MQ-9 Reaper Maintenance Field Training Detachment Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

The assembled distinguished guests at the 174th Fighter Wing, Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, NY cut the ribbon and officially open the only MQ-9 Reaper Maintenance Field Training Detachment for the U.S. Air Force, Reserve and Air National Guard. (From L to R) Brig. Gen. James Kwiatowski, Assemblyman Al Stirpe, Sen. Dave Valesky, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Robert A. Knauff, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Paul Schemp, Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Curtis Irwin, Congressman Dan Maffei, Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, MG Joseph Taluto, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Thomas P. Maguire, Col. Anthony B. Basile, Col. Kevin W. Bradley, Assemblyman Will Barclay, Chief Master Sgt. Muncy, Chief Master Sgt. Hardy Pierce, Chief Master Sgt. David Heckman. (USAF Photo By: SSGt James N. Faso II\RELEASED)

MQ-9 Reaper Field Training Detachment Ribbon Cutting Ceremony

(From L to R) Brig. Gen. James Kwiatowski, Assemblyman Al Stirpe, Sen. Dave Valesky, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Robert A. Knauff, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Paul Schemp, Brig. Gen. (Ret.) Curtis Irwin, Congressman Dan Maffei, Lt. Gen. Harry M. Wyatt III, MG Joseph Taluto, Maj. Gen. (Ret.) Thomas P. Maguire, Col. Anthony B. Basile, Col. Kevin W. Bradley, Assemblyman Will Barclay, Chief Master Sgt. Muncy, Chief Master Sgt. Hardy Pierce, Chief Master Sgt. David Heckman. (USAF Photo By: SSgt. James N. Faso II/RELEASED)

TAG meets the Reaper

New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. John R. O'Connor (left) and New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Kenneth J. Potter (center) give U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, a guided tour of the new MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle at Hancock Field in Syracuse, NY, on 28 May 2009. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy M. Call/Released)

TAG meets the Reaper

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, addresses members of the 174th Fighter Wing who have trained to serve as the cadre of instructors supporting the Field Training Detachment, which will support Unmanned Aerial Vehicle training for the U.S. Air Force, Air National Guard and Allied Personnel at Hancock Field in Syracuse, NY, on 28 May 2009. Taluto spoke about the importance of the new MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle mission and the FTD for the 174th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy M. Call/Released)

New York State TAG visits Hancock Field

U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Joseph J. Taluto, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, addresses members of the New York Air National Guard at Hancock Field in Syracuse, NY, on 28 May 2009. Taluto spoke about the importance of the new MQ-9 Reaper Unmanned Aerial Vehicle mission for the 174th Fighter Wing. (U.S. Air Force photo by Tech. Sgt. Jeremy M. Call/Released)

Deputy Chief of Staff for Strategic Plans and Programs

Lt. Gen. Raymond E. Johns Jr. visited Hancock Field ANGB on Wednesday the 17th of December to discuss the unit’s future in being the first Air National Guard unit to have the MQ-9 Reaper.