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SYRACUSE HANCOCK INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT-- New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, board a Boeing 767 at the Million Air fixed base operator at Syracuse Hancock International Airport on May 21, 2024 while deploying to Morocco totake part in Exercise African Lion 2024. Soldiers from the battalion will spend two weeks in Morocco while participating in the multinational training event before returning home
May 22, 2024
FORT DRUM-- New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment move out on a tactical mission during annual training at Fort Drum, New York on August 14, 20023.
Aug 16, 2023
FORT POLK--Sgt. Thomas Mulhern, left, and Sgt. Klayton McCallum both members of the New York Army National Guards 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry move simulated casualty under a wire obstacles at the Army Best Medic Competition on January 24 2023 at Fort Polk Louisiana. The Two New York Army Guard Soldiers represented the Army National Guard during the competition.
Feb 07, 2023
NEW MEXICO -New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Charlie Company 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry Regiment conduct an awards and promotion ceremony at MacGregor Range Base Complex NM Jul. 16. During the ceremony Soldiers were recognized for their outstanding performance during pre-mobilization training at Fort Drum NY. Currently the company is attached to Task Force Wolfhound and is undergoing mobilization for an upcoming deployment to the Horn of Africa.
Jul 22, 2022
Schenectady County Legislator Gary Hughes thanks New York Army National Guard Sgt. Olivia Mannetti for her service at the Glendale Home in Glenville New York March 25 2022. The Glendale Home is a 200-bed nursing home where seven Soldiers and New York Guard state defense force volunteers deployed to assist with the care of residents during the recent COVID-19 Omicron surge. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Gunther)
Mar 30, 2022
FORT DRUM--New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Nicholas Trentanelli, executive officer of Delta Company, 152nd Brigade Engineer Battalion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team deadlifts more than 400lbs during a workout at the Atkins Functional Fitness Facility in Fort Drum, New York on July 22. On the day prior, Trentanelli successfully benched, squated, and deadlifted a combined total of 1550 pounds, breaking Fort Drums previous 1,000 pound club record by 325 pounds.
Aug 05, 2021
CAMP NAVAJO, ARIZONA--New York Army National Guard Cpl. Dakotah Miller, an infantryman in the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, finished in second place in the Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition held at held in Camp Navajo, Arizona, July 19-23. Miller is a full-time student in exercise science at SUNY Cortland. It marked the fourth year in a row that the New York National Guard sent a competitor to the national level.
Aug 02, 2021
FORT DRUM-Spc. Richard Spinella, an infantryman assigned to the New York Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment sniper section, adjusts the zoom of a scope on the XM2010 Enhanced Sniper Rifle during marksmanship training at Fort Drum, New York on July 16. Spinella is one of three Soldiers in the section preparing for sniper school at the National Guard Marksmanship Training Center in Camp Robinson, Arkansas this year.
Jul 22, 2021
CAMP NAVAJO, ARIZONA--Cpl. Dakoatah Miller, with 2-108th Infantry, New York Army National Guard, executes a litter drag during the physical fitness assessment element of the 2021 Army National Best Warrior Competition at Camp Navajo, Arizona, on July 20, 2021. The competition spans three physically and mentally demanding days where competitors are tested on a variety of tactical and technical skills as they vie to be named the Army Guards Soldier and Noncommissioned Officer of the Year. The winners then represent the Army Guard in the Department of the Army Best Warrior Competition later this year.
Jul 21, 2021
SEA GIRT, NEW JERSEY- New York Army National Guard Cpl. Dakoatah Miller (center), a member of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry receives his award for winning the Northeast Region Best Warrior Competition in the junior enlisted Soldier category from New Jersey National Guard Command Sgt. Major Earnest Williams (right) and New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major David Piwowarski during a dinner on May 6, 2021. Miller competed against Soldiers from Maine, Connecticut, Rhode Island New Hampshire Vermont, Massachusetts and New Jersey. He now goes on to compete in a national competition.
May 10, 2021
JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX- LAKEHURST-- New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Stephen Mulholland , a member of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, checks his target during the northeast region Best Warrior Competition at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J. on May 4, 2021. The competition includes Soldiers from New York, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Vermont, and Massachusetts, as well as New Jersey; and recognizes Soldiers who demonstrate commitment to the Army values, embody the Warrior Ethos, and represent the Force of the Future.
May 06, 2021
ARLINGTON,VIRGINIA --U.S. Army Spc. Rory Endsley right an infantryman with Bravo Company 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry Regiment 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team 42nd Infantry Division New York National Guard and Pulaski N.Y. native discusses the history Medal of Honor recipient Maj. Gen. William Wild Bill Donovan during a senior leader-let visit to the Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington Va. Feb. 14 2021. Donovan who would go on to serve as the head of the Office of Strategic Services the precursor to the CIA received the Medal of Honor for his actions while in command of the 165th Regiment 42nd ID New York National Guard when he personally led an assault wave in an attack upon a strongly organized enemy position near Landres-et-St. Georges France Oct. 14-15 1918.
Feb 18, 2021
WASHINGTON--U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ray Shields the Adjutant General of New York presents a command challenge coin to Staff Sgt. Justin Rivera, a Rochester resident and an infantry squad leader with Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry Regiment during a visit to New York National Guard Troops on duty in Washington on Feb. 3, 2021. and Rochester N.Y. More than 500 citizen-Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard have deployed to the nations capital to provide security and support to civil authorities. The National Guard has been requested to continue supporting federal law enforcement agencies with security communications medical evacuation logistics and safety support to state district and federal agencies through mid-March.
Feb 05, 2021
JOINT BASE ANDREWS -- U.S. Soldiers with the New York National Guard's 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry exit a C-17 Globemaster III assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing, upon arrival at Joint Base Andrews Maryland Jan. 18 2021. An additional 250 Soldiers from the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team joined 1,000 who were already sent to Washington on January 8-9. At least 25000 National Guard men and women have been authorized to conduct security communication and logistical missions in support of federal and District authorities leading up and through the 59th Presidential Inauguration.
Jan 19, 2021
Camp Smith Training Site-- Soldiers of the newly reorganized B Company 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry, fall in for their first formation at Camp Smith Training Site on October 14, 2020. The unit flag was transferred to Camp Smith from Morrisonville, New York and consolidated with C Company of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry as part of a plan to rationalize the location of infantry units in the state.
Nov 02, 2020
UTICA- New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry guide an M-114 armored scout vehicle into position outside the Utica Armory on May 20, 2020. The vehicle, used by armored cavalry units in the 1960s was refurbished by employees at the New York National Guard Maneuver Area Training Equipment Site at Fort Drum and installed in front of the armory as part of the New York National Guard's effort to note its history.
Jun 03, 2020
DELHI NY -- 1st. Lt. Eric Hamilton a platoon leader assigned to Delta Company 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry Regiment conducts food distribution operations in Delhi NY on Apr. 30. During the operation the Soldiers assisted volunteers as they sorted packaged and handed out numerous dairy products at a drive-through donation center located at the SUNY Delhi campus. Currently more than 3600 National Guard personnel are on active duty in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
May 02, 2020
NORWICH, NY New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Delta Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, conduct food distribution operations, Apr. 23 in Norwich, N.Y. The Soldiers are currently serving on active duty in response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic. Since beginning the food distribution mission on April 21, the Soldiers of Delta Company have assisted the Chenango County Office of the Aging by delivering more than 2800 meals.
Apr 27, 2020
NEW YORK CITY--Spc. William Remis and Sgt. Justin Rivera two Soldiers assigned to Alpha Company 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry Regiment reaffirm their commitment to serve during an extension ceremony in Times Square Apr. 21. Remis and Rivera along with other Soldiers from the 2-108 are currently serving on active duty supporting New York States response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic
Apr 24, 2020
MANAUS, BRAZIL-- New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Thomas Carpenter second from right and other Soldiers who graduated from the Jungle Operations International Course conducted by the Brazilian Army Jungle Warfare Training Center brandish their machetes following a graduation ceremony on Nov. 30 2019 in Manaus Brazil. Carpenter, a member of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, was the 30th American Soldier to graduate from the tough, demanding course.
Dec 10, 2019
CAMP GRUBER, Oklahoma-- New York Army National Guard Sgt.1st Class Martin Cozens, a platoon sergeant in the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry waits for instruction before the day navigation portion of the 2019 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Gruber Oklahoma July 16 2019. Cozens was the runner up in the non-commissioned officer category which brought together the best Soldiers from across the Army National Guard.
Jul 26, 2019
OKLAHOMA --Sgt.1st Class Martin Cozens with the New York Army National Guard and his fellow competitors await instruction before the day navigation portion of the 2019 Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Gruber Oklahoma July 16 2019. Cozens is one of fourteen Soldiers, including New York Army National Guard Corporal Joseph Ryan competing in the event hoping to be named Army Guard Noncommissioned Officer of the Year or Soldier of the Year.
Jul 18, 2019
CAMP SMITH- Sgt. 1st Class Martin Cozen an infantryman assigned to Alpha Company 2nd Battalion 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team and the winner of the New York Army National Guard Best Warrior Contest NCO category, calls in a report during the medical evacuation event of the Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith Training Site N.Y. March 28 2019. The Best Warrior Competition held March 28-30 2019 is an annual event in which junior enlisted Soldiers and non-commissioned officers from various New York Army National Guard units compete in several events intended to test their military skills and knowledge as well as their physical fitness and endurance.
Apr 05, 2019
FORT BENNING, GA--Sgt.1st Class Sean Smith a member of the 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry of the New York Army National Guard, negotiates the Darby Queen obstacle course during the 34th annual David E. Grange Jr. Best Ranger Competition at Ft. Benning Ga. April 9 2017. Smith was one of six National Guard Soldiers to complete the grueling 62-hour event.
May 03, 2017
FORT DIX--New York Army National Guard Sergeant Mitchell Stogel, a member of the 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry, tosses a flashbang into a room during a movement to contact training scenario at the Region One Best Warrior Competition on 26 April 2017 at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst New Jersey.Fourteen Soldiers are competing in the three-day event April 25-27 2017 which features timed events including urban warfare simulations a 12-mile ruck march land navigation and the Army Physical Fitness Test.
Apr 28, 2017
FORT DRUM Sgt. Mitchell Stogel, a infantryman assigned to Headquarters Company, 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, performs a functions check on a M2A1 machine gun during the 27th IBCT Best Warrior competition at Fort Drum, N.Y., Feb. 11. Stogel was named the top NCO in the 27th Brigade during the competition, Soldiers were tested on their military knowledge and physical endurance.
Feb 14, 2017
FORT DRUM Sgt. Dylan Delamarter, a medic section team leader assigned to Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, navigates a land navigation course during the 27th IBCT best warrior competition at Fort Drum, N.Y., Feb 11. The land navigation course was just one of many events which tested the contestants physical endurance and soldiering skills during the three day competition.
Feb 13, 2017
FORT DRUM--A Soldier in the New York Army National Guard's 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry takes up a defensive position during air assault operations carried out in conjunction with the 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation on Friday, May 20 at Fort Drum, N.Y. as part of a four day training exercise conducted by the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. The brigade is training for a deployment to the Joint Readiness Training Center in July.
May 23, 2016
ORISKANY--New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Company C 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry conducting tactical training at the New York State Preparedness Training Center on Saturday March 12 2016. Members of Co. F, 1st Battalion 169th General Support Aviation Battalion and HHC 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry also conducted training at the site.
Mar 15, 2016
FORT DRUM, NY New York Army National Guard Soldiers with Company B, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment participate in a platoon live-fire exercise during the units annual training at Fort Drum, NY on July 16. The training, part of an Exportable Combat Training Capability (XCTC) exercise, required the coordination of the entire platoon, and provided the unit's Soldiers with an opportunity to improve their combat techniques
Jul 17, 2015
FORT DRUM-- New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry exit a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter flown by 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation during an air assault exercise at Fort Drum on Monday, July 13 as part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team andf 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade annual training period. The two brigades are focusing on combat skills during their annual training period.
Jul 14, 2015
CONCORD, MASS- New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Christian Hager,a member of the 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry from Batavia, runs across the Old North Bridge here at the conclusion of the Northeast Region Best Warrior competition on May 15, 2015. Hager won the New York Army National Guard Best Warrior competition in the NCO category. The competition was held at Camp Edwards May 12-15 and wrapped up with a 12-kilometer road march that ended at the historic site. The Old North Bridge marks the spot at which Massachusetts militia members fired back at British soldiers on April 19, 1775.
May 21, 2015
FORT BENNING, Georgia-- New York Army National Guard Sgt. Thomas Carpenter (left) a member of the 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry takes a break with 28th Infantry Division Command Sgt. Maj. Chris Kepner during a competition to identify candidates for the three two-man Army National Guard Best Ranger Teams on Nov. 20 2014 at Fort Benning Ga. Carpenter is one of nine National Guard Soldiers competing for a final spot on the teams that will participate in the April 2015 Best Ranger event here.
Dec 17, 2014
FORT DRUM-- These New York National Guard Soldiers of the 108th Infantry are in the field at "Pine Camp", as Fort Drum was known in 1948, while attending annual training. This image and others can be found on a series of home movie clips donated to, and digitized by the New York State Military Museum. The Soldiers are on the range, marching in a review, and eating chow in the field.
Jun 20, 2014
FORT DRUM-- New York Army National Guard Sgt. Benjamin Harrison briefs his squad from Company D 2-108th Infantry as they prepare to participate in the battalion's best squad competition during training here on Sept. 13. Harrison's squad, comprised of Sgt. Jarin Veasaw, Specialist Yevgen Kozhushko, Specialist Deric Behling, Specialist Anthony Brown, Specialist Robert Clark, Specialist Nathan Lowmaster, Specialist Brian Morrow, and PFC Tavares Quarterman took first place in the event.
Oct 03, 2013
GERMAN FLATTS, N.Y. -- New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry here near Mohawk, N.Y. June 29 load their trucks to deliver food and water to distribution points and assist local communities following flash floods in the Mohawk Valley. More than 50 Soldiers and a dozen heavy vehicles remain ready to assist local communities as forecasts indicate more rain this week.
Jul 01, 2013
MOHAWK-- New York Army National Guard Soldiers Staff Sgt. Gary Matt from the 2nd Battalion 108th Infanty and Staff Sgt. Joe Bolton from the 206th Military Police Company tow a surplus humvee used by the Village of Mohawk as a rescue vehicle out of a garage where it was submerged in five feet of water so they can slave start it. The Guardsmen were part of the state response to flash flooding in the Mohawk Valley ordered by Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Jun 28, 2013
UTICA, N.Y. --“New York Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Steven Wickstrom, Commander of the 42nd Infantry Division, presents the unit colors of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment to Lt. Col. Christopher Cronin during his change of command ceremony here Feb. 9. Cronin had previously served as the operations officer of the 42nd Division Homeland Response Force.
Feb 13, 2013
UTICA-- A New York Army National Soldier who was attached to Headquarters Company of the 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry during the unit's deployment in Afghanistan in 2012 receives awards from the commander during Freedom Salute Ceremonies held here on Saturday, Jan. 12. Freedom Salute Ceremonies were held by battalion units in Ithaca, Gloversville, Peekskill, and Niskayuna over the weekend.
Jan 14, 2013
SYRACUSE, N.Y. -- New York Army National Guard Spc. Josh Austin gives his daughter, Jaida, a kiss upon returning home from Afghanistan with the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment September 26, 2012. The battalion deployed to Afghanistan as Task Force Iron, conducting security missions in various bases. The first elements of the battalion returned from demobilization at Camp Shelby, Miss., bringing some 200 Soldiers home to their families. Other Soldiers returned to their families in Newburg, Glenville, Utica, CAmp Smith and New York on Wednesday
Sep 27, 2012
SYRACUSE-- The Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment and Company C of the 427th Brigade Support Battalion deployed to Afghanistan as Task Force Iron to perform a security mission in bases around that country. Another group of Soldiers arrived at Albany International Airport on Sunday night as well. The rest of the battalion is expected on Wednesday, Sept. 26.
Sep 24, 2012
SHINDAND AIR BASE, Afghanistan - New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Joseph Bielher, commander of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, Task Force Iron presents the Purple Heart to Spcs. Steven Onofrey, right, from Monroe, N.Y., and Ruben Abreu from N.Y., N.Y. at a ceremony here August 26. The two Soldiers, assigned to Company B, were recognized for wounds received during their support to OPERATION SHRIMPS NET. The Soldiers were wounded July 13 in Farah Province, Afghanistan, when insurgents attacked their M-ATV, a mine-resistant, ambush-protected all-terrain vehicle, with an IED. Also wounded was Sgt. Kieran Murphy, from Pearl River, N.Y. Murphy is now convalescing at Fort Drum. Photo courtesy of 1st Lt. Jason Uhlig, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry.
Aug 28, 2012
AFGHANISTAN-- Major Sean Flynn, the executive officer of the New York Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry and Capt. Stephen Kitchen, the Company E Commander, brief members of Company E before they move out on a mission on June 5.
Jun 13, 2012
SHINDAND AIR BASE, AFGHANISTAN -- New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Joseph Bieler, right, and Command Sgt. Maj. David Oliver, of the Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, uncase the battalion colors during the unit’s transfer of authority ceremony here May 26. The 2-108th is working with the Afghan National Security Forces in a Security Assistance and Advisory role.
Jun 02, 2012
CAMP SHELBY, Miss-- Major General Patrick Murphy, the Adjutant General of New York, speaks to New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry during a visit to the Joint Forces Training Center here on April 4. The Soldiers are training to prepare to deploy overseas.
Apr 06, 2012
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. -- Soldiers of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team move and treat mock casualties during a mass casualty exercise here March 7. Brigade Soldiers are here preparing to deploy overseas. The casualty exercise and others like it took place during a larger field training exercise which tested the battalion&rsquot;s ability to perform its Afghanistan mission.
Mar 19, 2012
CAMP SHELBY, Miss. -- Sgt. Tony Shelton (right) speaks with a role player in a mock village during a field training exercise here March 9. Taylor belongs to the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and brigade Soldiers are here preparing to deploy overseas. Soldiers like Shelton learned how to gather information by making friendly conversation with civilians, and the exercise tested the battalion&rsquot;s ability to perform its Afghanistan mission.
Mar 14, 2012
CAMP SHELBY, --Sgt. Andrew Brechko, left, and Spc. Travis Wood, right, treat a mock casualty at a casualty collection point during combat lifesaver training here on Feb. 11. Brechko belongs to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, and Wood belongs to A Company of the 2-108th Infantry Battalion. Brechko is from Windsor, N.Y. and Wood is from Bloomingdale, N.Y.
Mar 06, 2012
NATIONAL TRAINING CENTER, FORT IRWIN, Calif. - Troops assigned to the New York Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, depart from a staging area for field training exercises, Oct. 6. The troops will conduct weapons live-fire and collecting force on force training as part of the NTC rotation. 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. U.S. Army photo by Spc. James Roa, NY Army National Guard. (RELEASED)
Oct 07, 2011
HANCOCK FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, SYRACUSE--New York Army National Guard Soldiers of Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 2-108th Infantry Battalion board a plane here September 30, 2011. More than 2000 New York Army National Guard troops are headed for the National Training Center at Ft. Irwin, California for premobilization training as they prepare for a deployment to Afghanistan. The training area at NTC is located in the Mojave Desert, just south of Death Valley where temperatures reach over 100 degrees
Sep 30, 2011
FORT DRUM-- Members of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Female Engagement Team learn how to dine politely during an Afghan meal during pre-mobilization training May 31 in Fort Drum. The 10-person FET will act as cultural mediators when deployed to Iraq, which means they will go on combat missions with the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, march and fight as they do, and then talk to Afghan women in an effort to understand their concerns.
Jun 06, 2011
FORT DRUM--New York Army National Guard Soldier Staff Sgt. Matthew Swisher (center) and his squad of Charlie company, 2nd Battalion, 108 Infantry, celebrate finishing their fight lane training here May 29, 2011. More than 2,200 members of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are expected to deploy to Afghanistan in 2012.
Jun 01, 2011
FORT DRUM--New York Army National Guard Sgt. John Dertinger, a fire support specialist with headquarters and headquarters company, 2nd battalion, 108th infantry, checks the pulse of a trainer dummy during the unit’s premobilization training. The unit is part of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team that will be training at Fort Drum, NY in preparation of a 2012 deployment to Afghanistan.
May 20, 2011
ORISKANY--New York Army National Guard Soldiers hook cargo to a hovering UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during sling-load operations training at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y. on March 18. The 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry conducted sling-load and air assault training here in conjunction with the 3rd Battalion 142nd Aviation to prepare for its 2012 deployment to Afghanistan.
Mar 25, 2011
Spc. Thomas Rinaldi and Spc. Edward Hernandez, snipers with the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, pose with their weapons during training at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y. on March 18. The New York State Preparedness Training Center (SPTC), located at the former Oneida County Airport in Oneida County, is managed and operated by the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services. The center includes 723 acres, an educational and administration building (the former airport terminal), hangars and runways which have been transformed into a centralized training facility for New York State agency and local first responders from all disciplines.
Mar 21, 2011
GLOVERSVILLE--New York Army National Guard Recruits prepare conduct a room-clearing exercise in the third floor attic of the New York State Armory here as Staff Sgt. Zachary Flewelling gives them final instructions. New recruits to the Army National Guard conduct monthly training as members of the Recruit Sustainment Program until they can go to Basic Training. The recruits learn basic military skills during the program.
Jan 18, 2011
Potchefstroom,South Africa--Five members of the New York National Guard’s Company C 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry, who represented the United States Army at the South African National Military Skills Competition here pose with South African Col William Alberts, (center) the director of the event. The New York Soldiers are (from left) Sgt . David Hansen, from Melrose, NY;Staff Sgt Jeffery Dorvee from Queensbury, NY; Pvt. 1st Class Michael Ellsworth, from Hudson Falls, NY; Sgt 1st Class Troy Mechanick from Hudson Falls, NY; and Sgt. 1st Class Miguel Orabona from Ballston Lake, NY. The Americans finished in 5th place out of 22 teams at the annual event.
Nov 16, 2010
GUILDERLAND, NY--New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Angel Ocasio, a member of the 1427th Transportation Co. from Glens Falls, assists Pvt. 1st Class Michael Ellsworth, a Co, C, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry from Hudson Falls, develop a firm firing stance from a kneeling position, during weapons training at the Guilderland Weekend Training Site, Oct 15. Ellsworth is preparing for a South African Military Skills Competition in Pastrami, South Africa, Nov. 8-14.
Oct 18, 2010
FORT DRUM--New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Clint Davis, the executive officer of Headquarters and Headquarters Company 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry, discusses the features of an XM-110 sniper rifle with Brig. Gen. Steven Wickstrom, commanding general of New York’s 42nd Infantry Division, during a visit to the 27th Brigade’s annual training at Fort Drum on July 30. The 27th Brigade Combat Team is currently conducting Anual Training at Fort Drum
Aug 06, 2010
FORT DRUM--New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jeremiah Coon, a sniper section leader with the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, opens the door to a courtyard for his assault team Monday during tactics training here. The 2-108th and other elements of the 27th Brigade Combat Team are conducting Annual Training at Fort Drum.
Jul 27, 2010
FORT DRUM, NY--2nd Battalion 108th Infantry Command Sgt. Major John O'Hara draws a bead on the target during M-4 range firing here on Saturday May 14. The 2-108th and 1st Battalion 258th Field Artillery spent their May drill at Fort Drum refining Soldier skills.
May 18, 2010
FORT DRUM-- Senior Chief Warrant Officer Jan Viljoen, Chief Warrant Officer Dennis Leonard, and Warrant Officer Mandla Makhoba from the South African Army observe premarksmanship instruction for B Company, 2-108th Infantry Battalion at Ft. Drum on Saturday, Sept. 19. The South African Warrant Officers were at Ft. Drum to observe training as part of the State Partnership Program; an exchange program between the New York National Guard and the Republic of South Africa.
Sep 20, 2009
PHITSANULOK, Thailand -- Sgt. Sayantieamme Suwat, Royal Thai Army, and New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. John T. Snyder, mortarman with Headquarters, Headquarters Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Battalion, plot coordinates during a call for fire exercise Feb. 5. During Cobra Gold 09, Thai and U.S. Soldiers are working side-by-side to share tactics, techniques and procedures during joint squad-level training. Photo by Lance Cpl. Cristina Noelia Gil.
Feb 12, 2009
LAKE PLACID, N.Y. -- A bobsled with a New York Sgt. Kenneth Stout, an infantry Soldier from the New York Army National Guard combat veteran from the 2nd Battalion 108th Infantry heads down the track during the during the 2009 Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge. The fourth annual race, held Jan. 3 in Lake Placid, N.Y., raises funds for the U.S. Olympic Bobsled Team through the participation of NASCAR and NHRA competition drivers. Stout, from his armory in Ogdensburg, N.Y., along with other veteran Soldiers of the 108th Infantry from New York's North Country, participated as racing partners to the NASCAR drivers. This year's race winner was Todd Bodine and his brakeman, Spc. Patrick Furman, a vehicle driver from the Schenectady based Company E, 427th Brigade Support Battalion.
Jan 07, 2009
Brig. Gen. Paul C. Genereux (left) passes the flag of the 2-108th infantry battalion to Lt. Col. Joseph Biehler during the battalion's change of command ceremony in Utica, N.Y. December 6, 2008. Biehler deployed to Iraq in 2004 as the operations officer of the battalion he will now lead. His awards include the Bronze Star, Iraq Campaign Medal, National Defense Service Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, the Ranger Tab Airborne Wings, Air Assault Wings and Combat Infantryman's Badge.
Dec 09, 2008
ROCHESTER - Maj. Gen. Joseph Taluto, and his wife Susan Taluto, address Soldiers and family members of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Saturday Nov. 22, via video, at the Woodcliff Resort & Conference Center. The soldiers and their families gathered for The New York Army National Guard Yellow Ribbon Reintegration Program. The NYARNG Reintegration Program is an effort to help Soldiers and their families cope with stress of returning to civilian life after deployment, while also helping National Guard Units transition from federal mobilization status back to state control. The two day event included opening remarks by Brig. Gen. Patrick Murphy, Director Joint Forces Headquarters and was followed by a Job Fair type event featuring VA, veterans groups, legal assistance, etc. The 2-108th Infantry (Security Force Company) recently returned from Afghanistan where they served in support of Operation Enduring Freedom as a member of Task Force Phoenix VI and VII.
Nov 25, 2008
Members of the decontamination team from the New York Army National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry prepare casualties for decontamination and medical processing during validation of the team’s casualty evacuation, decontamination and medical assessment mission. Nearly 300 members of the New York Army National Guard’s Chemical, Biological, Radiological and Explosive Enhanced Response Force Package (CERFP) conducted their team’s validation exercise at Fort Drum, N.Y. on June 17, 2007. The exercise evaluated the team’s ability to rapidly establish decontamination sites, evacuate casualties and provide decontamination and medical triage in support of civil authorities.
Jun 17, 2007