CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. — Ten vehicle crews from the New York Army National Guard's 369th Division Sustainment Brigade qualified on the M240B machine gun during live-fire training designed to prepare supply and transport troops to defend their own convoys under fire as part of Operation Sustain Thunder.
The qualifications marked the finish line of a 12-month training program spanning fiscal year 2026.
Soldiers progressed through steady marksmanship and team-building stages, finishing with Table VI crew qualification—the Army's definitive live-fire benchmark where gunners engaged popup targets by day and night while riding in moving cargo trucks, according to Sgt. 1st Class Enrico Noel, a senior master gunner...
U.S. Soldiers with the 369th Division Sustainment Brigade, New York Army National Guard, conduct weapons qualification during annual training at Fort A.P. Hill, Va., in August, 2026. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Luis Fernandez)
U.S. Army Capt. Matthew Lenzi, company commander of the 4th Finance Company, 27th Finance Battalion, reflects on his company’s deployment with the Joint Forces Special Operations in Southwest Asia after a Demobilization Yellow Ribbon event at the Whitestone Armory, Queens, N.Y., June 9, 2024. The Department of Defense's Yellow Ribbon Program offers support workshops for National Guard and Reserve families before, during and after deployments, connecting them and their families with healthcare, education, financial resources and other benefits. (U.S. Army National Guard video by Staff Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn)
