New York Army National Guard Colonel Jason Lefton, a Niskayuna resident and Iraq War veteran, will be promoted to the one-star general rank of brigadier general during a ceremony Friday, April 24, at Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters ...

The New York Army National Guard will welcome home the remains of a Troy Airman who was killed during World War II on Friday, May 1, at Albany International Airport. An honor guard will conduct a dignified transfer of the remains of United States Army...

New York Army National Guard Brigadier General Isabel Rivera Smith ended her 40-year military career during a retirement ceremony on Friday, April 24, 2026, at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York. Smith, who enlisted as a truck dr...

Latham, New York - A New York Army National Guard one-star general who was born and raised in Lorain and graduated from Admiral King High School, ended her over 40-year military career on Friday, April 24, 2026. Brig. General Isabel Rivera Smith, who ...

Colonel Joseph Miller, a Waterville resident, became the commander of the New York Air National Guard's 224th Air Defense Group on April 23, 2026 during a ceremony at the Eastern Air Defense Sector headquarters in Rome, New York. The men and women of ...

Salvatore Garcia, a Smithtown resident, was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a March 13, 2026, ceremony at the New York Army Aviation Support Facility in Ronkonkoma, N.Y. Garcia, who joined the New York Army Na...

U.S. Air Force Col. Jennifer L. King, a Prospect resident, took command of the Rome-based Eastern Air Defense Sector during a chance of command ceremony held on April 17 at the Griffiss Institute Innovare Advancement Center. King assumed command from ...

Airmen of the 107th Attack Wing welcomed a new operations leader as Col. Christopher H. Weisshaar assumed command of the 107th Operations Group during a March 8 ceremony at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. A career aviator with more than 4,000 fligh...

New York Army National Guard Major Corey Root, a human resources staff officer with the 53rd Troop Command, and a New Windsor resident, was promoted during a ceremony at the Camp Smith Training Site on April 17, 2026. Root, who serves in the command's...

A Ballston Lake resident who served for 38 years in the Army National Guard, was recognized during a retirement ceremony on April 21, 2026, at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Lt. Col. Dage McNitt, who was commissioned through the Reser...