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Saratoga Springs Guard Soldier designed New York State Commemorative Medals
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Lauren Hicks, a Saratoga Springs resident, has turned her love for art into state commemorative medals designed to honor New York state residents' service in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Hicks is the talent behi...
Aug 13, 2024, 2:13pm EDT
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Air Guard's 106th Rescue Wing flies new rescue helicopter for the first time
The 106th Rescue Wing's first HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue helicopter made its first flight from Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, on Sunday, August 4. The new helicopters will replace the six HH-60G-Pave Hawk helicopters the win...
Aug 8, 2024, 10:12am EDT
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Free Army National Guard band concert location changed to Niskayuna High School due to weather
A free New York Army National Guard band concert set for Schenectady's Central Park on Friday, August 9, has been moved to Niskayuna High School due to weather. The 42nd Infantry Division Band will now perform in the high school auditorium at 1626 Bal...
Aug 7, 2024, 1:37pm EDT
NY Army National Guard engineer Soldiers test skills at Engineer Rodeo in Walton on Saturday, August 10
Soldiers assigned to the 204th Engineer Battalion will shoot baskets with a front-end loader, and pilot a skid steer through an obstacle course, during the battalion's Engineer Rodeo being held on August 10 at the Walton Armory. The Battalion has unit...
Aug 7, 2024, 12:00pm EDT
Reporters are invited to cover the Runway 5K at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base on Saturday ,morning, August 3
Members of the press are invited to cover the over 400 runners who will take part in the Runway 5K race set for the Hancock International Airport Runway on Saturday Aug 3. The race is hosted by the New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing and ...
Aug 2, 2024, 5:00am EDT
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National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division Band offers free performances in Capital Region, Lake George, Corinth from August 3-9
The 37 Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division Band will be playing in the Capital Region and Lake George from August 3 to 9. The free performances are open to the public. The band traces its history back to World War I. ...
Jul 31, 2024, 3:50pm EDT
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Over 400 runners signed up for Runway 5K at Hancock Field on Saturday, August 3
Over 400 runners are registered to take part in the Runway 5K race set for the Hancock International Airport Runway on Saturday Aug 3. Members of the press are invited to cover the race, which is hosted by the New York Air National Guard's 174th Atta...
Jul 30, 2024, 10:00am EDT
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Reporters invited to cover high-tech helicopter demonstration at 106th Rescue Wing STEM Camp on Thursday, August 1
Sikorsky Aircraft, the company that makes the helicopters flown by the New York Air Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, will demonstrate an aircraft that can be flown without a pilot during the Wing's STEM camp on August 1, at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard B...
Jul 29, 2024, 8:00am EDT
Jean Marie Kratzer, a Cambridge resident, is promoted to Lt. Colonel in New York Army National Guard
Lt. Col. Jean Marie Kratzer, a Cambridge resident, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel during a ceremony at 42nd Infantry Division headquarters in Troy, N.Y. on Sunday, July 14, 2024. Kratzer is currently assigned to the 42nd Infantry Divis...
Jul 22, 2024, 2:25pm EDT
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Ballston Spa resident Katie Schin promoted to Lt. Colonel and takes command of 42nd division headquarters battalion
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Katie Schin, a Ballston Spa resident and an Iraqi war veteran, took command of the 42nd Infantry Division's Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion, during a ceremony at the division's headquarters in Troy, N.Y., o...
Jul 22, 2024, 1:57pm EDT
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