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Unit/Organization Information
  • New York Army Naional Guard
  • 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
  • 42nd Infantry Division
Location
Coin Location: 103G8
Homebase: Syracuse, New York
Deployment: Ukraine
Additional Information
Date Acquired: 13 August 2018
Donated by: COL Defley, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
Copies: 1 of 1

C006013

Location: 103G8

Coin: Unit - Deployment

National Guard » U.S. Army » Training

Narrative

Round shaped coin, brass in color, 2 1/2 inches in diameter.

New York National Guard news release:

GRAFENWOHR, German (Nov. 13, 2017) - "More than sixty National Guardsman with New York's 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team *IBCT) took a long layover in Germany - not to enjoy the local Bavarian culture but to integrate and train with 7th Army training Command (7ATC)."

"The unit departed, here, Nov. 10, after final preparation and familiarization with 7ATC to help accomplish its upcoming Joint Muntinational Training GroupUkraine (JMTG-U) mission. The New York based 27th IBCT will spend about nine months in Ukraine, helping the Ukrainian Minstry of Defense further develop its Combat Training Center and advise on its training program."