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  • Jacob Kaminski gives the thumbs-up sign out of the cockpit after starting up the engine on an LC-130 Hercules. Jacob, 9, came to the base Oct. 6 to fulfill his dream of being a soldier for a day. After spending the day with the Army, he came to the base to see what it was like to be a pilot with the 109th Airlift Wing. Jacob has been diagnosed with leukemia. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Willie Gizara)

    Guard makes dream a reality for 9-year-old

    On Oct. 6, Jacob Kaminski enlisted in the Army, got promoted to sergeant, crossed over to the Blue as a second lieutenant and piloted an LC-130 Hercules. It's a feat that would take the rest of us years to accomplish; but for 9-year-old Jacob, it was all in a day's work. Jacob suffers from acute lymphoblastic leukemia, and one of his dreams is to
  • The LC-130 crew returning home from a 30-day tour in Afghanistan returns to Stratton Air National Guard Base on Sept. 15.

    Welcome home!

  • Master Sgt. Donna Roper, BRATS cadre, inspects a trainee during an open ranks inspection March 8 at Stratton Air National Guard Base, N.Y. The Stratton BRATS program prepares recruits for the atsmosphere they will encounter in Basic Military Training at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas.

    BRATS prepare for Basic Training

    Many soon-to-be Airmen show up at Basic Military Training not sure what to expect -- whether it's the physical, educational or emotional demands training can put on new trainees. But those who join the 109th Airlift Wing have a little bit of an advantage when they show up at Lackland Air Force Base, Texas, thanks to Stratton's BRATS program. The
  • Maj. David Lafrance, a LC-130 Hercules pilot for the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, surveys a remote camp in Antarctica Nov. 4 before landing there to transport a critically injured Australian expeditioner to medical care. The Wing's citizen-Airmen flew more than 8.7 million pounds of cargo and 3,800 passengers during nearly 300 missions in support of the 2008-2009 Operation Deep Freeze season that ended Feb. 28. (Photo by the New York National Guard) (Released)

    Guard's Polar airlifters praised for their DEEP FREEZE Airmanship

    The men and women of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing here recently received high praise for their airmanship at the conclusion of the 2008-2009 season of Operation Deep Freeze. Operation Deep Freeze (ODF), the U.S. military's operational and logistical support of the National Science Foundation's scientific research activities
  • Senior Master Sgt. Chuck Muscato uses the leg press in the base gym. The leg press is just one of many new pieces of weight equipment at the gym now.

    Gym continues to improve with new equipment

    Throughout the years, the 109th Services Flight has made multiple efforts to bring the base gym up to everyone's satisfaction, from new floors and murals on the walls, to most recently, brand new equipment. The gym started out with practically nothing years ago, but thanks to the Scotia MWR facility and the National Guard Bureau, the wing was able
  • A U.S. Air Force LC-130 Hercules from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing touches down near McMurdo, Antarctica. The first plane landed there 50 years ago. (U.S. Air Force photo)

    Wing ready for ODF season

    The 109th Airlift Wing will begin its 20th year of Operation Deep Freeze supporting the National Science Foundation in Antarctica with its first flight of the season planned to take off Oct. 27. Two LC-130 Hercules, ski-equipped aircraft, will take off on Oct. 27, followed by two more LC-130s and a C-5 Galaxy from the 105th AW at Stewart Air
  • About 800 people gathered in Hangar 8 to celebrate the 109th Airlift Wing's 60th anniversary Oct. 4. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Willie Gizara)

    109th AW celebrates 60 years with Hangar Dance

    About 800 Airmen and guests filled Hangar 8 to celebrate the 109th Airlift Wing's 60th Anniversary on Oct. 4. The night started with a quick video about the wing being the recent recipient of the Spaatz Trophy, an award recognizing the 109th Airlift Wing as the Air National Guard's most outstanding flying unit for 2007. Also on screen was Lt. Matt
  • The 109th Airlift Wing was awarded the Spaatz Trophy for 2007. (U.S. Air Force photo by Staff Sgt. Stephen Girloami)

    Wing awarded Spaatz Trophy

    The 109th Airlift Wing was awarded the prestigious National Guard Association of the United States' Spaatz Trophy for 2007. Lt. Gen. Craig McKinley, Air National Guard director, presented Col. Anthony German, 109th AW commander,  the trophy Sept. 22 during the NGAUS Awards Ceremony in Baltimore.The Spaatz trophy, named in honor of former Chief of
  • (From left) Jim Barnes, Tom Kennedy, Daniel Trask, Scott DeHart and Brian Kissinger were part of the crew that responded to an aircraft crash at Schenectady County Airport on Sept. 23. They are all Stratton Air National Guard firefighters. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Willie Gizara)

    Base firefighters respond to aircraft crash

    Firefighters stationed here were the first to respond to an aircraft crash across the flightline at Schenectady County Airport on Sept. 23 at about 3 p.m. The team was on scene within two minutes of the call. They quickly extinguished the fire and worked to get the man out of the aircraft. The crew said when they arrived on scene it was "controlled
  • STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. -- Guardsmen help push a C-130 fuselage out of a C-5. The training fuselage was transported from the Rhode Island Air National Guard. Loadmasters, aeromeds and aerial port personnel will now be able to train at any time.

    C-5 airlifts C-130 fuselage to Stratton

    On Sept. 10 a 105th Airlift Wing C-5 Galaxy from Newburgh, N.Y., landed here with precious cargo - a training fuselage of a C-130A that the 143rd AW in Rhode Island no longer needed. It was the first time a non-modified C-5 had carried this cargo. The fuselage was brought here to provide more training opportunities for guardsmen. Getting the C-130
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