Recent News from New York National Guard

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Fair goers stop by the New York Army National Guard display to get hands on with equipment such as a M119 Howitzer, UH-60 Black Hawk and M1117 Armored Security Vehicle which came from units across New York, during the New York State Fair, Syracuse, N.Y., August 26, 2019. The fair is the biggest recruiting event of the year for the New York Army National Guard where more than 1 million people are expected to attend the fair annually.

Army National Guard Recruiters on hand for Erie County Fair, August 10-21

Visitors to the Erie County Fair will be able to learn about opportunities in the New York Army National Guard and check out a UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter by stopping by the recruiting station which will be set up at the fairgrounds during the run of t...

Aug 10, 2022, 2:40pm EDT

The New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York houses the headquarters of the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs, Joint Forces Headquarters, the 42nd Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, and thje 206th Military Police Company. ( U.S. Army National Guard photo by Eric Durr)

New York National Guard conducts symbolic groundbreaking for new headquarters entryway on Thursday, August 11

The New York National Guard will hold a symbolic groundbreaking to launch a $3.7 million project to design a new entryway for the 36-year-old headquarters building in Latham. WHO: Army Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, retired A...

Aug 9, 2022, 10:00am EDT

NY Air Guard Master Sgt. Terra Martin, a Clifton Park resident, named Air National Guard Honor Guard Manager of the Year for 2021

New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Terra Martin, a Clifton Park resident, and a member of the 109th Airlift Wing, has been named Air National Guard Honor Guard Manager of the Year for 2021. The honor guard provides military funerals for veterans ...

Aug 8, 2022, 2:00pm EDT

New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Matthew King

NY Air National Guard Master Sgt. Matthew King, a Berlin Resident, is named Air Guard Honor Guard Member of the Year

Master Sgt. Matthew King, a Berlin resident, and a member of the 109th Airlift Wing at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, was awarded the 2021 Air National Guard Honor Guard Member of the Year recently. King has been a member of the 109th Ai...

Aug 8, 2022, 10:00am EDT

Courtney Burns, director of the New York State Military Museum, examines the copper box time capsule discovered inside the cornerstone of the original section of the New York National Guard’s historic Harlem Armory during renovation work. The box, which was not known to be in the corner stone, contained documents pertaining to the 369th “Harlem Hell Fighters” or World War I fame, as well as documents of importance to the Black community in 1923 New York City.

Time capsule hidden in NY National Guard Harlem Armory cornerstone, reveals 99-year old snapshot of Guard history

The replacement of a 99-year-old granite cornerstone plaque of the New York National Guard's Harlem Armory drill floor, exposed a mystery when contractors found a sealed copper box inside the stone on Feb. 19, 2022. The contents of the box were shared...

Aug 4, 2022, 12:00pm EDT

Dennis Kavanagh, a Ballston Spa resident, displays a presentation plaque he received during retirement ceremonies held for him at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York on July 28. At right is Col. Diane Armbruster, head of the New York National Guards information and administration directorate.

Dennis Kavanagh, a Ballston Spa resident, retires as New York National Guard federal civilian employee after 15 years

Dennis Kavanagh, a Balston Spa resident, retired from the New York National Guard for a second time on Thursday, July 28. Kavanagh, who retired from the New York Army National Guard as a colonel in 1999, has worked as both a state and federal civilian...

Aug 2, 2022, 11:00am EDT

NY State Military Museum reveals contents of Harlem Armory "time capsule" during August 4 media availability

The contents of a time capsule found at the New York National Guard's historic Harlem Armory, which was built for the famous "Harlem Hell Fighters" in 1921-24, will be made available for review by reporters at the New York State Military Museum on Thur...

Aug 1, 2022, 12:00pm EDT

This painting, by New Jersey Artist Todd L.W. Doney,commemorates a 2017 rescue mission in which Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing flew 1,200 miles out into the Atlantic to save the lives of two sailors on the Slovinian freighter Tamar. The painting is designed to reflect the roles played by HC-130 aircrew and pararescue Airmen during the mission. (Courtesy Todd L.W. Doney

Painting commemorates 106th Rescue Wing 2017 mission to save crewmen on ship in mid-Atlantic

WESTHAMPTON BEACH, New York--The 36-inch by 48-inch oil painting by New Jersey artist Todd L.W. Doney, named "Tamar Rescue Mission," has a lot going on. Through an open aircraft rear door, the viewer sees figures with swim fins and parachutes, leaping...

Aug 1, 2022, 10:00am EDT

New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. Glyn Weir, a combat rescue officer and 106th Rescue Wing Mission Support Group commander speaks following his promotion at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach on June 14, 2022. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Dan Farrell)

Cutchogue resident Glyn Weir promoted to Colonel in the New York Air National Guard

Glyn Weir, a Cutchogue resident, was promoted to colonel in the New York Air National Guard during a June 14 ceremony at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base. Weir, a Combat Rescue Officer, which is a Special Warfare Officer career field in the Unite...

Aug 1, 2022, 9:00am EDT

A New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk discharges 660 gallons of water from a collapsible Bambi Bucket slug underneath during fire fighting training at Round Lake, New York in 2014.

NY Army Guard helicopters will conduct fire fighting training over Round Lake on Tuesday, July 26.

New York Army National Guard helicopter crews, flying UH-60 Black Hawk helicopters based at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Albany International Airport in Latham, will be conducting wildfire fighting training at Round Lake on Tuesday, July 26. ...

Jul 25, 2022, 6:00am EDT

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