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April 5, 2022
139 Air Evacuation Squadron attends Arctic Eagle-Patriot 22

Twenty Six members of the New York Air National Guard’s 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, part of the 109th Airlift Wing, conducted training with the Alaska National Guard during Arctic Eagle-Patriot 22, an exercise held February 22 through March 10, 2022 at Joint Base Elmendorf–Richardson,
March 16, 2022
109th Airlift Wing builds 3.5 engine for LC130 Hercules

Propulsion specialists with the 109th assembled the first Air National Guard-built T56 3.5 turbo engine. The 3.5 modification is part of an Air Force initiative to update C-130 aircraft.
Feb. 17, 2022
NY Guard Airmen train on frozen lake to prepare for polar missions

NY Guard Airmen train on frozen lake to prepare for polar missions
Feb. 14, 2022
NY Air Guard's 109th Airlift Wing Airmen begin returning from latest Antarctic mission

Seventy-three Airmen and three LC-130 "Skibirds" assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing are expected to begin returning from Antarctica to Stratton Air National Guard Base outside Schenectady, New York
Feb. 9, 2022
Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing participate in Lake George Winter Carnival

Recruiters from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing showcased the wing’s polar mission during the annual Lake George Winter Carnival on Feb. 5 and 6 in Lake George Village.
Feb. 8, 2022
109th Airlift Wing member Staff Sgt. Jessica Lee Cruz named New York State ‘Airman of the Year’

109th Airlift Wing member Staff Sgt. Jessica Lee Cruz named New York State ‘Airman of the Year’
Feb. 3, 2022
New York National Guardsmen train in Arctic survival

Barren Land Arctic Survival Training focuses on surviving a forced landing in a totally barren landscape.
Dec. 3, 2021
NY Air Guard supports Danish forces in Greenland training

Thirty-four New York National Guard Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing and the 106th Rescue Wing teamed up with Denmark’s Joint Arctic Command during a search and rescue exercise in Greenland from Nov. 3-9.
Oct. 6, 2021
109th Airlift Wing begins annual support for scientific research in Antarctica

The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing is kicking off their annual for National Science Foundation research in Antarctica
Sept. 30, 2021
109AW annual Greenland season comes to a close

The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing has wrapped up its annual support to the National Science Foundation in Greenland as Airmen and LC-130 “Skibirds” returned to Stratton Air National Guard Base on September 22, 2021.

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