Major General Raymond F. Shields Jr., Commander of the New York Army National Guard and Assistant Adjutant General, Army for the State of New York, shakes hands with 914th Air Refueling Wing commander, Col. Mark S. Larson, Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station, N.Y., October 2, 2017. Maj. Gen. Shields came to Niagara to spend time with the 200+ N.Y. Army National Guardsmen prior to their scheduled deployment to Ukraine. (U.S. Air Force photo by Master Sgt. Brandy Fowler)