A 60-year-old Army Guard warrant officer with 40 years of service, and a 17-year-old high school junior who enlisted in April, celebrated the Army's 251st birthday during a June 12, 2026, cake-cutting ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in...

Three New York Air Guardsmen assigned to the Eastern Air Defense Sector spent June 5 tackling an 80-mile bike ride to support the Mohawk Valley Chapter of The Ride for Missing Children. The organization works to raise awareness about child exploitatio...

Lt. Col. Kip Trausch, a Liverpool resident, officially became the commander of the New York Air National Guard's 224th Air Defense Squadron on May 26 during a ceremony at the Eastern Air Defense Sector. Col. Joseph J. Miller Jr., commander of the 224t...

Lt. Col. Michael S. Rutigliano, a resident of Melville, New York, concluded his 30-year career assigned to the New York Air National Guard, 106th Rescue Wing, at a retirement ceremony on base in Westhampton Beach, New York, June 6, 2026. A command pil...

New York Air National Guard Col. Glyn B. Weir, a Cutchogue resident and one of the 106th Rescue Wing's first Combat Rescue Officer (CRO), retired June 6, 2026, after 34 years of military service. Weir was recognized during a ceremony at Francis S. Ga...

The New York Army National Guard's top warrant officer, and a 17-year-old recruit from Fayetteville, will help the New York Army National Guard celebrate the Army's 251 birthday during a Friday, June 12 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters....

Airmen of the New York Air National Guard, 107th Attack Wing welcomed a new Wing Commander as Col Christopher H. Weisshaar assumed command of the 107th Attack Wing during a ceremony at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. Weisshaar succeeds Col Andrew C...

Colonel Christopher H. Weisshaar will take command of the New York Air National Guard's 107th Attack Wing during a June 6 ceremony at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station. Members of the press are invited to attend the ceremony. WHO: Colonel Christopher...

Colt Brumm, a Barneveld resident and a civilian employ of the Eastern Air Defense Sector since 2015, has been named the Air National Guard's Civilian Safety Professional of the Year for 2026. Brumm, the safety and occupational health manager with the ...

New York National Guard employee Tyler Swartz, a Syracuse resident whose job is to reduce military suicides, drug use, domestic abuse, and other harmful behaviors, has been recognized by the National Guard Bureau for his outstanding work. Swartz recei...