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...

FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - New York Air National Guard Maj. Shaun Denton, a Port Jefferson Station resident, took command of the 106th Communication Squadron of the 106th Rescue Wing during a ceremony at Francis S. Gabreski Air...

GARDEN CITY, New York--Five hundred New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the headquarters of the 42nd Infantry Division were saluted on Sunday, June 1, as they prepared to depart for an overseas deployment. Ceremonies were held on Long Is...

A Clifton Park resident who has served in the Army since 1994 and is a veteran of the Iraq War, was promoted to the one-star rank of brigadier general in the New York Army National Guard on Friday, May 30. Patrick Clare, who entered the Army as a truc...

New York Army National Guard Capt. Danielle Dias took command of the 138th Public Affairs Detachment during a ceremony held at Camp Smith Training Site in Cortlandt Manor on May 18, 2025. Dias replaces Capt. Stephanie Fernandez, who had led the small ...

LATHAM, New York -The Soldiers, Airmen and civilians of the New York National Guard's Latham. New York headquarters marked Memorial Day on Thursday, May 22, with a short ceremony. Rainy weather resulted in the ceremony being held in the building's lob...

The New York Army National Guard's 145th Maintenance Company has been named runner-up for the title of best medium sized Army Guard maintenance unit for 2025. The company, which is based at the Manor Road Armory on Staten Island, was recognized by the...

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Eric Fritz, a Webster resident, assumed command of the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, during a May 17, 2025, ceremony at the Army aviation facility at Albany International Airport. The battalio...

A former Army Military Police Soldier received a long-delayed Purple Heart from the New York Army National Guard's 153rd Troop Command during a May 17 ceremony at Buffalo's Connecticut Street Army. Col. William Snyder, the 153rd's executive officer, p...

The New York Army National Guard presented former U.S. Army Pfc. Justin Oaks, a Greenville resident , with a long- delayed Purple Heart on Saturday, May 17, during a ceremony at Buffalo's Connecticut Street Army. Oaks, who graduated from Bradford Area...