The 109th Airlift Wing is a unit of the New York Air National Guard, stationed at Stratton Air National Guard Base, Schenectady, New York. If activated to federal service, the Wing is gained by the United States Air Force Air Mobility Command.
An LC-130 Hercules from the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard takes off as part of Operation Deep Freeze, in Antarctica.
139th Tactical Fighter Squadron F-86H Sabre, 1958
139th MAS C-97 at snowy Schenectady in the 1960s.
109th AW LC-130H landing at McMurdo Station, Antarctica
New York Air National Guard
The New York Air National Guard (NY ANG) is the aerial militia of the State of New York in the United States of America. It is an element of the New York National Guard as part of the larger Army National Guard, a reservist force under the command of the United States Army.
An HC-130 of the 106th Rescue Wing refueling an HH-60 Pave Hawk over Long Island, New York. The 102d is the oldest unit in the New York Air National Guard, having over 90 years of service to the state and nation.
Ski-equipped LC-130 in Greenland, from the 109th Airlift Wing, 2016
A Gallaudet C-2 of the 1st Aero Company in 1915
A Douglas O-38 of the 102d Observation Squadron at Miller Field in Staten Island, New York City, 1933. The squadron provided divisional aviation for the 27th Division of the New York National Guard. Note the squadron emblem on the side of the fuselage.
