FORT POLK--New York State Command Sgt. Major David Piwowarski the senior enlisted advisor to the New York Army National Guard speaks with Pfc. Mathew Smithers a cavalry scout with the 2nd Squadron 101st Cavalry while atop a Humvee and manning a .50-caliber machine gun at the Army's Joint Readiness Training Center Fort Polk La. July 20 2016. The Soldiers of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team joined another 2000 Soldiers from other state Army National Guard units active Army and Army Reserve troops to hone their skills and practice integrating combat operations ranging from infantry troops engaging in close combat with the enemy to artillery and air strikes July 9-30 2016.
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Troy Record -- Tue, 16 Apr 2024 East Greenbush resident retires from NY Army National Guard LATHAM, N.Y. New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Larry Langley, an East Greenbush resident, was recognized for 29 years of military service during recent retirement ceremonies... (more)
Times Union -- Mon, 15 Apr 2024 Bucket-bearing helicopter crews drill on Mohawk River in Colonie (photos) COLONIE New York Army National Guard crews piloted a Black Hawk helicopter along the Mohawk River on Monday to practice filling the aerial water buckets to douse wildfires. The noon to... (more)
WTEN -- Mon, 15 Apr 2024 NY Army National Guard trains to fight wildfires (video) COLONIE, N.Y. (NEWS10) Its wildfire season, and New York remains at an elevated risk. The New York State Army National Guard is ensuring they are ready if a wildfire were to spark. Helicopters... (more)