Guard Experience event at Rochester Armory on Thursday, April 21, highlights opportunities in part-time Army

ROCHESTER, NY (04/20/2016)(readMedia)-- Visitors to the New York Army National Guard in Rochester on Thursday, April 21, will get first-hand access to view and tour a Black Hawk and Chinook Helicopter along with other military equipment used by the Citizen Soldiers of the Headquarters and Support Company 642nd Aviation Support Battalion and local flight companies from 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

Equipment will be on display and members of the unit will be on hand to talk to visitors as part of the Guard Experience, a National Guard career opportunity seminar. Young men and women can find out how a part-time career being in the National Guard can help them in the workplace and pay for their education.

For more information contact Sgt. 1st Class Timothy Wheeler at 585-202-4381

The armory is located at 42 Patriot Way in Rochester.