New... (more)
Times Union -- Mon, 06 May 2024 Real-life bugle boy from Company B, Cohoes native and Saipan survivor, dies at 100 Wilfred Spike Mailloux, a decorated U.S. Army veteran from Cohoes who was wounded at the Battle of Saipan a brutal and pivot moment in the Pacific during World War II died Thursday at age... (more)
Rome Sentinel -- Sat, 04 May 2024 Utica-based National Guard unit heading to North Africa for training exercises UTICA Nearly 700 New York Army National Guard soldiers will take part in a multi-national training exercise in Tunisia and Morocco in May, with the bulk of the soldiers coming from the 2nd... (more)