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’s ability to perform its Afghanistan mission.
Mar 14, 2012
Spc. Amanda Tripple guides a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter to a cargo pick-up site during sling-load operations training at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y. 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. full size 2nd battalion, 108th Infantry Soldier provide security after exiting a UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter during training at Proctor Park in Utica, N.Y.
Mar 25, 2011
Spc. Mark Dorsey, a sniper team leader with 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, scans an area during an exercise at the New York State Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany, N.Y. (Photo by Master Sgt. Peter K. Towse, 42nd Infantry Division)
Mar 22, 2011
GUILDERLAND, NY--New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Company C, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, conduct weapons training at the Guilderland Weekend Training Site, Oct 15. The team is preparing for a South African Military Skills Competition in Potchefstroom, South Africa, Nov. 8-14. (Photo by Master Sgt. Corine Lombardo, New York Army National Guard)
Oct 18, 2010
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