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109th Airlift Wing launches critical resupply mission for Greenland science station
The 109th Airlift Wing will launch a three-week mission to carry critical supplies to Summit Station, the only year-round science station that operates on the Greenland ice cap on August 4th. Three LC-130 Skibirds, supported by 20 aircrew members an...
Jul 29, 2020, 8:00am EDT
Rotterdam resident retires from Army National Guard after 30 years of military service
JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS, LATHAM, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Colonel Jeffrey Baker, a resident of Rotterdam, has retired after 30 years of service. He was honored at a ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Latham, N.Y. July 23r...
Jul 24, 2020, 2:10pm EDT
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1st Lt. Rachid Kabbabe , a Middle Village, Queens resident, takes command of Staten Island Army National Guard company
New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Rachid Kabbabe, a resident of Middle Village, Queens, assumed command of the Staten Island-based 145th Maintenance Company during a ceremony at the Manor Road Armory on Staten Island on July 20. The company's Sol...
Jul 22, 2020, 1:00pm EDT
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NY Army National Guard Lt. Col. Jason Lefton, a Niskauna resident, graduates from Army War College on July 24
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Jason Lefton, a Niskayuna resident and Iraq War veteran is slated to graduate from the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on July 24. The Army War College provides graduate-level instruction to seni...
Jul 17, 2020, 2:00pm EDT
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NY National Guard's 42nd Infantry Band to perform in Latham without an audience today for training
The New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division "Rainbow" Band will perform for the National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and civilian employees of the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs at the Latham armory on Friday, July 17 at...
Jul 17, 2020, 10:00am EDT
NY Army National Guard 1st Sgt. William Perez, a Brooklyn resident, becomes top non-commissioned officer for 719th Truck Company
New York Army National Guard First Sergeant William Perez, a Brooklyn resident, has taken on new duties as the top non-commissioned officer for the 719th Composite Truck Company. Perez, who works for Robert A.M. Stern Architects in civilian life, of...
Jul 16, 2020, 4:00pm EDT
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Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing participating in Michigan exercise this month
Thirty Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing are heading to Michigan to take part in exercise Northern Strike 20,one of the Department of Defense's largest annual readiness component training exercises. The exercise,...
Jul 13, 2020, 4:00pm EDT
Lt. Col. Brandon Gendron, a New York Army National Guard officer and Simsbury, Connecticut resident, takes command of engineer battalion
Lt. Col. Brandon Gendron, a New York Army National Guard officer who lives in Simsbury, took command of the 204th Engineer Battalion during a ceremony held at the battalion's Binghamton, N.Y. headquarters on Saturday, June 27. Gendron, who was commi...
Jun 30, 2020, 10:00am EDT
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Binghamton's New York Army National Guard Battalion, the 204th Engineer's, got a new commander on Saturday, June 27
Lt. Col. Brandon Gendron, a New York Army National Guard officer took command of the 204th Engineer Battalion during a ceremony held at the battalion's Binghamton, N.Y. headquarters on Saturday, June 27. Gendron, who was commissioned as an Army offi...
Jun 30, 2020, 10:00am EDT
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Niagara Falls Resident Venita Smith Receives NAACP Award
Senior Master Sgt. Venita Smith assigned to the 107th Attack Wing has been selected as the Air National Guard recipient of the NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award 2020. She was chosen from across the Air Force for this award emphasizing those who se...
Jun 22, 2020, 3:00pm EDT