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Rochester NY Soldier Trains Iraqi Troops
Sgt. James Quatro enlisted in the 105th Military Police Company, New York Army National Guard, to be a part of something greater than himself. Answering the call of duty, the military policeman recently deployed to Iraq, attached to Task Force Shield, 4th Advise and Assist Brigade, 1st Cavalry Division, in support of Operation New Dawn. His mission involves advising and training Iraqi Security Forces in U.S. Division – North, helping to make the ISF a sustainable force … Read entire article »
Filed under: Iraq, Military, Rebuilding, Rochester New York, War on Terror
Central N.Y. soldiers train for Afghan deployment
Members of the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are now conducting their annual training at Fort Drum, N.Y., to prepare soldiers, leaders and staffs for the brigade’s upcoming deployment to Afghanistan. More than 2,200 members of the New York Army National Guard will mobilize later this year and are expected to deploy to Afghanistan in early 2012. The training at Fort Drum includes nearly 300 Soldiers from the 27th Brigade’s Headquarters and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Military, War on Terror
National Guard Captain Teaches College in Kosovo
New York Army National Guard Capt. Elizabeth Ramsey is a logistics officer in the 369th Sustainment Brigade, a public defender in New Jersey, and now a college professor. Ramsey, a Manhattan resident who volunteered to deploy here as trial defense service attorney for Multi-National Task Force East, is teaching a class in Fundamentals of Criminal Law through Central Texas College which is offered at the Laura Bush Education Center. Next semester she’ll teach Court Systems and … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military
New York Army National Guard visits Japan
There was some nervousness at first, but in the end, the similarities between the 42nd Infantry Division Soldiers and their Japanese hosts outstripped the differences. “I felt completely at home and completely welcome,” said Sgt. 1st Class Denis Topliffe, who was one of eight division Soldiers selected to visit Japanese homes during Yama Sakura 57, the bilateral command post training exercise with members of the Japan Ground Self Defense Forces. The visits were part of the exercise’s … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military
NY Army National Guard helps a little boy dream
Members of the New York National Guard welcomed a new “recruit” to the Army National Guard, Oct. 6 when the National Guard helped fulfill the dream of a local area boy battling Leukemia. Nine-year old Jacob Kaminski was surprised by his family with a day-long visit with the New York National Guard as the state’s “Soldier for a Day.” The event was arranged, in part, by New York Army National Guard Sgt. Mathew Starr, assigned to the Joint Forces Headquarters staff and a long-time fundraiser for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society. Starr, a marathon runner, completed a fundraising run at the Rock’n'Roll Marathon in San Diego in May, where he met Theresa Petrone, the Campaign Manager from the Upstate New York/Vermont Chapter of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. “In August [Petrone] approached me about … Read entire article »
Filed under: Military
New York Army National Guard Engineers on Scene in Gowanda
Forty members of the New York Army National Guard began cleaning up flood damage here Aug. 14 after being mobilized by Gov. David Paterson on Aug. 13. The Soldiers from the 152nd Engineer Support Company, headquartered at the Connecticut St. Armory in Buffalo, began clearing storm damage from roads in the northwest corner of the village. The company deployed 10 dump trucks and four front-end loaders to clean up storm damage. “In my time in the Guard, I have certainly seen worse disasters but for the people in this community the situation is very bad,” said Capt. Jeff Miles, the company commander. His unit, part of the 204th Engineer Battalion, was alerted Aug. 11 and, along with a deputy, he arrived in the village of Gowanda early Aug. 12 to see the situation … Read entire article »
Filed under: Disasters, Humanitarian Assistance, Military
Ithaca NY Army NG Team Completes Long Range Convoy
Members of a New York Army National Guard security force company in Kabul recently completed a long, round-trip convoy from Kabul to Farah in western Afghanistan – a distance of more than 1,000 miles — without enemy contact. About 40 members of Company D, 2nd Squadron 101st Cavalry successfully escorted members of an embedded training team that were moving with their assigned Afghan national army unit to its forward deployed station. The New York National Guard Soldiers are part of Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix which provides mentors and trainers for the ANA and police in embedded training teams and police mentoring teams. The task force also includes a battalion-size security force that provides ETTs and PMTs with Soldiers for protection during missions, as well as companies and platoons that help guard convoys … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, War on Terror
New York National Guard Soldiers Receive Awards
Twenty-five New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to a security force company of Combined Joint Task Force Phoenix received awards during a ceremonies at Camp Phoenix in Kabul, on Sept. 20, 2008. The awards were presented as the Soldiers prepare to leave after a 10-month tour of duty. 1st Lt. Christopher Culpepper from Salisbury, N.Y. and Spc. Steven Bogardus from Heuvelton, N.Y., were awarded Bronze Star Medals for their service in training and improving Afghan national security forces. The Bronze Star Medal is awarded to bravery, acts of merit or meritorious service in a combat zone. Sgts. Lloyd Barregar from Rome, Elias Kougemitros from Cortlandt Manor, Travis Smithers from Watertown and Steven Campbell from Waterford, N.Y., all received Meritorious Service Medals for exceptional service. Six Army Commendation Medals and 13 Army … Read entire article »
Filed under: Afghanistan, Heroes, Military, War on Terror, WOT Heroes
NY National Guard Sends Aid to Louisiana
The New York Army and Air National Guard are sending helicopters, Soldiers and Airmen to aid the Louisiana National Guard in dealing with Hurricane Gustav recovery operations. On Aug. 31, 2008, New York governor David A. Paterson announced that two New York Air National Guard HH-60 Pavehawk rescue helicopters and 16 Airmen from the 106th Rescue Wing had already departed Gabreski Field Air National Guard Base in West Hampton Beach, Suffolk County. The governor also directed that three CH-47 “Chinook” heavy-lift helicopters and three UH-1 “Huey” Medevac helicopters leave the Army National Guard Flight Facility in Rochester for Meridian, Miss. These aircraft deployed Sept. 1, 2008. The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing, based is Scotia, will also deploy 15 Airmen in three aeromedical teams, Sept. 1, 2008. These Airmen are … Read entire article »
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