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Rensselaer Resident Elsa Canales gets promoted to lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard
Elsa Canales, a Rensselaer resident, was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a March 6, 2024, promotion ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. The promotion occurred during a ceremony at the N...
Mar 8, 2024, 12:58pm EST
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NY Air Guard Senior Airman Sarah McKernan, a Stamford resident, is named New Videographer of the Year for the Air National Guard
New York Air National Guard Senior Airmen Sarah McKernan, a member of the 106th Rescue Wing and a Stamford, Connecticut resident, has been selected as the New Videographer of the Year for the Air National Guard for 2023. McKernan, a public affairs spe...
Mar 6, 2024, 3:26pm EST
Senior Airman Adam Spinner, a Westhampton Beach resident, is Airman of the Year for New York Air Guard and northeast region
New York Air National Guard Senior Airman Adam Spinner, a member of the 106th Rescue Wing and a resident of Westhampton Beach, has been selected as the top Airman of the year for 2023 for the New York Air National Guard and the northeast. Spinner is a...
Mar 6, 2024, 2:57pm EST
Command Chief Master Sgt. Edward Rittberg, a Mattituck resident, appointed as regional representative to the Air National Guard's Enlisted Field Advisory Council.
New York Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Edward Rittberg, the top enlisted Airman in the 106th Rescue Wing and a Mattituck resident, has been appointed to the Air National Guard's Field Advisory Council. The advisory council's role is to ...
Mar 5, 2024, 3:51pm EST
Senior Master Sgt. Roland Cooper, a Levittown resident, named top Air National Guard first sergeant in northeast.
New York Air National Guard Senior Master Sergeant Roland Cooper, a member of the 106th Rescue Wing, and a resident of Levittown, has been selected as the top first sergeant in the New York Air National Guard and the Northeast for 2023. Cooper, who is...
Mar 5, 2024, 3:18pm EST
Col. Robert Donaldson, a Greenfield Center resident, takes command of the Air Guard's 109th Airlift Wing
New York Air National Col. Robert Donaldson, a Greenfield Center resident, took command of the 109th Airlift Wing during a ceremony at Stratton Air National Guard Base on Saturday, March 2. Donaldson, who first enlisted in the wing 33 years ago, repla...
Mar 4, 2024, 1:00pm EST
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Major General Michel Natali, a Watertown native, served as senior U.S. advisor to Canadian military command
Major General Michel Natali, a Watertown native who serves as the assistant adjutant general, Army, for the New York National Guard, spent six months serving as the American military advisor to the head of Canadian Joint Operations Command last year. ...
Feb 27, 2024, 12:34pm EST
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Williamson Resident and Afghanistan Vet, Sara Mitchell takes Command in Army National Guard
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Sara Mitchell, a Williamson resident, and Afghanistan War veteran, took command of the 27th Finance Battalion during a Dec. 16, 2023, ceremony held at the Whitestone Armory in Queens. The battalion was previously ...
Feb 7, 2024, 3:54pm EST
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York resident Thomas Spencer, an Iraq War Veteran, retires after 37 years of service in Army National Guard
New York Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Thomas Spencer, a York, Maine resident and veteran of the Iraq War and the Persian Gulf War, ended his 37 years of military service on February 3, 2024, during a ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in...
Feb 7, 2024, 2:33pm EST
NY Air Guard resident Lt. Col. David Carrick retires after 39-year military career during February 3 ceremony
New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. David Carrick, a Riverhead resident, ended his 39-year military career with the 106th Resvue Wing, during a retirement ceremony on February 3 at the wing firehouse at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westham...
Feb 7, 2024, 11:54am EST