LATHAM, - New York Army National Guard Spc. Benjamin Cleavland, from Whitehall, , conducts final preflight preparations of his aircraft before departure here with the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment Sep. 25 at the National Guard Army Aviation Flight Facility. 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. Cleavland departed with the second group of five helicopters for training at Fort Hood. The unit will serve one year on active duty, with about nine months i

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LATHAM, - New York Army National Guard Spc. Benjamin Cleavland, from Whitehall, , conducts final preflight preparations of his aircraft before departure here with the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment Sep. 25 at the National Guard Army Aviation Flight Facility. 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. Cleavland departed with the second group of five helicopters for training at Fort Hood. The unit will serve one year on active duty, with about nine months in Kuwait. Army National Guard photo by Col. Richard Goldenberg (RELEASED)

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