Story by Staff Sgt. Trevor Cullen | Headquarters, 42nd Infantry Division | 12.04.2021
On a chilly December morning with snow flurries in the air, 34 members of the 42nd Infantry Division's band arrived at the New York State School Music Association's conference to show how the band supports the overall mission of the New York Army National Guard....
Story by Sgt. Trevor Cullen | Headquarters, 42nd Infantry Division | 09.30.2021
On a brisk afternoon on September 30th, New York Army National Guardsmen from the 27th Brigade Combat Team, 42nd Infantry Division, and the Joint Forces Headquarters gather together to recognize one in their ranks for their previous service and to bestow on them future responsibility....
Story by Tech. Sgt. Ryan Campbell | New York National Guard | 02.28.2020
New York Army National Guard Capt. Steven Quinones, from Tappan, N.Y., was the first Army National Guardsman to complete a fellowship with the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency, commonly known as DARPA, held at their facility in Arlington, Va. Quinones, a signal officer with New York’s 42nd Infantry Division, was the first Guardsman ever selected for the DARPA Service Chiefs......
Story by Sgt. Maj. Corine Lombardo | New York National Guard | 11.15.2016
FT. INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Two hundred New York Army National Guard aviation Soldiers of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade are honing their staff skills here in a high-stress, fast-paced command post exercise testing their ability to bring Army air power into the fight on a modern battlefield. “Although the aircraft are not actually deployed, our staff is planning, coordinating and......
Story by Staff Sgt. Aaron Knowles | 42nd Fires Brigade | 11.07.2013
Before the break of dawn is a normal time for a soldier to start their day. This morning was no different. As the sun rose from behind the horizon, its light danced on the clouds like a fire rising to greet the Soldiers and help them start their mornings with its own ferocity. As the darkness grew lighter, Soldiers gathered into a formation. The formation was led by a guidon of......
Story by Staff Sgt. Antwaun Parrish | 5th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 07.20.2012
“He was my best friend at Fort Carson, he was always the life of the party, he even took me skydiving for the first time,” said Spc. Brandon Willis. Unfortunately Willis’s friend took his life before their second deployment....
