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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Saratogian -- Sat, 18 Mar 2023 _East Greenbush resident promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 5 in the New York Army National Guard East Greenbush resident Sean Fredericks was recently promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 5 in the New York Army National Guard at a ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham.... (more)
Times Union, -- Fri, 17 Mar 2023 Duty Calls:Veteran of three wars is new top senior enlisted airman A veteran of the Persian Gulf, Afghanistan and Iraq wars is the new top enlisted airman of the New York Air National Guard. Command Chief Master Sgt. Michael Hewson became the top enlisted... (more)
NationalGuard.mil -- Thu, 16 Mar 2023 NY Guards 69th Infantry Carries Poets Crucifix to Africa CAMP LEMONNIER, Djibouti - Poet Joyce Kilmer, most famous for the poem Trees, was killed over 100 years ago while serving as a sergeant in the New York National Guards 69th Infantry Regiment... (more)