The New York Army National Guard Soldiers has sent soldiers to Germany, where they will train Ukrainian servicemen.

140 American soldiers assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team were sent to Germany.

New York Army National Guard Soldiers will replace 160 Florida Army National Guard Soldiers from the 53rd Infantry Brigade Combat Team’s Task Force Gator in September.

“140 New York Army National Guard Soldiers said farewell to their families and left on a mission to Germany to help train the military personnel of the Ukrainian Armed Forces,” the statement said.

The National Guard Soldiers will train at Fort Bliss, Texas, before deploying to Germany.

The New York Army National Guard Soldiers have already participated in the training of the Ukrainian servicemen.

Those troops, deployed to support the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine mission, had been training Ukrainian personnel at the Combat Training Center-Yavoriv near Lviv in western Ukraine since November, 2021.

They left Ukraine for Germany in February before Russia’s invasion. The Florida team is now leading the training of Ukrainian troops in Germany and other locations.

In 2017, the New York National Guard sent 220 soldiers to Ukraine for a 10-month rotation training Ukrainian soldiers at the Combat Training Center-Yavoriv.

The Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine has trained and advised the Armed Forces of Ukraine forces since 2015.

U.S. military units support the training to strengthen relationships and affirm the U.S. commitment to European partners.

Other countries that have supported the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine mission while it was at Combat Training Center-Yavoriv include Canada, Lithuania, Denmark, Poland, Sweden and the United Kingdom.