LATHAM-- New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Napolitano, a C-12 pilot, poses with family members following his "final flight" as an Army National Guard pilot on Dec. 16, 2024. Napolitano, a member of Detachment 5 of C Company of the 2nd Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment, is retiring after 40 years in the Army and Army National Guard. The final flight tradition recognizes a long serving aviator as he or she leaves the service. On landing the pilot is greeted by friends and family and sprayed with champaign.
Dec 17, 2024
LATHAM-- Six New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Detachment 5 of Company C 2nd Battalion 245th Aviation Regiment stand in formation prior to the start of their deployment farewell ceremony at Army Aviation Support Facility 3 in Latham New York on November 6 2022. The Soldiers who fly the C-12 Huron transport aircraft will deploy to Djibouti in East Africa to support United States military forces in the region.
Nov 07, 2022