FORT DRUM, N.Y. (July 25, 2014) — New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 642d Aviation Support Battalion, conducted integration Annual Training in support of their fellow New York Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Battalion, here Saturday through Tuesday.
As the infantry Soldiers from 2nd Platoon, Company C, 2-108th, based in Gloversville, New York, conducted squad movement to contact in preparation for a squad attach during a live fire, aircrews from the Rochester-based Company F, 1st Battalion, 169th Air Ambulance Company, conducted pre-flight checks for their impending aeromedical evacuation of simulated casualties.
Company F is part of the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion. The battalion is currently deployed to Kuwait, in support of Operation Enduring Freedom, but the unit rear detachment is at Fort Drum this summer, conducting annual training that includes common Soldier Tasks, Mission Essential Tasks, individual weapons qualification, and aerial gunnery, as well as the recent MedEvac training that supported the 2-108th Infantry.
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