In this photo from the book "Official Pictures of the World War" National Guard Soldiers of Ohio's 166th Infantry Regiment of the 42nd Division make their way through the snowy French countryside during Decemb More
Soldiers from the 308th Infantry Regiment (part of the 77th Inf. Div.) and 166th Infantry Regiment (part of the 42nd Inf. Div. {the Rainbow Division}) as "...they liberate a French town in 1918..."
New York National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 69th Infantry Regiment, soon to be renamed the 165th U.S. Infantry, arrive at Camp Mills, near Garden City, N.Y. on Long Island in August of 1917. Camp Mills ser More
Soldiers of the New York National Guard's 69th Infantry Regiment leave their armory on Lexington Avenue in New York City on August, 20, 1917 on their way to Camp Mills outside Garden City, N.Y. on Long Island w More
Army Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division’s 222nd Infantry Regiment Glee Club perform in Vienna at the Great Hall of the famous Vienna Konzerthaus in this undated photo from 1945. The 42nd Division performed More
U.S. Army Soldiers stand guard at the SS barracks entrance near the Dachau Concentration Camp following the camp’s liberation, April 29, 1945 in Dachau, Germany. American Soldiers of the U.S. 7th Army, includin More
Army Chaplain (Capt.) Francis Duffy, Regimental Chaplain of the 165th Infantry Regiment, the Army’s famous “Fighting 69th” Irish regiment. Father Duffy would go on to serve as the division chaplain for the Army More
Members of the St. John Design Group of Ithaca, N.Y., install historical artifacts as part of the opening of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division exhibit highlighting a "Century of Service" More
A section of the Rainbow Division memorial at Garden City, N.Y. which commemorates the World War I service of the 42nd Infantry Division and its assembly at Camp Albert Mills in August and September 1917 on Lon More
Retired Brig. Gen. Patrick Alesia, president of the 42nd Rainbow Division Association joins Staff Sgt. Colin Stewart, a Soldier in the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry in placing a wr More
U.S. Army Chaplain (Maj.) Eli Bohnen, right, a rabbi serving with the 42nd Infantry Division in World War II, leads a seder service during the Jewish holiday of Passover in Dahn, Germany March 28, 1945, just ov More
Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard, 42nd Infantry Division visit the Navarin Monument on July 26, 2018. The monument commemorates those who died in the Franco-American offensive in the region during More
A Salute the Soldiers event is held for the more than 2,100 Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division at the Sovereign Bank Arena in Trenton, N.J., Oct. 9, 2004. The ceremony, which honored the Operation Iraqi Fre More
New York Army National Guard Spc. Miranda Bank shakes, a member of the New York National Guard's 42nd Infantry "Rainbow" Division Band shakes hands with an audience member at Camp Anchor, a camp for special nee More
Sgt. 1st Class Denis Topliffe, an Albany resident and an intelligence sergeant with the 42nd Infantry Division, briefs his troops during a drill in Troy, N.Y., Aug. 7. Topliffe was once an officer and is now a More
New York Army National Guard Sgt. John Grace, a Long Beach, N.Y. resident and member of the 1156th Engineer Company’s Search and Extraction Team, places a roller in front of a two-ton block as it moves 75 feet More
Sgt. 1st Class Bagrowski, a member of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade of the New York Army National Guard, teaches Sgt. Shannon Shields, a member of the 316th Sustainment Command (Expeditionary) and resident More
New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. (one-star) Harry Miller, a two-tour veteran of the Iraq War who also served as garrison commander of Fort Drum and the 10th Mountain Division Rear Detachment commander, h More
US Army National Guardsmen of the 42nd Infantry Division team up with New York City's Office of Emergency Management (OEM) and the Red Cross, to provide food, water, and cleaning supplies to Hurricane Sandy vic More
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Patrick Murphy, the adjutant general for the state of New York, presents the colors of the 42nd Infantry Division to Brig. Gen. Harry Miller during a change of command for the Army National More
Col. Rick Adams and Command Sgt. Maj. Elizabeth Shockley case the colors of the 36th Combat Aviation Brigade during a transfer of authority ceremony held at Camp Buehring in Kuwait. The 36th CAB of the Texas Ar More
A Soldier assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division sends a Mark 19 grenade launcher round downrange during training here on April 5.
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Brown, left, and Sgt. Joshua Proulx, right with the 42nd Infantry Division, assemble a command post operations tent in preparation for Warfighter training at the Mission Training Complex, More
Soldiers and Airmen of the Texas Military Forces’ 36th Infantry Division and 209th Weather Flight with the 42nd Infantry Division participate in a Warfighter training exercise, May 2014, in Fort Leavenworth, Ka More
Retired Maj. Gen. Joseph Taluto, the commander of the 42nd Infantry Division in Iraq in 2005 and former Adjutant General of New York, speaking during a ceremony at which a memorial marking the service of the 42 More
Representatives of the Rainbow Division Veterans Foundation gather at Fort Drum, N.Y. to commemorate the 10th anniversary of the mobilization of the Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry in 2004.
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Matt Wanser checks the seal of a Soldier's protective mask while working through the Joint Service Lightweight Integrated Suit Technology (JSLIST) portion of a day long C More
Members of the 274th Air Support Operations Squadron (ASOS) located on Hancock Field Air National Guard base receive a CH-47F Chinook helicopter pre-flight safety brief, March 14, 2015. Capt. Jeffrey Hansen, le More
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Jessica Gonzalez, from the Bronx, practices combat lifesaver techniques on Pfc. Derek Schneider, a resident of Troy, N.Y., during annual training at Fort Drum, N.Y., June 17. 2 More
New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Steven Ferrari, Deputy Commanding General - Support of the 42nd Infantry Division, observes simulated flight training conducted in a computer by members of the 42nd Infan More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Signal Company hammer in the supports for a communications tower with the assistance of Staff Sgt. Delores Gordon of the 10th Mountain Division. The to More
Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion bunking down in tents constructed on the range June 19, 2015, during annual training at Fort Drum, N More
The 42nd Infantry Division Rainbow Band is pictured. Public domain photograph of military orchestra, music band, free to use, no copyright restrictions image - Picryl description
ROME – New York Army National Guard Soldiers with 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment wait to board UH-60 Blackhawks, and CH-47 Chinooks piloted by the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade in preparation of an air a More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division headquarters train on recovering a downed vehicle at Fort Drum on Friday, August 5, 2016 during the units August weekend drill. (U.S. Army Nat More
New York Army National Guard Pfc. Darryl Rounds, a Tonawanda N.Y. resident and a generator mechanic with the 42nd Infantry Division Headquarters Support Company, fires a M240B machine gun as Soldiers of the 42n More
Soldiers from the 42nd Infantry Division’s Surgeon Section stand with the 3rd Medical Command Forward during a group picture at Fort Hood, Texas, Feb. 15, 2020. The units were brought together to cross-train an More
LATHAM, N.Y. -- The World War I Doughboy Color Guard of the New York National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division march into the World War I centennial ceremony at the New York State Division of Military and Naval More
Members of the New York National Guard's 2nd Civil Support Team (CST) deploy their vehicles and equipment at Joseph L. Bruno Stadium in Troy, N.Y. during the team's training exercise there on April 12, 2017. Te More
Sgt. 1st Class Michael Giarrusso, a 42nd Infantry Division operations NCO (left), and Staff Sgt. Diahann Adepegba, a division intelligence NCO in-charge (right), map out a 10-mile radius of a simulated nuclear More
U.S. Army Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division World War One Color Guard support the division change of command ceremony at the Empire State Plaza in Albany on May 6, 2017. Brig More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division Headquarters provide colors and honors at the rededication of a WWII headstone for Pfc. Silvio Campanella at the St. Agnes Cemetery in Albany, More
Leaders of the 42nd Infantry Division of the New York Army National Guard conduct a Rehearsal of Concept (ROC) drill at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennyslvania on Oct. 4, 2017 as the division moves into the first day More
Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division go through a uniform inspection under the watchful eyes of local TV crews at the New York State Armory in Troy, N.Y. on Sunday, July 22, as More
Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division visit the Meuse-Argonne Cemetery,Romagne-sous-Montfaucon, France on July 25, 2018. Soldiers of the division who died in action during Worl More
The flagpole at the Oise- Aisne American Cemetery in Seringes et Nesles, France for a ceremony rehearsal on July 27, 2018. On July 28th the Soldiers will participate in a centennial commemoration of the Battle More
Staff Sgt. Travis Hyde bows his head during the playing of “Aux Morts”, at a WWI Centennial Commemoration ceremony at the Oise-Aisne American Cemetery, France, July 28, 2018. This cemetery is home to more than More
Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division Soldiers march to a ceremony commemorating the 100th anniversary of the 167th Regiment (Alabama National Guard) of the 42nd "Rainbow" Divison's fight at the Croix Rouge F More
U.S. Army National Guard Soldiers from the 42nd Infantry Division Color Guard, rehearse their movements for the opening ceremonies of the New York Jets vs. Buffalo Bills football game November 11, 2018, , at M More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Headquarters and Support Company of the 42nd Infantry Division's Headquarters Battalion training on the proper method for installing a tow bar on a humvee while More
Veterans of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division's deployment to Iraq in 2005 gather for an informal lunch at a restaurant in North Greenbush, N.Y. near the division's headquarters on April More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 42nd Infantry Division, Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, conduct crew-served weapon qualifications at Fort Drum, N.Y. on June 19th, 2019. The crew-served w More
Members of the New York Army National Guard 42nd Infantry Division band and the state Defense Force New York Guard 89th Band, perform together at the Music Under the Stars Concert at Old Bethpage-Plainview Park More
Members of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division "Rainbow" Band amd the New York Guard's state defense force 89th Band, performed together at the Music Under theStars Concert at Old Bethpag More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division Band, prepare for a performance at Old Bethpage Park, Long Island, N.Y., on July 31, 2019. The band’s performances over the next week were the More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers in the Signal Company of the 42nd Infantry Division, conduct inventory checks during their monthly drill weekend, on Fort Drum, N.Y., Oct. 24, 2019. Soldiers of the 42nd we More
Retired Brigadier General Patrick Alesia president of the 42nd Rainbow Division Association and Staff Sgt. Colin Stewart, the readiness noncommissioned officer for Alpha Company 1st Battalion 69th Infantry, N More
Newly commissioned 2nd Lt. Christopher Guillmette takes the oath during his commissioning ceremony. (Courtesy Photo)
A New York Army National Guard Soldier assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division Headquarters poses for a selfie with family members following the unit farewell ceremony at the College of Staten Island in New York More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division are issued gear on Fort Hood, Texas, Feb. 2, 2020. Soldiers were preparing for an upcoming deployment.(N.Y. Army National Guard photo More
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Kyle Loeper, assigned to Headquarters and Support Co. of the 42nd Infantry Division conducts the overhead throw exercise of the Army Combat Fitness Test, on Fort Hood, Tx. Feb. More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division, conduct a division run on Fort Hood, Feb. 8, 2020. The run gathered Soldiers together to boost morale and Espirt De Corps within the More
New York Army National Guard Command Sergeant Major David Piwowarski meets with lower enlisted soldiers from the 42nd Infantry Division at Fort Hood, TX on Feb. 11, 2020. The 42nd was located at Fort Hood to co More
The 42nd Infantry Division Staff Officers in Charge and Non-Commissioned Officers in Charge pose with Major General Steven Ferrari, the 42nd Infantry Division Commander at Fort Hood, TX on Feb 11, 2020.. The Di More
Major General Steven Ferrari, the commander of the New York National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division and Command Sgt. Major Corey Cush ( right) case the colors of the division during a ceremony on Feb. 29, 2020a More
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 42nd Infantry Division conduct a casing of the Colors Ceremony on Fort Drum, Texas, Feb. 29, 2020. The ceremony signals the 42nd's readiness to deploy in su More
Teddy Dixon, a World War II Veteran, celebrates his 100th Birthday
Soldiers assigned to Task Force Spartan Shield wash their hands at the entrance of a dining facility April 8, 2020, in the U.S. Central Command area of operations. To help prevent the spread of COVID-19, the Ce More
A Chinook is directed to land on the deck of the U.S.S. Lewis B. Puller during a training exercise on April 15, 2020 in the Persian Gulf. The U.S. Army and the U.S. Navy work together to increase both their for More
New York Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Steven Ferrari, commander of the National Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division, speaks via teleconference from his deployed headquarters at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait with eight World More
U.S. Army Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry gather for a group photo on Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 16, 2020. The Soldiers previously all deployed together in 2004. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Andrew Valenza)
U.S. Army Col. Andrew Caliendo gives the welcoming for a patching ceremony in the CENTCOM area of responsibility, June 26, 2020. Soldiers received their combat patches for the 42nd Infantry Division.
ARIFJAN, KUWAIT—More than 40 Soldiers from throughout the U.S. Army Central area of responsibility graduated from the Emergency Basic Leaders Course here, July 7, 2020. The Emergency Basic Leaders Course, or eB More
More than 30 Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division band, perform at New York National Guard headquarters, Latham, N.Y., July 17, 2020. Usually holding at least 15 to 20 concerts More
U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to A Battery, 4th Battalion, 133rd Artillery Regiment, conduct M142 High Mobility Artillery Rocket System loading exercises in Kuwait July 23, 2020. This exercise is designed to quic More
U.S. Army Col. Jon DuBose (right), brigade surgeon for the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, Task Force Spartan, assembles a ventilator for Brig. Gen. Thomas Spencer (left), deputy commanding general for suppor More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Rodriguez stands with Her Majesty's Armed Forces Warrant Officer Two Andrew Foley in front of the Kuwait Land Forces Engineer School in Kuwait on July 20, 2020. Foley serves as an adv More
Lieutenant Colonel Bailie, Task Force Spartan's Aviation Section Chief, visited the 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade at the C-12 Regional Flight Center and met with Chief Warrant Officer Five Dukes. T More
Chief Warrant Officer 4 Thomas Fancher ( second fron the left) stands with Chief Warrant Officer 2 Carlos Perez, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Shawn Stanford and Chief Warrant Officer 3 Ben Lewis ( far right) at the More
Nearly 700 pieces of equipment assigned to the 30th Armored Brigade Combat Team, North Carolina Army National Guard, are loaded on a ship in preperation for shipment to the United States in the CENTCOM area of More
During a recent command visit in the Central Command Area of Responsibility Maj. Gen. Steven Ferrari and Command Sgt. Maj. Corey Cush, command team of Task Force Spartan and the 42nd Infantry Division visited S More
Staff Sgt. Thomas Wickham (right) and Capt. Jennifer Alvarez (center) pass out birthday cake to people in celebration of the 42nd Infantry Division's 103rd Birthday. The division is currently forward deployed t More
U.S. Army 1st Lt. Carolyn Parlato, assigned under the 3rd Medical Command, poses in a troop medical clinic in the Central Command Area of Responsibility on Aug. 20, 2020. Parlato serves as a Army Nutritionist o More
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Capt. Jennifer Alvarez, company commander for the 42nd Infantry Division's Operation's Comany, does a 26.2 mile ruck march on her deployment to the Middle East on March 18, 2020. ( Courtesy photo)
U.S. Army Sgt. Andrew Valenza receives his Shoulder Sleeve Insignia Former Wartime Service or combat patch from his father Sgt. 1st Class William Valenza in the Central Command Area of Responsibility on August More
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Jeffrey Roth, deputy officer in charge of Task Force Spartan force's in Jordan recently showed their partners from the Jordan Armed Forces that command and control of thousands of Soldiers o More
U.S. Soldiers from Task Force Spartan speak with Soldiers from the Kuwaiti Land Forces on September 8, 2020. They both spoke about their priority to have a continued partnership and also spoke about future exchanges.
Lt. Col. Raymond Benisek from Task Force Spartan and the 16th Engineer Brigade from the Ohio National Guard signs a visitor’s document at the Kuwait Land Force Engineer Brigade museum on September 8, 2020.
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Michael Rodriguez from the 42nd Infantry Division and Task Force Spartan sits and talks to Lt. Col. Mohammad Bourasli who works at the Kuwaiti Land Force Engineer School on September 8, 2020. More
An induction ceremony was held for Soldiers who were promoted into the Corps of Non-Commissioned Officers at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait on September 11, 2020. These Soldiers are leaders and are publicly recognized a More
U.S. Army Staff Sgt. A. Jared Forst and Sgt. Becca Meerwarth take their oath of reenlistment Oct. 30, 2020, in Kuwait. The reenlistment was carried out at the Kuwait Martyr’s Museum with Col. Sean Flynn adminis More
42nd Infantry Division Staff Sgt. A. Jared Forst and Sgt. Becca Meerwarth take their oath of reenlistment on Oct. 30, 2020, in Kuwait. The reenlistment was carried out at the Kuwait Martyr’s Museum with Col. Se More
Task Force Spartan commanding general, Maj. Gen. Steven Ferrari and Senior Enlisted Leader Command Sgt. Maj. Corey Cush, take the Army Combat Fitness Test during the 42nd Infantry Divisions' deployment in suppo More
U.S. Army Sergeant Sherman Cheung, and Specialist Erika Gonzalez, both from 42nd Infantry Division, New York Army National Guard, stand by a T-wall they painted to commemorate the 42nd ID’s deployment to the AR More
Command Sgt. Maj. Corey Cush (left), senior enlisted leader for the 42nd Infantry Division, and Maj. Gen. Steven Ferrari (right), commanding general for the 42nd Infantry Division, case the division's colors du More
Retired New York Army National Guard Captain Kenneth Bombace, a Holbrook, New York resident, receives the Combat Action Badge from Col. Richard Goldenberg during a short ceremony held on Jan. 4, 2020 at New Yor More
In these photos from the book "Official Pictures of the World War" National Guard Soldiers of the 42nd Division make their way through the snowy French countryside during December 1917 in what became known as t More
The 1945 poster promoting the Christmas night performance of the 222nd Infantry Glee Club in the Great Hall of Vienna’s Konzerthaus in Austria, December 25, 1945. The Christmas night program, called “Silent Nig More