TROY, New York--The last of 500 New York National Guard Soldiers who deployed to the Middle East with the headquarters of the 42nd Infantry Division returned to New York from their active-duty deployment at the beginning of June.
The Soldiers mobilized at the end of May in 2025 to serve as the command headquarters for Task Force Spartan, the Army’s 10,000- Soldier force in the region.
The New York National Guard Soldiers were deployed in this role when President Donald Trump made the decision to launch hostilities against Iran under the code name Operation Epic Fury on February 28, 2026.
Major General Jack James, the commander of the 42nd Infantry Division, furled the division’s colors during a June 6 ceremony in the...
06.24.2026 | TROY, NEW YORK, US |
Story by Eric Durr
