QUEENSBURY, N.Y. (05/06/2011)(readMedia)-- Members of the New York Army National Guard's 1427th Transportation Company, based here at the National Guard Readiness Center, conduct preparations for deployment to the National Training Center.

The unit will deploy more than 90 Soldiers this month to Fort Irwin, Calif., for training in support of maneuver Army forces.

"The NTC is one of the Army's premier training centers," said Capt. John Klimes, the 1427th Company Commander. "It's the closest thing to combat without real bullets."

WHAT: Final deployment preparations for deployment to Fort Irwin, Calif.

WHO: Soldiers of the 1427th Transportation Company, New York Army National Guard. About two-thirds of the company will be deploying for training to California.

WHEN: Saturday, May 7 from 2 to 3 p.m.

WHERE: New York Army National Guard Readiness Center, Queensbury Industrial Park, Queensbury Avenue (north of Route 32), Queensbury, N.Y.

Media Opportunity: Video and still imagery of Soldiers conducting final administrative checks, packing. Interviews with area Soldiers regarding their upcoming training mission.

BACKGROUND

The Soldiers deploying to Fort Irwin will provide direct transportation support to logistics elements of the 39th Brigade Support Battalion. The troops will use vehicles already positioned on site at the National Training Center for rotational units.

The Soldiers are scheduled to return to Queensbury on May 28.

1427th Medium Truck Company:

The 1427th Transportation Company, Medium Truck was originally organized in 2003 in Rochester and officially activated in 2005 whereupon it was transferred to Glens Falls. Equipped with M1088 tractor trucks and M871A3 semi-trailer flat beds, the 1427th provides critical logistical support and is always prepared to haul essential containerized cargo and equipment wherever necessary. Although a newly formed unit, the 1427th Transportation Company maintains a vital tradition of transportation from the animal-drawn wagons and railroads of the 18th and 19th centuries to the diesel-powered rigs of today. In the spirit of the US Army Transportation Corps motto, "Nothing happens until something moves," without the 1427th, things would quickly grind to a halt.

The National Training Center (NTC), Fort Irwin, Calif.

The NTC is the Army's premiere training ground for tough, realistic joint and combined arms training. The center focuses on battalion task force and brigade level training programs.

The NTC trains Army forces by conducting force-on-force and live-fire training in a joint scenario across the spectrum of conflict. The training utilizes a highly lethal and capable Opposing Force and provides training mentors and observers through an expert and experienced Operations Group. The training uses the full complement of combat, combat support and combat service support systems in an expanded maneuver area with multiple urban operations sites and portrays the complexity and human dimension of the modern battlefield.

Photo captions:

080424-F-6576G-035.JPG: Members of the New York Army National Guard's 1427th Medium Truck Company inspect their trucks before departing for their long distance convoy for Annual Training at Fort McClellan, Ala., April 24, 2008.

IMG00016.JPG: Members of the 1427th Transportation Company off-load ammunition during a supply mission, July 29, 2010 at Fort Drum, N.Y.

DSC04275.JPG: Soldiers of the 1427th Medium Truck Company secure a howitzer load during the transport of an historic cannon to the Watervliet Arsenal on April 13, 2011

B-roll of generic unit combat training at the NTC is available at http://www.dvidshub.net/video/109401/national-training-center-patrol or http://www.dvidshub.net/video/109399/national-training-center-firefight

Posted Friday May 06, 2011 at 01:01 pm by New York State Division of Military & Naval Affairs
Last Updated Friday May 13, 2011 at 03:23 pm