Lt. Col. Don Makay the commander of the 1st Battalion,

Lt. Col. Don Makay the commander of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment of the New York Army National Guard, on right, briefs Brig. Gen. Joseph Biehler, the 42nd Infantry Division's deputy commander at the battalion's command post at Shoalwater Bay, Queensland, Australia, during Combined Exercise Talisman Saber, July 18. More than 700 New York Army National Guard Soldiers traveled to Australia where they spent three weeks training with Australian and New Zealand service members. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Alexander Rector)