BARBADOS-- New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Matthias Quackenbush, a standardization instructor pilot assigned to the 3rd Battalion,142nd Aviation Regiment Ne provides a safety brief to Soldiers Marines and service members and police officers from Barbados Netherlands Guyana Mexico Dominican Republic St. Lucia and the Grenadines Antigua and Barbuda and St. Kitts and Nevis prior to Fast Rope Insertion and Extraction System training during Exercise TRADEWINDS 24 in Barbados on May 8 2024. Tradewinds is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored regionally oriented annual exercise and is part of the Joint Chiefs of Staffs Large Scale Global Exercise 24 a series of all-domain military exercises executed alongside Allies and partners around the globe. The New York Army National Guard deployed 45 Soldiers and four UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters to participate in the exercise.
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Oswego County News Now -- Thu, 23 Jul 2026 Local residents promoted in Army National Guard LATHAM Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general for the state of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability... (more)
Department of War -- Tue, 21 Jul 2026 New York Guardsmen, Greenland Airports Partner to Improve Lodging Facility The New York Air National Guard, New York Army National Guard and Greenland Airports are working together to improve living conditions for airmen by repairing a long-standing roof issue at... (more)
Times Union -- Wed, 15 Jul 2026 Leaders urge Hochul to sign bill renaming Patroon Island Bridge for Henry Johnson Naming the bridge in honor of Black WWI hero would correct present-day attempts to whitewash history, state Sen. Pat Fahy said ALBANY Under hazy skies from Canadian wildfire smoke that state... (more)