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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.

Friday, January 11, 2013  Several thousand soldiers based at Fort Drum in northern New York are headed to Afghanistan

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.

Friday, November 30, 2012  The 1st Brigade Combat Team, 10th Mountain Divsion, Fort Drum is one of three major units to deploy as part of the upcoming rotation of forces operating in Afghanistan.

Thursday, October 11, 2012  The 10th Mountain Division is unveiling the Army's newest communications equipment at the unit's northern New York home.

Tuesday, October 09, 2012  Flags on New York government buildings are at half-staff Tuesday in honor of a soldier from Liverpool.

Thursday, October 04, 2012  A soldier from Liverpool was killed in combat in Afghanistan.

Monday, August 27, 2012  The Department of Defense says a brigade combat team from the Army's Fort Drum in northern New York will be one of three units to go to Afghanistan this winter.

Wednesday, August 15, 2012  Military officials say a lightning strike has injured 10 soldiers from a New Jersey Army National Guard unit who were training at Fort Drum in northern New York.

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.

Monday, March 05, 2012  Another contingent of a Fort Drum unit is scheduled to arrive home from Afghanistan and be greeted by family and fellow soldiers at the Army post in northern New York.

Monday, February 13, 2012  Another 140 members of the 3rd Brigade Combat Team of the 10th Mountain Division are back home after a one-year tour of duty in Afghanistan.

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.