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Thursday, February 07, 2013  A veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will be the next commander of the New York Army National Guard's Syracuse-based 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.

Friday, January 25, 2013  National Guard officials say about 80 members of the Syracuse-based 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team are expected to arrive Friday morning at the Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station.

Sunday, December 16, 2012  They fly into Hancock Field Tuesday or Wednesday

Friday, December 07, 2012  More than 200 members of a New York Army National Guard unit are back in the United States after being deployed to Kuwait earlier this year.

Thursday, May 10, 2012  Soldiers from a New York Army National Guard battalion are on their way to Afghanistan for a nine-month tour of duty.

Tuesday, January 31, 2012  New York Army National Guard soldiers from across the state are preparing to board planes that will take them to Mississippi to prepare for deployment to Kuwait.