Firefighter Training Firefighters from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, which is based at Stratton Air National Guard Base near Schenectady, N.Y., train at Table Mountain National Park in Cape Town, South Africa, Nov. 20, 2019. The New York National Guard sent 11 firefighters from the 109th to South Africa as part of the State Partnership Program between the New York National Guard and the South African National Defense Force. SHARE IMAGE: Download Image: Full Size (0.49 MB) Tags: South Africa, firefighter, National Guard Photo By: Army Lt. Col. Al Phillips, U.S. Army National Guard VIRIN: 191120-Z-MG742-1003.JPG Photo Gallery