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Wednesday, December 19, 2012  Drones operated by the New York Air National Guard will begin firing live missiles for the first time during training at Fort Drum.

Monday, September 10, 2012  The New York Air National Guard's Syracuse-based 174th Fighter Wing has become the 174th Attack Wing.

Thursday, August 23, 2012  Visitors to the New York State Fair can get a look at the type of equipment American pilots based near the Syracuse-area fairgrounds are using to fly drone aircraft above the skies of Afghanistan.

Tuesday, July 31, 2012  The new battle lines in the ongoing American involvement in Afghanistan are drawn in Central New York.

Monday, June 18, 2012  New York's Air National Guard, Naval Militia and the U.S. Coast Guard are holding search-and-rescue and security training exercises on Lake Ontario involving unmanned Reaper drones and small boat crews.

Saturday, June 02, 2012  Syracuse Air Guard now trains entire Air Force

Thursday, March 01, 2012  The remaining five Hancock drone resisters were sentenced in Dewitt Town Court Wednesday afternoon.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  Unmanned Reaper drone training flights have started from an air base at northern New York's Fort Drum.

Thursday, August 04, 2011  The Air Force approved the base as the location for the Air National Guard MQ-9 "Reaper" Formal Training Unit mission.

Saturday, January 15, 2011  Proposal to Adironacks Parks Agency

Friday, January 14, 2011  The Air Force Air National Guard says it may conduct training flights of unmanned aircraft over the Adirondacks starting in June.

Thursday, December 17, 2009  The MQ-9 Reaper can stay over the battlefield for more than fifteen hours compared to just two hours for the F-16.

Tuesday, December 01, 2009  Syracuse Airmen protecting US troops on the ground.

Tuesday, November 24, 2009  Syracuse's F-16s said one more goodbye to the community on Tuesday, this time to area employers who've supported workers in the Air National Guard and Reserves.

Monday, May 25, 2009  Aircrews and F-16 C Fighting Falcon aircraft from the state's Air National Guard's 174th Fighter Wing will be flying around central New York today in honor of Memorial Day.