New York Air National Guard

STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE--Airman 1st Class Dan James, a loadmaster from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing answers questions from Capitol Region media about the return of the units LC-130 aircraft from earthquake torn New Zealand. James recalled the feeling of being in an earthquake and described the powerful sensation and sounds that he experience that day. The 109th deploys each year to Antarctica in support of Operation DEEP FREEZE and uses Christchurch New Zealand as deployed duty location to launch aircraft to and from McMurdo Station Antarctica. This aircraft made the 11,000 mile journey home on March 1st 2011.

NEWBURGH, NY
MSgt Grant Drumgold
845-554-8512 grant.drumgold.1@us.af.mil

LATHAM, NY
TSgt Stephanie Lambert-Mittan
518-852-8112 stephanie.j.lambert-mittan.mil@army.mil

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, NY
MSgt Christopher Gee
631-461-1684 christopher.gee.2@us.af.mil

NIAGARA FALLS, NY
TSgt Ken Chudoba
716-545-2770 kenneth.chudoba.1@us.af.mil

SCOTIA, NY
MSgt Derrick Thompson
518-709-4468 derrick.thompson.5@us.af.mil

SYRACUSE, NY
MSgt Thomas Brooks
315-466-6620 thomas.brooks.6@us.af.mil