New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Bravo Battery, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery prepare a firing position during their support as the opposing force, or OPFOR, of a training rotation at the National Training Center, Fort Irwin, Calif., in August 2025. The battery deployed 100 Soldiers to support the force on force exercise, supporting the 11th Armored Cavalry Regiment, the training centers full-time opposing force, to be the enemy force for a training rotation. Courtesy photo.
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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)