MCMURDO STATION, Antarctica-- New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jonathan Peck, a member of the 109th Airlift Wing, runs the annual McMurdo Marathon in Antarctica on Jan. 11, 2015. He and Master Sgt. Michael Lazzari, also a 109th Airlift Wing member both ran the 26.2-mile course -- a feat few in the world can say they accomplished. The wing rotates Airmen and ski-eqipped LC-130 planes into and out of the United States McMurdo Station to support Antarctic research duiing the Antarctic summer from the wing's home at Stratton Air Natinal Guard Base in Scotia.
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Mid Hudson Valley Patch -- Tue, 07 May 2024 Body Found In Hudson River Was Missing National Guardsman POUGHKEEPSIE, NY A body found in the Hudson River off Waryas Park was Nicolas Faust, who had been missing since March 24, New York State police said. "The New York State Police and... (more)
Nationalguard.mil -- Tue, 07 May 2024 New York Soldiers Represent Guard at All-Army EOD Competition FORT LIBERTY, N.C. - Two New York Soldiers represented the Army National Guard at the All-Army Explosive Ordnance Disposal Team of the Year Competition April 21-26. Sgt. 1st Class John Iseman... (more)
Spectrum News -- Tue, 07 May 2024 After more than 100 years, New York Naval Militia still going strong BUFFALO, N.Y. Centuries of time brings with it change. But in New York, theres one group that survived through time that you might not have heard of: the New York Naval Militia. "New... (more)