Army Aviation

New Commander for Long Island National Guard Aviation Support Company

FritzCompany B, 642nd Aviation Support Battalion, gained a new Commander on June 27, 2015. His name is Maj. Eric Fritz. He is a veteran of the War in Afghanistan, and a CH-47 Chinook helicopter pilot. The ceremony took place at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Ronkonkoma, NY. In the photo, taken in 2011, then-Capt. Eric Fritz, center, poses with the boat he helped to retrieve from the waters of the Niagra River. Congratulations to Maj. Fritz!

More information on the ceremony can be found here.