The New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs and the Office of General Services officially broke ground on a $3.5 million project to upgrade a senior leader housing facility at Camp Smith Training Site on Tuesday, June 24. Major General R...

The annual report for the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs and the New York National Guard is now available on the Division of Military and Naval Affairs website. The report can be found and downloaded here: https://dmna.ny.gov/an...

A 17-year-old National Guard recruit who attends Arlington High School played a key role in the New York National Guard's celebration of the Army's 250th birthday on June 13 in Latham New York. Army National Guard Pvt. John Steven Palacios, who enlis...

The New York Army National Guard's top warrant officer who joined the Army in 1986, and a 17-year-old recruit who enlisted in April, cut the ceremonial birthday cake on Friday, June 13, as the New York Army National Guard celebrated the Army's 250th bi...

Five Swedish marines and a Swedish naval officer spent June 2 to 6 learning from the New York Naval Militia in New York City and on the Niagara River as part of the New York National Guard partnership with Sweden's military. The Swedish contingent spe...

Timothy Daniel Malloy, a Riverhead resident, was promoted to chief master sergeant in the New York Air National Guard t, during a ceremony on June 6 at the 106th Rescue Wing firehouse at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base. Chief master sergea...

New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. Marty Viera, a Rocky Point native, took command of the 106th Rescue Wing's 103rd Rescue Squadron during a June 27, 2025, ceremony at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach. Although the ce...

New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. Mark Wilborn, a Miami, Florida resident, ended a 31-year military career with a retirement ceremony on June 7 at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base. Wilborn began his military service in 1994 after comple...

New York Air National Guard Col. Steven D. Slosek, a Galway resident, took command of the 109th Airlift Wing during a ceremony a June 8, 2025, ceremony at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia. Slosek is replacing Col. Robert Donaldson, who is re...

Clifton Park resident Shawn Tabankin was promoted to the rank of colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a Wednesday, June 11 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Tabankin, who joined the United States Army in 1997, i...