Soldiers of the New York National Guard's 2nd Field Artillery Regiment Band prepared to perform on horseback in McAllen Texas in the fall of 1916. In June of 1916 President Woodrow Wilson mobilized 125,000 National Guard troops to guard the U.S./Mexico border during a time of rising tension with Mexico. The New York National Guard sent more than 17,000 Citizen Soldiers to the border in Texas.
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WAMC -- Thu, 30 Mar 2023 "He fought that good fight": CSM Wilson sees fort renaming as part of Sgt. Henry Johnson's growing legacy (audio) Fort Polk in Louisiana will be renamed in honor of Albany resident Sergeant Henry Johnson. The renaming will occur in June and comes after Congress authorized the Naming Commission to provide... (more)
Air & Space Forces Magazine -- Thu, 30 Mar 2023 The Arctic is Trying To Kill You: What It Looks Like When Airmen Train Far North Hows this for an early-February getaway: Spend five days and four nights on a frozen island in the Arctic Ocean, where the temperature ranges from a balmy negative 25 degrees Fahrenheit to... (more)
Fort Hood Sentinel -- Thu, 30 Mar 2023 Soldiers earn U.S. citizenship Seven Soldiers assigned to the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, New York Army National Guard, currently training for deployments at Fort Hood were recently sworn in as U.S. citizens in San... (more)