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New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jacob Pratt poses with the crew who flew his final flight aboard a UH-60 Black Hawk from Army Aviation Support Facility #3 at the Albany International Airport in Latham, NY, on September 17, 2026. In March of 2024 Sgt. 1st Class Pratt was involved in a helicopter crash while patrolling the southwest border outside Rio Grande City, Texas. (New York Army National Guard photo by Stephanie Butler)

Sgt. 1st Class Jacob Pratt, NY Army Guard crew chief badly injured in 2024 helicopter crash takes "final flight' with friends

New York Army Guard Sgt. 1st Class Jacob Pratt, a helicopter crew chief who was badly injured in a March 8, 2024, UH-72 Lakota crash on the Texas border, took his "final flight" on Thursday, Sept. 17, to symbolically wrap up his military career. New Y...

Sep 22, 2026, 2:26pm EDT

A New York Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk dumps water on a target island in the Hudson River south of Schuylerville, New York during water bucket training on Sept. 18, 2026. Aircrews operating out of Army Aviation Support Facility #3 at Albany International Airport in Latham, conducted refresher training on employing 560-gallon Bambi Buckets in aerial firefighting alongside New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Rangers. (U.S. Army photo by Lt. Col. Jean Marie Kratzer)

NY Army Guard aviators team up with Forest Rangers for aerial firefighting training on Hudson River

New York Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crews honed their ability to fight wildfires with massive water-filled buckets over the Hudson River north of Albany on Friday\, Sept. 18. Nineteen aviators practiced lifting 560 gallons of wat...

Sep 22, 2026, 2:18pm EDT

A New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk crew dips a Bambi Bucket into the Hudson River during firefighting training.

New York Army National Guard helicopter crews conducting fire bucket training in Schuylerville area on Friday, Sept. 18

New York Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter crews will be conducting water bucket training firefighting training on the Hudson River south of Schuylerville on Friday, Sept. 18. The helicopter crews, which are based at the Albany Inter...

Sep 17, 2026, 3:00pm EDT

Army Special Forces Soldiers, known as Green Berets assigned to 10th Special Forces Group (Airborne) and Danish Special Operations Forces assigned to SIRIUS offload from a LC-130 “skibird” flown by Airmen of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing on Aug. 18, 2026, at Camp Raven, Greenland, as part of Operation Apex Indigo. U.S. Special Operations Command North operates in Greenland alongside Danish counterparts to evaluate basic survival, search and rescue, cold-weather mobility, and communications infrastructure operations in the harshest environment on Earth, ensuring U.S. SOF capability to survive and thrive under any circumstances. The 109th Airlift Wing, which flies the only ski-equipped aircraft in the U.S. military supported the mission. (U.S. Army Photo by Staff Sgt. Ashley Low) (This photo was altered for security purposes)

New York Air Guard's 109th Airlift Wing completes 2026 Greenland training and science support cycle

The New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing successfully completed its 2026 Greenland season, supporting joint military operations and qualifying aircrews for polar operations in one of the world's most challenging environments. The Greenland...

Sep 17, 2026, 2:00pm EDT

Major General Jack James unfurls the flag of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division during the division's drill held at the Troy Armory on Sept. 11, 2026. The unfurling of the division's colors by James, the division commander, at it's Troy , New York headquarters symbolized the division's official return home from a deployment to the Middle East which ended in June. The division headquarters played a key role during combat operations against Iran prior to returning home. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Andrew Valenza)

NY Army Guard's 42nd Infantry Division marks return from Middle East and Operation Epic Fury missions

TROY, New York -Five hundred New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 42nd Infantry who deployed to the Middle East in June of 2025, and eventually conducted combat operations against Iran, were officially welcomed home Sept. 11-13. Durin...

Sep 17, 2026, 11:00am EDT

105th Airlift Wing is inviting media to cover the opening of a new C-17 Combined Test Center at Stewart Air National Guard Base on Sept. 12

The New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing will host a ribbon cutting ceremony for the latest outpost of the Air National Guard Air Force Reserve Command Test Center on Saturday, Sept. 12 at Stewart Air National Guard Base. Members of the pr...

Sep 8, 2026, 11:03am EDT

Some of the 211 New York National Guard . Soldiers and Airmen head up one of Camp Smith Training Site's winding hills while participating in the Danish Ruck March at Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., on Aug. 28, 2026. Over 45,000 American service members competed across the world in this virtual in-person event and 211 participated in the event at Camp Smith. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sebastian Rothwyn)

New York National Guard members earn Danish military march badge at Camp Smith

Two hundred and eleven New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen tackled the rugged trails of the Hudson Highlands on Friday, Aug. 28, 2026, to earn the Royal Danish Air Force March ribbon. The event, hosted by the 53rd Troop Command, required part...

Sep 4, 2026, 11:26am EDT

Capt. Rodrick Ortiz, incoming commander of of Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment, New York Army National Guard, passes the unit guidon 1st Sgt. Robert Delgado, during a ceremony at Jamaica Armory, New York, N.Y., Aug. 8, 2026. Ortiz, a Bronx resident, assumed command from Capt. Christopher Guzzetta during the ceremony. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Spc. Stuart Martin)

NY Army Guard Capt. Rodrick Ortiz, a Bronx resident, assumes command of Jamaica, Queens- based artillery unit

New York Army National Guard Capt. Rodrick Ortiz assumed command of Charlie Battery, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment, during a ceremony at Jamaica Armory in Queens on Aug. 8, 2026. Ortiz, a Bronx resident, replaced Capt. Christopher Guzz...

Aug 27, 2026, 10:22am EDT

New York Air National Guard Col. Joseph Miller, 224th Air Defense Group commander, and Lt. Col. Jacob Searles stand at attention during the 224th Support Squadron assumption of command ceremony held at the Eastern Air Defense Sector on August 21, 2026. Miller presided over the ceremony, welcoming Searles as the squadron’s new commander. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Barbara Olney)

Lt. Col. Jacob Searles, a Whitesboro resident becomes commander of the New York Air Guard's 224th Support Squadron

Air Force Lt. Col. Jacob R. Searles of Whitesboro officially became the commander of the New York Air National Guard's 224th Support Squadron on August 21 during a ceremony at the Eastern Air Defense Sector. Col. Joseph J. Miller Jr., commander of th...

Aug 26, 2026, 3:05pm EDT

Army Guard Maj. Alex Hammond received his new rank on Tuesday, August 25, at the site of a French and Indian War battle immortalized in "The Last of the Mohicans." Hammond received his new rank from Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, at the site of the 1757 siege of Fort William Henry.

Army National Guard officer gets promoted at site of historic French and Indian War battlefield

Army Guard Major Alex Hammond received his new rank on Tuesday, August 25, at the site of a French and Indian War battle immortalized in "The Last of the Mohicans." Hammond received his new rank from Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of ...

Aug 25, 2026, 5:36pm EDT

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