LATHAM, - New York Army National Guard Col. Al Ricci, commander of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, speaks with Albany area news media during for the departure of ten aircrews of the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation for deployment Sep. 25 here from the National Guard Army Aviation Flight Facility. The ten aircraft deployed to Fort Hood, Texas, as part of the mobilization of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, scheduled for a Kuwait deployment at the end of the year. The unit will serve one year on active duty, with about nine months in Kuwait. Ricci will command more than 1,200 aviation Sol

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LATHAM, - New York Army National Guard Col. Al Ricci, commander of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, speaks with Albany area news media during for the departure of ten aircrews of the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation for deployment Sep. 25 here from the National Guard Army Aviation Flight Facility. The ten aircraft deployed to Fort Hood, Texas, as part of the mobilization of the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, scheduled for a Kuwait deployment at the end of the year. The unit will serve one year on active duty, with about nine months in Kuwait. Ricci will command more than 1,200 aviation Soldiers from multiple state National Guards and active component forces to support operations in Kuwait. Army National Guard photo by Col. Richard Goldenberg (RELEASED)

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