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BRADERTON, FLORIDA-- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis greets New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team who deployed in response to Hurricane Milton, in Braderton, Florida on October 12, 2024. The New York National Guard deployed 65 Soldiers and Airmen to Florida to assist the Florida National Guard in responding to the storm at the direction of Governor Kathy Hochul.
Oct 13, 2024
SYRACUSE-- New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team serve as a color guard during an Armed Forces Day ceremony at the New York State Fair Aug. 28. During the ceremony Col. Marshall Hunt the 42nd Infantry Division chief of staff delivered a key note speech and gold star mothers in attendance layed a wreath at the New York State Fair Veterans Memorial.
Sep 06, 2024
TAN-TAN, MOROCCO-- New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team pose for a photo at the Cap Draa Observatory during exercise African Lion in Tantan Morocco on May 27 2024. African Lion 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Commands premier joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force Africa (SETAF-AF) running from April 19 to May 31 across Ghana Morocco Senegal and Tunisia with over 9100 participants from 27 nations and NATO contingents.
Jun 03, 2024
SYRACUSE--New York Army National Guard Soldiers and civilians pose for a photo to mark Teal Tuesday at 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquarters at the Thompson Road Armory in Syracuse, New York on April 9, 2024. People are asked to wear teal colored clothing on this day during April to show support for efforts to halt sexual assault and harassment. April is Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month.
Apr 09, 2024
LATHAM-- New York Army National Guard Col. Bradley Frank, the commander of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, receives the colors of the brigade from Major General Thomas Spencer the commander of the 42nd Infantry Division, during change of command ceremonies held at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham on Friday, July 7, 2023. Frank replaces Col. Sean Flynn who was promoted to brigadier general and will assume a position with NATO.
Jul 11, 2023
LATHAM-- Major General Ray Shield, left, the adjutant general of New York, promotes Brig. Gen. Sean Flynn, the former commander of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, to his new one-star rank during a ceremony held on Friday, July 7 at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Flynn has been assigned to serve as the Deputy United States Military Representative to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization Military Committee.
Jul 11, 2023
CAMP ROBINSON, ARKANSAS-New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Adam Crist, a human resources specialist with 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, checks his target downrange during the 52nd Winston P. Wilson Small Arms Championship on Camp Robinson, AR, May 1, 2023. The competition brings together 57 teams from across the United States to promote marksmanship training.
May 03, 2023
GRAFENWHOEHR, Germany- New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Task Force Orion and Arkansas Army National Guard Soldiers from Task Force Bowie, stand at attention during a ceremony in which authority for the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine was turned over from the New York task force to the team from Arkansas on April 28, 2023 in Grafenwoehr, Germany. the JMTG-U ensures the combat effectiveness of Armed Forces of Ukraine soldiers training on systems and equipment issued under the U.S. Presidential Drawdown Authority and training in combined arms and joint maneuver.
May 01, 2023
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany-- Col. William Murphy commander of Task Force Orion 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the New York Army National Guard speaks with Gen. Daniel Hokanson chief of the National Guard Bureau next to an M2 Bradley Fighting Vehicle in Grafenwoehr Germany March 1 2023. Hokanson visited Task Force Orion which is deployed to lead the Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine and helps facilitate training of the Ukrainian Armed Forces in Germany as part of a continued world-wide effort led by the U.S. and supported by more than 50 nations to help Ukraine defend itself from Russias brutal and unprovoked war.
Mar 08, 2023
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany--General Daniel Hokanson the Chief of the National Guard Bureau right speaks with Col. William Murphy commander of the New York Army National Guards Task Force Orion during a visit to Grafenwoehr Germany on March 1 2023. Task Force Orion, built around Soldiers from the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, is leading the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine which is working to ensure Ukrainian soldiers know how to employ weapons being sent to help them defend their nation against the Russian invasion..
Mar 02, 2023
CAMP SMITH--Private First Class Brandon Will of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team participates in the Engagement Skills Trainer (EST) at Camp Smith NY February 4th. The EST simulates live fire exercises in a virtual reality setting in this case operating a M240B machine gun in a simulated convoy in Kandahar Afghanistan.
Feb 07, 2023
KATTERBACH, GERMANY-- New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Joint Military Training Group-Ukraine listen as Army 1st Lt. Sean Schlagel an aviation officer assigned to Bravo Company 1st Battalion 3rd Aviation Regiment (Attack Battalion) gives an overview of the capabilities of the AH-64D Apache Longbow helicopter during a professional development event in Katterbach Germany Jan. 4 2023. The event organized for Soldiers assigned to Task Force Orion manned by the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, followed their training in the Army's military decision-making process and helped them understand how to incorporate aviation and air defense assets into planning for combat operations.
Jan 31, 2023
HORN OF AFRICA--New York Army National Guard Capt. Mike Kirwin the commander of Alpha Company 1st Battalion 69th Infantry Regiment left and Col. Sean Flynn the commander of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team pose for a photograph in the Horn of Africa on Jan. 21 2023 while Flynn was visiting the company at on of Task Force Wolfhounds outstations in the region. Task Force Wolfhound led by the 69th Infantry is providing security for U.S. bases in the region. The C-12 Flynn was traveling in was piloted by pilots assigned to the New York National Army National Guards Detachment 5 of C Company 2nd Battalion of the 245th Aviation Regiment.
Jan 27, 2023
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany-- Major Gen. Michel Natali the assistant adjutant general Army for New York State greets Sgt. Kasim T. Coleman a petroleum supply specialist assigned to Task Force Orion 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team New York Army National Guard in Grafenwoehr Germany Nov. 23 2022. Task Force Orion has been deployed in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine mission since August 2022 to ensure the combat effectiveness of Ukrainian military personnel training on systems and equipment issued under the United States Presidential Drawdown Authority.
Dec 12, 2022
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany --Members of Task Force Orion 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team New York Army National Guard stand together and display their task force colors the New York State flag and the national flag of Ukraine after competing in a 5K Turkey Trot fun run held at Rose Barracks in Grafenwoehr Germany Nov. 19 2022. U.S. Army Garrison Bavaria holds the annual event to boost morale and promote physical fitness before the Thanksgiving holiday. (U.S. National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jordan Sivayavirojna)
Dec 09, 2022
GRAFENWHOER, Germany-- New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Task Force Orion from the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat stand attention during a Veterans Day formation in Grafenwoehr Germany Nov 11 2022. Task Force Orion personnel are in Germany training Ukrainian military personnel training on systems and equipment being supplied by the United States to Ukraine under a special presidential drawdown authority.
Dec 07, 2022
GRAFENWOEHR, Germany -- New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. David Piwowarski Command Sergeant Major of the New York Army National Guard serves Thanksgiving dinner to Sgt. Desirie Carson a combat medic specialist assigned to Task Force Orion 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team New York Army National Guard in Grafenwoehr Germany Nov. 24 2022. Piwowarski carried on the Army tradition of senior leaders serving Soldiers at the holidays while visiting the task force which is deployed in support of the Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine mission.
Nov 25, 2022
GRAFENWOEHR, GERMANY--U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to Task Force Orion 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the New York National Guard show their participation medals following a morale run at the Tower Barracks Physical Fitness Center in Grafenwoehr Germany Sep. 11 2022. The run was held to honor the 21st anniversary of the September 11 terror attacks and recognize the sacrifices of first responders and lives lost on that day.The New York National Guard Soldiers are part of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine, which is training Ukranian military personnel.
Sep 15, 2022
CMAP SMITH--New York Army National Guard Sgt. Fallou Sall, an infantryman assigned to Alpha Company of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry qualifies with a M4 rifle during the 2021 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith Training Site, N.Y., 22-24 October 2020. The Best Warrior Competition is an annual event in which junior enlisted Soldiers and non-commissioned officers from various 27th IBCT units compete in several events intended to test their military skills and knowledge, as well as their physical fitness and endurance with the winners proceeding to the State competition.
Oct 28, 2020
FORT DRUM--Col. Robert Charlesworth (left) accepts the colors of the New York Army National Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from Major General Steven Ferrari, commander of the 42nd Infantry Division, during change-of-command ceremonies at Fort Drum N.Y. on June 22 2019. Charlesworth replaced Col.Col. Christopher Cronin as the commander of the brigade.
Jun 26, 2019
LIVIV, Ukraine--- New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assigned to Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine meet with academic leaders during a visit to the Lviv Polytechnic National University Apr 26. During the visit the Soldiers met with the universitys students and were given a chance to talk about the JMTG-U mission and their experiences in Ukraine.
May 08, 2018
YAVORIV, Ukraine-- New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Dulae Ahn a Bravo Company platoon leader from the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine poses for a photo while preparing for a Ukranian battalion's field training exercise at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center here Mar. 15. Currently more than 220 New York National Guard Soldiers are assigned to the CTC where they are mentoring Ukrainian Army Soldiers as they strive toward obtaining NATO interoperability.
Apr 02, 2018
Yavoriv Ukraine - Maj. Gen. Anthony German right the Adjutant General of New York meets with with officers of the New York Army National Guards 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team at the Simulations Center assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine. German speaks with from left Major Thomas Woods Lynbrook N.Y; Capt. Atnhony Pedicone Lima N.Y;Capt. Christopher Terian Cheektowaga N.Y.; and Capt. Brendan Jones Latham N.Y. Currently more than 220 New York Army National Guard Soldiers are assigned to the Combat Training Center where they are helping to mentor Ukrainian units as they work to achieve NATO interoperability.
Mar 13, 2018
YAVORIV, UKRAINE-- Staff Sgt. Ronald Thomas an infantryman assigned to the New York Army National Guards 2nd Squadron 101st Cavalry and deployed with the Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine observes training conducted by Ukrainian Army Soldiers from 3rd Battalion 14th Mechanized Brigade at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center (CTC) here Feb. 16. Currently the 3-14th is completing a training rotation at the CTC where they will be mentored by U.S. Canadian Lithuanian Polish and U.K service members as they strive toward attaining their goal of achieving NATO interoperability.
Feb 22, 2018
YAVORIV, UKRAINE-- Soldiers assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team of the New York Army National Guard (center formation) join Canadian and Ukranian soldiers in listing to remarks from Canada's Governor General, Julie Payette, and Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko during a ceremony held at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center on Jan. 18, 2018. Payette is Queen Elizabeth II's representative in Canada. More than 200 New York Army National Guard Soldiers are deployed to the training center to assist in training the Ukranian Army.(U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alexander Rector)
Jan 22, 2018
Yavoriv Ukraine -- New York Army National Guard Spc. Caleb Bailey and Spc. Robert Graber two combat medic assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine (JMTG-U) participates in a mass casualty exercise here Jan. 12. The exercise which was designed to resemble a vehicle collision was used to test the JMTG-U Medical Sections readiness and capabilities. During the exercise the medics that responded had to triage and treat simulated casualties before transporting them to the Troop Medical Clinic for further care. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alexander Rector)
Jan 12, 2018
Krakovets, Ukraine - New York Army National Guard Major Amy Crounse, member of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team deployed to Ukraine, spends time with a child at the orphanage in Krakovets, Ukraine on Dec. 27. During the visit, Soldiers brought games and toys to give to the children, and spent a few hours interacting and playing with them. The New York Army National Guard troops are assigned to the Joint Military Training Group- Ukraine and working with Ukrainian Army Soldiers. (Photo Credit: Sgt. Alexander Rector)
Jan 09, 2018
YAVORIV, Ukraine-- New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine enjoy a Christmas dinner at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center near Yavoriv Ukraine. Currently more than 220 Soldiers from the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are deployed overseas working alongside the Ukrainian Army.
Dec 27, 2017
YAVAROV COMBAT TRAINING CENTER, Ukraine--Leaders render honors during a memorial service honoring Specialist Joseph Nelk a New York Army National Guard Soldier who died of apparent natural causes while on Dec. 10 2017 while serving as part of the Joint Military Training Group- Ukraine at the Yavarov Combat Training Center Ukraine. The memorial ceremony was conducted on Dec. 12 2017 and included Soldiers from the United States Canada Ukraine Great Britain Lithuania and Ukraine.
Dec 13, 2017
YAVORIV- UKRAINE-- New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine (JMTG-U) attend a Ukrainian Armed Forces Day celebration at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center Dec. 6. During the ceremony Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko addressed the soldiers of the JMTG-U and presented awards to Ukrainian Soldiers.
Dec 08, 2017
YAVORIV UKRAINE - New York Army National Guard Col. Dennis Deeley the Joint Multinational Training Group - Ukraine commander and Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Ciampolillo uncases the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Teams colors during a JMTG-U Transfer of Authority ceremony here Nov. 22. During the ceremony Soldiers from the New York Army National Guards 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT) took command of the JMTG-U from the Oklahoma National Guards 45th IBCT who have been in Ukraine since January.
Nov 27, 2017
Yavoriv Ukraine -- New York Army National Guard Sgt. Janna Enyart a human resource specialist assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group Ukraine (JMTG-U) celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday by participating in a 8 kilometer run here Nov 23. The Inaugural Joint Multinational East Buffalo Turkey Trot about 4500 miles east of Buffalo NY to be exact was attended by over 80 soldiers stationed at the JMTG-U. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Alexander Rector)
Nov 24, 2017
YAVORIV, UKRAINE--New York Army National Guard Spc. Kris Sells a combat medic assigned to the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine unloads a patient from a Canadian LVSW ambulance during a massive casualty (MASCAL) exercise at the Yavoriv Combat Training Center Nov. 17. During the exercise the units medics were tested on their skills and techniques while having to triage treat and transport a large number of simulated patients.
Nov 22, 2017
BUFFALO-- New York Army National Guard Spc. Jason Stopka, center, helps pass donated cases of water to Spc. Nigel Howard at a New York National Guard donation collection point at the Connecticut Street Armory in Buffalo, N.Y. Dulinawka, along with other Soldiers of the 27th Brigade Special Troops Battalion, helped collect donations for Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands as part of New Yorks support to recovery efforts following Hurricanes Irma and Maria.
Sep 29, 2017
FORT CHAFFE, ARKANSAS-- Sgt. David Peters, 2nd Squadron 101st Cavalry; and Staff Sgt. Masami Yamakado, 1st Battalion 69th Infantry; both members of the New York Army National Guard compete on the second day of the 26th Winston P. Wilson Sniper Championship at Ft. Chaffee Joint Maneuver Training Center Ark. on April 23 2017.
May 17, 2017
FORT DRUM Soldiers from the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct an army physical fitness test as part of the 27th IBCT best warrior competition at Fort Drum, N.Y., Feb. 11. In addition to the APFT, the Soldiers had to go before a military board, complete a land navigation course, perform an eight mile ruck march, and pass a written test as part of the brigade-level competition.
Feb 13, 2017
FORT POLK-- Maj. Gen. Anthony German, the Adjutant General of New York, (right) and Brig. Gen. Raymond Shields, (center) the commander of the New York National Guard chat with a 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team officer following a mission brief at the Army's Joint Rotational Training Center Ft. Polk La. July 16 2016. More than 3000 New York Army National Guard Soldiers deployed to Fort Polk Louisiana for a three-week exercise at the Armys Joint Readiness Training Center July 9-30 2016.
Jul 19, 2016
FORT POLK-- Vehicles vehicles line up and their drivers patiently wait to have the Multiple Integrated Laser Engagement System installed on their vehicles. More than 3000 New York Army National Guard Soldiers deployed to Fort Polk Louisiana for a three week exercise at the Armys Joint Readiness Training Center July 9-30 2016.
Jul 15, 2016
HANCOCK FIELD ANGB--Soldiers assigned to the New York Army National Guards 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team board a charter aircraft on Saturday July 9 2016 at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse N.Y. The Soldiers are heading to Fort Polk Louisiana for a three week exercise at the Joint Readiness Training Center there.
Jul 12, 2016
FORT POLK -- A sweat-soaked Soldier of the New York Army National Guard's 27th Brigade moves through the Army's Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) at Fort Polk, Louisiana during the brigade's war-fighting exercises there in August, 2001. The unit, now designated the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), is heading there again for war-fighting exercises in July. New York Army National Guard combat veterans who trained with the brigade at JRTC in 2001 advised troops to be ready for JRTC's high operations tempo (ops tempo).
Jun 10, 2016
Fort Drum, N.Y. -- Members of the New York Army National Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct a rehearsal of concept briefing on a giant map of Fort Drum as part of preparation for annual training at Fort Drum July 12 to August on May 16
May 22, 2015
FORT DRUM-- A New York Army National Guard Soldier assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team draws a bead on a target downrange as the unit conducted ms individual weapons qualification during a drill at Fort Drum on May 16. Guardsman are expected to maintain a high level of marksmanship, and qualify each year on their assigned weapon.
May 18, 2015
SYRACUSE-- New York Army National Guard Col. Joseph Biehler, commander of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team speaks to company commanders and first sergeants about recruiting and retention during a meeting on Feb. 19 at brigade headquarters. Beihler emphasized the importance of unit level retention efforts during his discussion.
Feb 19, 2015
SYRACUSE-Seven Soldiers and Civilians were awarded the New York State Conspicuous Service Medal at 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquarters here on Saturday, Oct. 17 to recognize the role they played in rescuing New York Army National Guard Capt. Timothy Neild from a fiery automobile crash on Dec. 9, 2013. Recognized were: Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Presley, who received the Soldiers Medal; Sergeant John Tirinato, of Castleton, who also received the Soldiers Medal and the New York State Conspicuous Service Medal; and civilians Thomas Buckle of Syracuse; Kevin Harrigan of Syracuse; Sherry Kline of Syracuse, Joseph Krywalski of Liverpool; Dr. Christopher Sewell of Woodbridge, CT; and Kevin Shier of Toronto, Ontario. The civilians all received the New York State Conspicuous Service Medal.
Oct 20, 2014
ARLINGTON NATIONAL CEMETERY, WASHINGTON - World War II veteran Pfc. Bernard Gavrin, a former member of the New York Army National Guard’s 105th Infantry Regiment, is laid to rest with full military honors here September 12. Gavrin was listed as missing in action in Saipan following the July 7, 1944 infamous suicide attack by Japanese forces, considered the largest banzai attack of the war. Gavrin’s remains were recovered in September 2013 from an unmarked burial site by a Japanese non-governmental organization interested in recovering Japanese Soldiers from the battle in Saipan. The remains were handed over to the Joint POW/MIA Accounting Command which identified them as Pfc. Gavrin. Along with family members, former New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 105th Infantry, including Lt. Cols. Michael Murphy and Christopher Panzer and Maj. Paul Hernandez. A wreath from the 27th Infantry Division Association and 105th Infantry Regiment was placed at Gavrin’s graveside. Photo by Maj. Paul Hernandez, New York Army National Guard.
Sep 15, 2014
ALBANY-- New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Presley IIIreceives the New York State Medal for Valor from Lt. Gov. Robert Duffy during Governor Andrew Cuomo's Veterans and Military Family Summit here on Thursda, March 20. Presley was honored for risking his life to save New York Army National Guard Capt. Timothy Neild on Dec. 9, 2013, after Neild's truck crashed and caught fire on the New York State Thruway. The Medal of Valor is New York's most prestigious military award.
Mar 26, 2014
NEW YORK - New York Army National Guard Spc. Frankie Aguilar of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment watches as his daughter Jadalyse plays with his unit patch during a Freedom Salute Ceremony April 28 in Queens, N.Y. Aguilar, a Brentwood resident, has just returned from serving in Kuwait. The ceremony, held 90 days after Soldiers returned to their homes, honored both returning Soldiers and the families, and employers friends who supported them. Photo by Spc. J.p. Lawrence, 42nd Infantry Division.
Apr 29, 2013
HANCOCK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Syracuse-- Lt. Col. Joseph Biehler, accepts the colors of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team from Major General Steven Wickstrom, the commander of the 42nd Infantry Division, during Change of Command ceremonies here on Saturday, April 7. Biehler, the former commander of the 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry, replaces Col. Geoffery Slack as commander of the brigade
Apr 08, 2013
WHITE PLAINS, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Capt. Ashlee Coye provides educational material to 1st Lt. Steven Oh from the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during the unit’s 30-day Yellow Ribbon reintegration event here March 2. More than 150 Soldiers from the brigade, who deployed to Kuwait, Bahrain and Afghanistan over the past year attended the reintegration event. The daylong event provides Soldiers and their families with information and redeployment and the transition back to civilian life. Support from a variety of state or federal agency partners and volunteer organizations provide information regarding resources for employment, education, veterans benefits, counseling or other transition challenges. U.S. Army photo by Col. Richard Goldenberg, Joint Force Headquarters New York National Guard.
Mar 08, 2013
CAMP BUEHRING, KUWAIT -- Maj. Gen. Steven N. Wickstrom, commander of the New York Army National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division (left), shakes hands with Spc. Vanessa Banks, of Niagara Falls, N.Y. (right) during Wickstrom’s visit here on Nov. 23. Banks and about 100 other troops of the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are serving with the 4th Battalion, 118th Infantry Regiment, South Carolina Army National Guard, which assumed security force and camp-operations missions in Northern Kuwait in April.
Nov 29, 2012
SPIN BOLDAK, Afghanistan-- New York Army National Guard Sgt. Andrew Brechko ( far left) leads an Afghan teachers seminar held at Forward Operating Base Spin Boldak here on Oct. 12, 2012. Brechko, a member of the the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and a Binghamton, NY native, led the class, which focused on teaching strategies like student assessment, teacher collaboration and establishing clear teaching objectives.
Oct 17, 2012
DAND DISTRICT, AFGHANISTAN - New York Army National Guard Angola, N.Y. resident Lt. Col. Russell Clark (left), poses with his interpreter in an opium poppy field as Afghan National Police (ANP) use sticks to hack off the plants' seed pods before they can be used to make heroin. The field is just one of many the Dand District ANP destroyed last spring under the mentorship of Clark and other New York Army National Guard Soldiers. Photo courtesy of Lt. Col. Russell Clark, New York Army National Guard.
Oct 01, 2012
CAMP SHELBY MS--New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the Base Defense Operations Cell (BDOC) pose outside the Mississippi Armed Forces Museum here. The Soldiers, who left here for Kuwait on March 17, are the first 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team troops to undertake an overseas mission since the brigade deployed to Afghanistan in 2008. The BDOC’s overall mission will be to oversee other Soldiers and contractors providing force protection at bases in Kuwait. Other brigade Soldiers are here preparing to deploy for overseas missions as well.
Mar 19, 2012
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. -- New York Army National Guard Soldier Sgt. 1st Class Walter Meshenberg poses with some of the 3,600 boxes of cookies the Girl Scout Council of Suffolk County, N.Y. recently delivered to 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Soldiers, who are here preparing to deploy overseas. The cookies were delivered under �Operation: Cookie," which allows people to buy boxes of Girl Scout cookies to be donated to members of U.S. Armed Forces. Meshenberg is also here preparing to deploy with a brigade unit, and he organized the donation with his cousin Jonathan Chekin, who works for the Suffolk County Girl Scout Council. Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Raymond Drumsta, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
Mar 12, 2012
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. -- Spc. Michael Fornbacher treats a mock casualty, played by Spc. Brent Gorman, during a Combat LifeSaver class here Feb. 9. Combat Lifesavers are non-medical Soldiers who provide lifesaving measures as a secondary mission as their primary and combat missions allow. The Soldiers belong to A Company, 4-118th Infantry Battalion, which is part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Brigade troops are here preparing to deploy overseas.
Feb 21, 2012
CAMP SHELBY, MS -- Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, which is at Camp Shelby preparing to deploy overseas, took time out Feb. 5 to watch Super Bowl XLVI and root for the New York Giants. Soldiers of the Brigade Special Troops Battalion, above, react as the Patriots fail to score in the final seconds of the game, clinching the Giants’ victory. The battalion’s units are based in Buffalo, Rochester, Lockport and Syracuse, N.Y.
Feb 08, 2012
HANCOCK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Syracuse-- Soldiers of Headquarters Company 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, the 27th Special Troops Battalion and the 427th Brigade Support Battalion stand in formation during ceremonies held here on Sunday, Jan. 29 to mark their mobilization. The Soldiers will deploy to Camp Shelby Mississippi for post-mobilization and deployent to Kuwait and other locations.
Jan 29, 2012
NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, FORT IRWIN, Calif. " New York Army National Guard Deputy Commander Brig. General Brian Balfe (far right) observes Company B, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry as they prepare to begin their assault on a mock insurgent compound here Oct. 8 during training. The Soldiers are training here as part of the unit’s preparations for mobilization and deployment to Afghanistan with the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team in early 2012. About 1,500 of the Soldiers are currently scheduled to deploy.
Oct 13, 2011
FORT IRWIN, Calif. " Geospatial engineers (from left) Sgt. 1st Class Vince Tomasello of Rochester, N.Y., Spc. Ryan Blount of Medina, N.Y. and Sgt. Luke Zeurcher of Mattydale, N.Y., of the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team construct a sandtable as the unit prepares for the headquarters Combined Arms Rehearsal here Oct. 3. The brigade leadership and staff are preparing for their rotation at the National Training Center as part of the unit&rsquot;s upcoming mobilization and deployment to Afghanistan in early 2012. The exercise will include more than 2,000 Soldiers from the brigade, along with a battalion from the South Carolina Army National Guard, with a realistic, demanding training environment.
Oct 12, 2011
NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, FORT IRWIN, Calif. - New York Army National Guard Soldiers Sgt. Luke Zuercher (left) and Spc. Ryan Blount from the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team use maps, rocks and sand to create a sand table so brigade leaders can conduct briefings on the unit’s planned actions during its movement through the Fort Irwin’s National Training Center Exercise area. The unit arrived at Fort Irwin late in September, and is conducting simulated combat missions and stability operations in preparation for its deployment to Afghanistan in early 2012.
Oct 10, 2011
FORT IRWIN, Calif. - New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer Charles Eldridge (left), assigned to the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Master Sgt. William Yohn, with the 42nd Infantry Division Headquarters (right) install secure communications data into a vehicle radio during the brigade’s rotation to the National Training Center, Ft. Irwin, Calif., Oct. 3..The training, conducted at the NTC through late October, will provide Soldiers from the brigade with a realistic, demanding training environment. The exercise will stress leaders, Soldiers and staffs in a simulated combat environment and prepare them for their upcoming deployment to Afghanistan.
Oct 04, 2011
Soldiers of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team set up a traffic control point as part of the Mounted Training Lane August 15, 2011.
Aug 22, 2011
FORT DRUM, N.Y. - Soldiers of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team prepare to enter and clear a house during premobilization training here August 16, 2011.
Aug 17, 2011
FORT DRUM, NY--FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- New York Army National Guard 2nd Lt. Dawn Hersey trains as a vehicle gunner during premobiization training here June 4 with the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
Jun 15, 2011
FORT DRUM, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Chaplain (1st. Lt). Raziel Amar of the 369th Sustainment Brigade covers his ears during dismounted infantry training here June 3. While the New York, N.Y., resident cannot, in accordance with military non-combatant law carry a weapon, he participates in training to gain an understanding of his Soldiers’ lives. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. J.P. Lawrence)
Jun 08, 2011
FORT DRUM, N.Y. - 2nd Lt. Austin Luckenbach, an intelligence officer with Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, watches his peers crawl through mud and jagged wires during a mock village assault here June 3. Luckenbach, a Yonkers, N.Y., native, was participating in training meant to prepare Soldiers of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team for combat and counter-insurgency while deployed to Afghanistan. (U.S. Army Photo by Spc. J.P. Lawrence).
Jun 08, 2011
FORT DRUM--Soldiers from the New York National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team engage the enemy during training exercises here on June 3. More than 2,200 Soldiers from the brigade have been training at Fort Drum since the beginning of May to prepare for deployment to Afghanistan in 2012.
Jun 06, 2011
FORT DRUM, N.Y. -- Members of the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team conduct small-unit individual and collective training here May 13 as part of the brigade’s premobilization training cycle. Nearly 2,000 Soldiers are involved in the month-long training event, running from May 3 until early June to prepare individual Soldiers from the brigade for mobilization in the fall and deployment to Afghanistan in early 2012.
May 27, 2011
FORT DRUM--New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team negotiate a concertina wire obstacle during premobilization training here on Friday, May 13. More than 2,200 Soldiers of the 27th IBCT are slated to deploy to Afghanistan in 2012 and are training at Fort Drum in May and June.
May 13, 2011
FORT DRUM-- New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Sergio Casanas, a human resources NCO for the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and Sgt. David Nieves, also of the 27th BCT prepare to negotiate the land navigation course on May 11. More than 2,200 members of the 27th BCT are training at Fort Drum in May and June to prepare for a 2012 deployment to Afghanistan.
May 11, 2011
FORT DRUM-- New York Army National Guard Sgt. Katrina Stellakis, gives a lift to Sgt. William Preston during training in casualty evacuation techniques here on May 7. More than 2,200 members of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are slated to deploy to Afghanistan in 2012 and are training at Fort Drum in May. SGT William Preston, training and operations NCO (standing) and SGT Katrina Stellakis, a personnel NCO, pr actice carrying techniques during pre-mobilization training here on May 7. More than 2,200 members of the unit are slated to deploy to Afghanistan in 2012.
May 09, 2011
FORT DRUM--New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team practice evacuating a wounded man during pre-mobilization training here on May 7. More than 2,200 members of the unit are slated to deploy to Afghanistan in 2012.
May 09, 2011
FORT DRUM--New York National Guard Sgt. Jason Beckwith services a 10 K generator during 27th Brigade Combat Team training on the Standardized Integrated Command Post System conducted at Fort Drum the weekend of Nov. 5-6. Training on the new system required brigade soldiers to learn how to set up new improved DRASH (Deployable Rapid Assembly Shelter) tents, and operate new communications systems, computers and support equipment. The brigade is schedule to deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom in 2012.
Nov 12, 2010
FORT DRUM-- A team from the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team sends a Javelin anti-tank missile downrange during new equipment training here on Thursday, Sept. 23. Sixty-one Soldiers participated in the live-fire exercise as the 27th gears up for a possible deployment to Afghanistan. The Javelin is the Army’s latest generation infantry anti-tank weapon, capable of knocking out a tank, or busting a bunker more than two kilometers away.
Sep 24, 2010
LOUDONVILLE, N.Y. -- New York Army National Guard Sgt. James Ader from the 501st Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal, EOD) congratulates John Sidur after he was presented long overdue recognitions 65 years after his actions in the Pacific during WWII. Sidur, a lifelong Cohoes native a former member of the National Guard’s 27th Infantry Division, received his Purple Heart and New York State Conspicuous Service Star for actions on Okinawa during a family ceremony here August 15. Both Soldiers served in upstate New York’s 105th Infantry Regiment. Ader continues the lineage of the infantry regiment after reorganization this decade into the 501st EOD.
Aug 16, 2010
FORT DRUM--Spc. Steve Freiberger, a rifleman with Company C, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, fires his M-4 carbine during qualification on a Fort Drum range July 25 during his battalion’s Annual Training. Freiberger is a native of Stillwater. More than 1,000 27th Brigade Combat Team Soldiers are conducting Annual Training at Fort Drum.
Jul 26, 2010
SYRACUSE - New York National Guard Soldiers from the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team march in the annual Syracuse Veteran's Parade, Saturday, Nov. 7. Elements from the NewYork Air National Guard's 174th Fighter Wing also marched, and F-16C fighters conducted a flyover during the parade. Elements from the United States Marine Corps Reserve, US Army, and Army ROTC joined dozens of Veterans groups and marching bands in the parade. The annual parade drew large crowds and local dignitaries in an early observance of Veteran's Day, Nov. 11.
Nov 09, 2009
SYRACUSE - Sergeant 1st Class Jeffrey Bailey, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and who is also an police officer in the Onondaga County Sheriff's department, is shown with a citiation presented to him at the New York State Fair by State Comptroller Thomas P. Dinapoli on Law Enforcement Day at the fair, Aug. 28. Bailey served on a police mentoring team in Eastern Afghanistan last year as part of Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VII.
Aug 28, 2009
U.S. Navy Adm. Mike Mullen, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff presents a leader’s challenge coin to New York Army National Guard Spc. Jason DeFazio from the 27th Brigade Combat Team and Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix in Kandahar, Afghanistan, July 11. Mullen conducted a six-day tour of the region to visit troops and host a USO contingent including NFL All-Pros Drew Brees, quarterback of the New Orleans Saints, and Osi Umenyiora, defensive end for the New York Giants, as well as the Dallas Cowboy cheerleaders. Members of CJTF Phoenix provided a transportation team to support Mullen during his time in Kandahar. Among the troops tasked with the transportation assignment were Spc. Joe Adle, Spc. Jason Defazio, Spc. Gary Dennis, Spc. Douglass Moore. Spc. Edward Nickles, Spc. James Penlon, Spc. Stephanie Wolfanger, Sgt. Michael McGrath, Sgt. Darren Ringler, Sgt. Steven Watt, Staff Sgt. Maurice Edwards, Staff Sgt.Fred Fah, Tech. Sgt. Dennis Marks and Lt. Cdr Edward Ferguson. Defense Dept. photo by U.S. Navy Petty Officer 1st Class Chad J. McNeeley.
Jul 30, 2008
A Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle operated by a New York Army National Guard Police Mentoring Team from Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix lines up for a convoy movement from the Camp Phoenix Motor Pool. The team is commanded by CPT Richard Redmond from Utica and the NCO in charge is SFC Robert Marshall from Watertown. They are members of the 27th Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard. About 1,700 members of the New York Army National Guard are deployed to Afghanistan training the Afghan National Army and Police. The MRAP vehicle offers increased survivability over the M-1114 armored humvee. The Army recently received its 10,000th MRAP.
Jul 07, 2008
ALBANY, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Soldiers load supplies bound for Afghanistan on June 16. Sixth Grade students from Sand Creek Middle School collected school supplies and clothing for the children of Afghanistan. The supplies will be shipped to Afghanistan and be distributed by New York Army National Guard Soldiers in the 27th Brigade Combat Team.
Jun 18, 2008
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Mike Mallin (center), a member of the 27th Brigade Combat Team, cuts the ribbon at the new $14 million Helmand Provice Afghan Police station on May 27. Mallin, originally assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division and a police officer in civilian life, is the senior mentor to the Helmand Provincial Police Chief. Mallin and other members of the 27th BCT are part of Regional Police Advisory Command-South working in Helmand province in conjunction with the British Army. Members of the Afghan Ministry of Interior and Police and local community leaders attended the ceremony
Jun 13, 2008
New York Army National Guard Spc. Jeremy Singer from Oneida, N.Y. (Right) greets Major General Joseph Taluto, the Adjutant General of New York, at the Camp Phoenix Dining Facility in Kabul, Afghanistan on May 29. Taluto is on a week-long trip to Afghanistan, along with New York National Guard Command Sgt. Major Robert Van Pelt to met with New York Army National Guard Soldiers operating there. Hough is assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company 27th Brigade Combat Team, Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix VII.
May 29, 2008
New York Army National Guard Spc. Daniel Wiwczar from Kings Park, N.Y. lubricates his M240B machinegun from his gunner’s position on a humvee March 1, 2008 at Forward Operating Base Patriot on Fort Bragg, N.C. Wiwczar is assigned to Security Force Detachment C, part of the 27th Brigade Combat Team's preparations for deployment as Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix. The troops in the security force formed from the Bayshore-based company of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, the Army's famed "Fighting 69th." The task force will deploy to Afghanistan later this spring to mentor and train Afghan national army and police forces.
Mar 05, 2008
Wade Ingalls and son Tyler, age 15, drove 70 miles from Lafargeville, N.Y. to get a look at the #88 Dale Earnhardt, Jr. race car sposored by the National Guard. The race car was part of the New York Army National Guard Open House at the Thompson Road Armory in Syracuse on Sunday February 24. The armory is home to the Guard's 27th Brigade Combat Team, currently mobilized in support of Operation Enduring Freedom and preparing to deploy this spring as the lead command and control element for Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix. The unit will train and mentor Aghan army and police forces. In addition to the NASCAR race car, the unit also displayed Army National Guard vehicles and equipment. Soldiers shared their Guard experiences with members of the media and the public as well as new and prospective recruits. U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Kevin Abbott (RELEASED).
Feb 28, 2008
Members of the New York Army National Guard's 27th Brigade Combat Team prepare to depart their Forward Operating Base at Fort Bragg, N.C. for predeployment convoy training on Feb 20, 2008. The Soldiers are part of more than 1,400 troops from the brigade supporting Operation Enduring Freedom later this spring. The troops will deploy and provide mentoring and training for Afghan army and police forces as part of the Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix in Afghanistan. U.S. Army photo by Spc. John Smith (RELEASED).
Feb 21, 2008
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Jeffrey Dorvee looks out from his gunner's perch at the winter landscape of Afghanistan in January, 2008. Dorvee is part of the 27th Brigade's Embedded Training Team that serves alongside Afghan national army forces as mentors and trainers.
Feb 13, 2008
New York Army National Guard Spc. Thomas Kovacs meets with local Afghan children during a mission in January, 2008 with the Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix Embedded Training Team. Kovacs deployed with 16 other National Guard Soldiers from the 27th Brigade Combat Team to mentor, train and support Afghan national army soldiers.
Feb 13, 2008
Members of the New York Army National Guard's 27th Brigade Combat Team erupt in joy as the New York Giants score the winning touchdown late in the 4th quarter of Super Bowl 42. The Soldiers enjoyed the game from inside a dining hall at Forward Operating Base Patriot, Fort Bragg, NC as the unit prepares for deployment overseas to train and mentor Afghan national army and police forces later this spring. The Guard Soldiers will lead Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix in Afghanistan through the remainder of 2008. U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Paul Fanning. (RELEASED)
Feb 04, 2008
Specialist David Tinker,a member of the New York Army National Guard from Herkimer,New York, checks the oil level of a humvee during morning preventative maintenance checks and services at Forward Operating Base (FOB) Patriot at Fort Bragg , North Carolina. Tinker and other members of the 27th Brigade Combat Team are conducting post-mobilization training at Fort Bragg prior to deploying to Afghanistan in April. The unit arrived at Fort Bragg on January 20 and is participating in “Theater Immersion Training” in which soldiers live on a FOB similar to the one they will be based at in Afghanistan. Soldiers wear body armor and carry weapons routinely. The training day begins at 5:30 in the morning and runs until 8 p.m.
Jan 30, 2008
Soldiers from the 27th Brigade Combat Team of the New York Army National Guard board a charter plane at Fort Drum's Wheeler-Sack Army Army Airfield in the early morning hours of Jan. 20, 2008 en route to Fort Bragg, N.C. The Soldiers will spend approximately two months training at Fort Bragg in preparation for their ten-month tour of duty with Joint Task Force Phoenix in Afghanistan. The Soldiers will be training the Afghan National Army and Police.
Jan 22, 2008
January 17, 2008 - Specialist Joseph Barber (left) and Sgt. 1st Class Charles Young position and seal pallets on the floor of the Thompson Road Armory as they work to prepare the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Brigade Combat Team Headquarters for deployment to Afghanistan. Both Soldiers are assigned to the brigade’s Communication Section. Soldiers of the 27th BCT depart for Fort Bragg, North Carolina on January 20th for a two month train-up period before heading to Afghanistan. The brigade’s Soldiers will be responsible for training the Afghan National Army and Police during their deployment.
Jan 18, 2008
Second Lieutenant Andrew Joyce from the N.Y. Army National Guards' 27th Brigade Combat Team crawls through a culvert during obstacle negotiation training at Fort Drum, NY October 10, 2007. The intensive three-week training is part of the 27th's preparation for their 2008 deployment to Afghanistan.
Oct 10, 2007
New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, the Commander in Chief of the New York National Guard, expresses support Tuesday, July 31, for members of the 27th Brigade Combat Team who are due to be deployed in Afghanistan in 2008. The brigade, which is headquartered in Syracuse, NY, will be responsible for training Afghan National Army troops. Approximately 1700 soldiers from around the state will be part of the deployment. Spitzer visited the brigades headquarters at the Thompson Road Armory to thank the soldiers for their service and pledge the support of the people of the state.
Jul 31, 2007