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Christmas Eve road march steps off in Glens Falls Wednesday to honor deployed troops
Volunteers from across the New York National Guard will join military family members, community supporters and Gold Star Families for the annual Christmas Eve road march tomorrow morning, December 24, 2025 in Glens Falls, N.Y. to show support for milit...
Dec 23, 2025, 3:00pm EST
Seaford New York Resident Robert Savio Retires from the New York Air National Guard After 40 Years of Military Service
New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Robert Savio, a Seaford New York resident, closed his 40-year military career with a retirement ceremony at the 106th Rescue Wing, F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach on December 6...
Dec 23, 2025, 9:10am EST
Army Guard Lt. Col. Gary Barney, a Fairport resident, is named executive officer of New York City National Guard unit
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Gary Barney, a Fairport resident and a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, turned over command of the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment during a Dec. 14 ceremony at the unit's headquarters at Niagara Fa...
Dec 22, 2025, 2:40pm EST
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Rotterdam resident promoted to master sergeant in New York Army National Guard
Rotterdam resident Michele VanNess received a promotion to the rank of master sergeant in the New York Army National Guard during a ceremony held at New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters on December 22, 2025. She was promo...
Dec 22, 2025, 2:26pm EST
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NY National Guard Airmen, Soldiers honor vets at Wreaths Across America event
Nine New York Air Guard Airmen and two New York Army Guard noncommissioned Soldiers were among 40 military personnel who turned out for the annual Wreaths Across America remembrance ceremony at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schu...
Dec 22, 2025, 1:56pm EST
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NY Army Guard Lt. Col. Joseph Moeller, a Corinth resident and Afghan War veteran, takes command of 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Joseph Moeller, a Corinth resident and Afghan War veteran, took command of the Army Guard's 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment during a ceremony held Dec. 14 at the unit's Niagara Falls headquarters. Moeller rep...
Dec 22, 2025, 1:47pm EST
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NY Air Guard's Eastern Air Defense Sector Supports NORAD's annual Santa Tracking Operation on Christmas Eve
The North American Aerospace Defense Command defends the North American airspace 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, and includes the New York Air Guardsman of the Eastern Air Defense Sector in Rome, New York. On Dec. 24, NORAD will ad...
Dec 22, 2025, 11:39am EST
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Dave Ressler, a Clifton Park National Guard Soldier and Afghan War veteran, promoted to sergeant major
David Ressler, a Clifton Park resident and a veteran of the war in Afghanistan, has been promoted to the rank of Sergeant Major in the New York Army National Guard. Ressler, who enlisted in the New York Army National Guard in 2004, was promoted during...
Dec 18, 2025, 2:43pm EST
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NY National Guard members who responded to 9/11 attacks are eligible to file notice of potential claim for disability benefits
Members of the New York National Guard who served on State Active Duty in New York City following the destruction of the Twin Towers on Sept. 11, 2001, can now register for the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs World Trade Center Be...
Dec 17, 2025, 11:00am EST
Former Sayre resident Charles Ackley promoted to Lt. Colonel in the New York Army National Guard
Charles Ackley, a 1996 graduate of Towanda High School whose parents still live in Sayre, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a Dec. 12, 2025, ceremony at New York Army National Guard headquarters i...
Dec 15, 2025, 10:26am EST
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