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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Aerial Fire -- Mon, 16 Sep 2024 Army National Guard and New York Naval Militia Conduct Water Bucket Training on the Hudson River The New York Naval Militia, the New York Army National Guard, the New York Guard and the Schodack Landing Fire Company teamed up to execute a wildfire training exercise on the Hudson River... (more)
Westside News -- Mon, 16 Sep 2024 NYS Korean and Vietnam War Commemorative Medals available The New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs is now issuing Korean War and Vietnam War commemorative medals approved by the legislature and Gov. Kathy Hochul in 2022. The legislation,... (more)
Times Union -- Mon, 16 Sep 2024 Duty Calls: Stephentown airman earns a national leadership award: Chief Master Sgt. Greg Mihalko honored New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Greg Mihalko of Stephentown has earned the Air National Guards Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award. Those who earn the award have demonstrated the... (more)