CAMP SMITH --U.S. Army Sgt. Daemon Walton a CBRN specialist assigned to 222nd Chemical Company 104th Military Police Battalion 53rd Troop Command fires the M26 shotgun during the New York Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith Training Site N.Y. April 20 2021. The Best Warrior Competition is an annual event in which junior enlisted Soldiers and non-commissioned officers from various NYARNG units compete in several events intended to test their military skills and knowledge as well as their physical fitness and endurance.
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Times Union -- Mon, 29 Sep 2025 Duty Calls: Air National Guard airman advances to colonel James Vendetti, a Rotterdam resident who began his military career as an Army private, has been promoted to colonel while serving with the New York Air National Guards 109th Airlift Wing at... (more)
KATC -- Thu, 25 Sep 2025 La. Guards Tiger Brigade Marks 20th Anniversary of Task Force Bandit NEW ORLEANS This November, the Louisiana National Guards 256th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, known as the Tiger Brigade, will mark 20 years since returning from its historic deployment to... (more)
National Guard.mil -- Tue, 23 Sep 2025 New York Air Guards 109th Airlift Wing Ends Successful Greenland Season STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. The New York Air National Guards 109th Airlift Wing has wrapped up its 2025 support season for National Science Foundation research in Greenland. ... (more)