FORT POLK -- A sweat-soaked Soldier of the New York Army National Guard's 27th Brigade moves through the Army's Joint Readiness Training Center (JRTC) at Fort Polk, Louisiana during the brigade's war-fighting exercises there in August, 2001. The unit, now designated the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team (IBCT), is heading there again for war-fighting exercises in July. New York Army National Guard combat veterans who trained with the brigade at JRTC in 2001 advised troops to be ready for JRTC's high operations tempo (ops tempo).
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Spectrum News -- Tue, 26 Mar 2024 What earmarks did New York lawmakers secure in this year s federal spending bills? The new federal budget finalized over the weekend nearly six months late contains more than $500 million for roughly 450 so-called community projects across New York state, according to... (more)
Daily Gazette -- Tue, 26 Mar 2024 Fallen Guardsman John Grassia III remembered for patriotism, selflessness If I die doing something I love, then I lived a good life. That was the motto John Michael Grassia III lived by from the time he was a young boy growing up in Rotterdam until March 8, when... (more)
Nationalguard.mil -- Tue, 26 Mar 2024 Air National Guard Wings Participate in Agile Rage Exercise SAVANNAH AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ga. - Almost 200 members of the 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, participated in the Agile Rage 2024 exercise at the Savannah Combat Readiness... (more)