Video by Staff Sgt. Uriah Clites | 109th Mobile Public Affairs Detachment | 06.07.2025
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Robert Coonan, a chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear specialist with the 222nd Chemical Company, 104th Military Police Battalion, 369th Sustainment Brigade, New York Army National Guard, speaks about his balance of civilian and military careers. Coonan, from Deerpark, New York, initially enlisted "to help people and do something more," now owns his own fishing......
Video by Staff Sgt. Jacob Wongwai | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 05.19.2025
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 121st Airlift Refueling Wing, Ohio Air National Guard, team with Airmen assigned to the 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, New York Air National Guard, to load cargo onto a KC-135R Stratotanker together with Royal Moroccan Armed Forces at African Lion 2025 (AL25) in Marrakesh, Morocco, May 19, 2025. The cargo operation helped strengthen interoperability and......
Video by Caly Allen | Strength Maintenance Training Battalion | 05.02.2025
Guest: MG Raymond F. Shields Jr., New York Adjutant General In this powerful episode of the Three Tenets Podcast, host Caly Allen sits down with Major General Raymond F. Shields Jr., the 54th Adjutant General of the New York National Guard. With over four decades of service, MG Shields offers a wealth of insight into leadership, readiness, and the future of the Guard. From his strategic......
Video by Tech. Sgt. Kevin Donaldson | 106th Rescue Wing | 03.08.2025
A New York Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to A Company of the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation based in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., conducts aerial firefighting operations using a Bambi Bucket to suppress the Pine Barrens brush fire near Sunrise Highway in Westhampton, N.Y., March 8, 2025. The 106th Rescue Wing responded alongside local fire departments to contain and extinguish......
Video by Master Sgt. Warren Wright | New York National Guard | 06.28.2024
FORT DRUM, N.Y. - Soldiers from the New York National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team traveled to Fort Drum, New York, June 24-28, to test out the Army’s lightweight laser designator rangefinder (LLDR) system. The LLDR is a crew-served, Soldier-portable, long-range target locator and laser designation system, providing Soldiers on the battlefield with highly accurate target......
Video by Master Sgt. Warren Wright | New York National Guard | 06.28.2024
FORT DRUM, N.Y. - Soldiers from the New York National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team traveled to Fort Drum, New York, June 24-28, to test out the Army’s new Soldier Borne Sensor (SBS) unmanned aerial vehicle. The SBS is designed to mitigate the risk to Soldiers by having the miniature drone complete dangerous work Soldiers would typically perform on their own....
Video by Maj. Joe Legros | U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa | 06.03.2024
U.S. Army Soldiers with 1st Battalion, 175th Infantry Regiment, Maryland National Guard, team with members of 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment, New York National Guard, as well as members of 4th Battalion, 433rd Field Artillery Regiment, Texas National Guard, for live-fire field training exercises, all in cooperation with the Tunisian Armed Forces during African Lion (AL24) to......
Video by Sgt. Joshua Taeckens | U.S. Army South | 05.05.2024
Soldiers assigned to 7th Special Forces Group (Airborne), the 328th Field Hospital, New York Army National Guard, and the 142nd Aviation Regiment, New York Army National Guard conduct casualty evacuation training at TRADEWINDS 24 (TW24) in Barbados, May 4, 2024. TW24 is a U.S. Southern Command-sponsored, regionally oriented annual exercise and is part of the Joint Chiefs of Staff’s Large......
