New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Greg Mihalko, a Stephentown resident, has been named the Air National Guard's recipient of the Lance P. Sijan Leadership Award for 2024. The award recognizes Airmen who have demonstrated the highest qualit...

On Saturday, August 10, New York Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Mayra Winnie, a Schenectady resident, belted out "God Bless America" in front of 41,996 people. Winnie, the personal and development superintendent for the New York Air National Gu...

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Roberta Comerford, a Syracuse resident, retired after 30 years of military service during a ceremony held on Monday, August 19, at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Comerford enlisted in the New York...

Schenectady resident Jacob Thomas was promoted to the rank of sergeant first class in the New York Army National Guard during an August 19 promotion ceremony at Division of Military and Naval Affairs in Latham. Thomas, who serves as the enlisted aide ...

The New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing will commemorate the life of Major General Thomas Maguire, the wing's commander from 1994 to 2001, and the commander of the New York National Guard on Sept. 11, 2001, with a memorial service on Frida...

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Peter Fillion, an Amherst resident, part-time architect, and graduate student, is one of two winners in the 2024 Army National Guard's Best Warrior Competition. The national competition, featuring the most physically ...

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Christopher Gagliardo, an Afghanistan War veteran, will take command of the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion on Saturday August 17th at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Rochester International Airport. The ba...

New York Air National Guard Col. John Meili, a resident of Jordan, New York assumed command of the New York Air National Guard's 152nd Air Operations Group during a ceremony at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, on Aug 3, 2024. Meili assumed co...

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...

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...