138th Public Affairs Detachment
Hometown: Latham, NY, US
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Featured Video
NYNG Leads the Way on 'Labor For Your Neighbor' Initiative
The New York National Guard carried out New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's 'Labor For Your Neighbor' initiative September 4-5, 2011. Gov. Cuomo initiated the volunteer program to assist in clean-up operations on-going in areas of New York most affected by Hurricane and Tropical Storm Irene.
Video by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler | 138PAD | 09.04.2011
Recent Photos
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Behavioral Health UnitOutdoor recreation area in the Behavioral Health Unit where the detainees receive psychological medical care, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, April 10, 2013....
Photo by Spc. Brian Godette | 138PAD | 04.10.2013
Food deliveryGuard Force soldiers unload food items delivered to Guantanamo Bay Detention Camps V and VI to prepare for breakfast disbursement to detainees, Naval Station...
Photo by Sgt. Brian Godette | 138PAD | 04.10.2013
Joint Medical GroupInside the Joint Medical Group where the detainees receive medical care, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, April 10, 2013. (Photo By Army Sgt. Brian Godette)
Photo by Sgt. Brian Godette | 138PAD | 04.10.2013
New York National Guard soldier skis, shoots in biathlon...U.S. Army Lt. Col. Brian O'Keefe, with the New York Army National Guard, represents the New York National Guard for the first time in competition, during the Sprint...
Photo by Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Wheeler | 138PAD | 02.09.2013
GTMO Camp VI MantleDetainee Camp VI mantle depicting construction of facility information, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, April 10, 2013. (Photo By Army Sgt. Brian Godette)
Photo by Sgt. Brian Godette | 138PAD | 02.07.2013
Media room inside Camp V Detention FacilityMedia room inside Camp V Detention Facility which provides detainees access to television and movies, Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, Feb. 7, 2013. (Photo By Army...
Photo by Sgt. Brian Godette | 138PAD | 02.07.2013
Recent Video
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NYNG Leads the Way on 'Labor For Your Neighbor' InitiativeThe New York National Guard carried out New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's 'Labor For Your Neighbor' initiative September 4-5, 2011. Gov. Cuomo initiated the volunteer...
Video by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler | 138PAD | 09.04.2011
New York Stands Up to IrenePackage about New York National Guard Task Force Irene prepares for and responds to Hurricane Irene throughout NY.
Video by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler | 138PAD | 09.01.2011
Vigilant Guard 2009 Press Conference, Part 2 of 2Press conference about the national emergency response exercise Vigilant Guard taking place in Erie County, New York and involving multiple states and organizations...
Video by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler | 138PAD | 11.05.2009
Lt. Col. CooperTalks to a military reporter about the importance of and need for national emergency response exercises like Vigilant Guard and describes the current exercise.
Video by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler | 138PAD | 11.05.2009
26th NGB Chief Visits Vigilant Guard 2009B-roll of Gen. Craig R. McKinley, 26th Chief of the National Guard Bureau, and Maj. Gen. Joseph Taluto, New York State Adjutant General, speaking with local emergency...
Video by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler | 138PAD | 11.05.2009
Operation Vigilant Guard 2009B-roll of Operation Vigilant Guard 2009. Scenes include New York Air National Guard members in gas masks taking measurements in some building rubble and setting up a...
Video by Staff Sgt. Thomas Wheeler | 138PAD | 11.02.2009
Recent News Stories
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New York National Guard soldier skis, shoots in biathlon...You ski as fast as you can over several kilometers of rough terrain with a .22 caliber rifle strapped on your back; then steady that rifle -- controlling your labored...
Story by Sgt. 1st Class Thomas Wheeler | 138PAD | 02.09.2013
Karmin performs at Freedom Crossing on Fort Bliss, TexasAs the sun set behind the hills of Fort Bliss, Freedom Crossing ended their four part summer concert series, Let Freedom Sing, Thursday night. Two local acts, Emily...
Story by Sgt. Jeremy Bratt | 138PAD | 08.30.2012
New York Troops At Home -- in JapanThere was some nervousness at first, but in the end, the similarities between the 42nd Infantry Division Soldiers and their Japanese hosts outstripped the differences.
Story by Staff Sgt. Raymond Drumsta | 138PAD | 12.14.2009
Supplies for school
Young ladies at the Al Basher school for girls recently had a surprise from Coalition Soldiers that put smiles on their faces.
Story by Sgt. Dennis Gravelle | 138PAD | 10.12.2006
Young ladies at the Al Basher school for girls recently had a surprise from Coalition Soldiers that put smiles on their faces.
Story by Sgt. Dennis Gravelle | 138PAD | 10.12.2006
3-2 SBCT Adopts a TranslatorWith each unit conducting battlespace handover's to the Iraqi Army throughout the Nineveh Province in Iraq, Logan, the boy interpreter has become an unofficial part...
Story by Maj. David Albano | 138PAD | 10.11.2006
Asphalt plant fully operational again
With the assistance of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers the asphalt plant in Tal Afar, Iraq is back in business and operating at full capacity.
Story by Sgt. Dennis Gravelle | 138PAD | 10.11.2006
With the assistance of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers the asphalt plant in Tal Afar, Iraq is back in business and operating at full capacity.
Story by Sgt. Dennis Gravelle | 138PAD | 10.11.2006
Recent Publications
Updated Winter 2012 Edition of the 53rd Troop Command, NYARNG, on-line publication the 53rd Troop Scoop.
This is the Spring 2011 Edition of the 53rd Troop Commands "53rd Troop Scoop." Stories in this issue include the 501st EOD's live Hello from Iraq, the 501st EOD FRG...
