NY Army Guard aviators to participate in Canadian Army Reserve Exercise

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ROCHESTER, NEW YORK, UNITED STATES

08.14.2026

Story by Eric Durr 

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NY Army Guard aviators to participate in Canadian Army Reserve Exercise
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Rochester, New York — Thirty-four New York Army National Guard a heading to Canada for part of a two-week-long exercise on August 20

The New York Army National Guard Soldiers will be part of a Canadian Army Reserve Exercise, Steadfast Warrior, which his being held at Canadian Forces Base Petawawa. The base is located outside Petawawa, Ontario, about 110 miles northwest of the Canadian capital of Ottawa

The New York Guardsmen will provide helicopter support to the Canadian Soldiers conducting tactical training

Bravo Company of the 3rd General Support A47F Chinook heavy-lift helicopters from Army A

Twenty-one Soldiers from that unit, the 642nd Aon Brigade will accompany the aircraft

The CH-47F is a tandem-rotor helicopter with a crew of three and can carry 21,000 pounds of cargo or 30 personnel. It has a range of 400 miles with a maximum speed of 200 miles per hour

Two LUH-72 Lakota light utility helicopters based at Army A in Latham, will also deploy. The aircraft are operated by Detachment 2 of Alpha Company, 1st Battalion of the 224th Security and Support Battalion

The LUH-72 is a military version of the Eurocopter EC-145, which is normally used for non-combat duties, including search and rescue, law enforcement support, and medical evacuation

The LUH-72 has a crew of two and can carry two stretchers or six passengers. It has a range of 426 miles and a maximum speed of 167 miles per hour

Thirteen Soldiers from the 224th, the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, the 42nd Expeditionary Combat Ae, who normally work at the Latham headquarters, will also deploy

The New York National Guard contingent will fly to Ottawa to clear Canadian customs and then proceed to Petawawa the liaison officer for the 42nd Expeditionary Combat A

The New York contingent has been asked to conduct air movement, air assault, logistics resupply, intelligence, surveillance & reconnaissance (ISR) missions, and casualty evacuation missions in support of the training exercise, he said

The personnel from the Expeditionary Combat At a chance to conduct expeditionary deployment operations, establish a forward command post, occupy tactical assembly areas, and perform surveillance, air movement and air assault operations, Peralta said

The Canadian Army Reserve is Canada’s equivalent to the Army National Guard. The part-time soldiers are based in armories located across Canada. Exercise Steadfast Warrior is designed to exercise the units of the 32nd Canadian Brigade Group

It is a collective exercise with a culminating event for the Canadian reserve soldiers, Peralta said

Participating in this exercise gives the New York Army National Guard Soldiers a chance to exercise their deployment skills and work with another NATO- allied Army, Peralta said

It also gives the Americans a chance to build relationships with their Canadian counterparts, he added

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