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Tech Sgt. Jarrod Becker, a Rome resident, is the New York Air National Guard Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year for 2023
Tech. Sgt. Jarrod Becker, a Rome resident, who serves in the Eastern Air Defense Sector's 224th Air Defense Squadron, has been named the 5,880-member New York Air National Guard's Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year for 2023. Becker serves as a weapo...
Feb 13, 2023, 3:00pm EST
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Two 105th Airlift Wing members names Airmen of the Year by the New York Air National Guard
Two members of the 105th Airlift Wing, based at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, have been named Airmen of the Year by the 5,880-member New York Air National Guard. Senior Master Sgt Renea Turner, a Middletown resident was selected as Firs...
Feb 10, 2023, 10:00am EST
Liverpool resident named Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year by New York Air National Guard
New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Justin Phillips, a Liverpool resident and a member of the 174th Attack Wing, has been named Senior Non-Commissioned Officer of the Year for the 5,800-member New York Air National Guard He was selected for the to...
Feb 7, 2023, 10:40am EST
NY Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing awarded the Air Force Meritorious Unit Award for accomplishments in 2021
For the second year in a row, the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing has been awarded the U.S. Air Force's Meritorious Unit Award for its accomplishments in combat support throughout 2021. The Meritorious Unit Award recognizes Air and Sp...
Jan 26, 2023, 4:00pm EST
NY Army Guard Sgt. Thomas Mulhern, a Cincinnatus resident, to compete in Army-wide best medic competition
Cincinnatus resident Thomas Mulhern, a sergeant in the New York Army National Guard, will be one of two combat medics representing the 340,000- member Army National Guard at the Army's annual best medic Competition. Mulhern, and Sgt. Klayton McCallum,...
Jan 18, 2023, 1:00pm EST
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Douglas Brock, former pastor at Straits Corners Baptist Church, promoted to colonel in the Army National Guard
Douglas Brock, the pastor of the Straits Corners Baptist Church from 1999 to 2021, and who serves as the state chaplain for the New York National Guard, was promoted to the rank of colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a ceremony on Friday...
Jan 17, 2023, 10:00am EST
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Utica-based National Guard medics will compete at Army-wide best medic event January 23-27
For the second year in a row, two New York Army National Guard combat medics from Utica's 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, will represent the 336,000 members of the Army National Guard at the Army's annual Best Medic Competition. Army National...
Jan 17, 2023, 10:00am EST
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Berne resident Jacqueline O'Keefe retires from New York Army National Guard after 40 years of service
Berne resident Jacqueline O'Keefe, retired from the New York Army National Guard after 40 years of military service during a Dec. 19 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. O'Keefe, who was a Chief Warrant Officer 5, had been servi...
Dec 19, 2022, 2:36pm EST
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Mark Shumway, a Greenwich resident, promoted to top NY Army National Guard position
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Mark Shumay, a Greenwich resident and veteran of the Iraq War, was named the Command Chief Warrant Officer of New York during a Monday, Dec. 19 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Shumway replaced Chief ...
Dec 19, 2022, 12:28pm EST
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Airman 1st Class Emma Davignon, a Cobleskill resident, plays role in National Guard birthday ceremony
New York Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Emma Davignon, a Cobleskill resident, played a key role in a Dec. 13 ceremony marking the 386th anniversary of the founding of the National Guard. Davignon was one of two National Guard members selected to ...
Dec 14, 2022, 10:13am EST
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