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...

LATHAM, N.Y.--The New York National Guard marked the 245th birthday of the United States Army on Friday, June 12, with an abbreviated ceremony, designed to comply with efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Instead of a cake cutting ceremony bef...

Albany resident Josh Heimroth has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard. Heimroth, who currently serves as executive officer to the adjutant general of New York, was promoted during a ceremony at the New...

Schenectady resident Ken Hennessy has been promoted to the rank of Sgt. 1st Class in the New York Army National Guard. Hennessy, assigned to the New York National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters, was promoted there during an outdoor ceremony on Jun...

Three New York Air National Guard officers assumed new command positions at the Eastern Air Defense Sector this week. Col. Paul M. Bishop, an Oriskany resident, took command of the Eastern Air Defense Sector Commander on May 21 with an official firs...

Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, recognized Memorial Day 2020 on Friday, May 22, in a ceremony designed to comply with COVID-19 pandemic social distancing requirements. The short ceremony featured a bugler, the singing of...

New York Army National Guard Col. Mark Slusar, an Altamont resident and Army pilot, took his traditional final flight on Thursday, May 21, as he wraps up a military career that began in 1985. During his career Slusar commanded a detachment of the 3r...

The New York Army National Guard partners with the Connecticut Army National Guard to jointly prepare UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews for the 2020 wildfire season by conducting water bucket training on the Hudson River on Tuesday May 19. Two New Y...

The New York Army National Guard partners with the Connecticut Army National Guard to jointly prepare UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews for the 2020 wildfire season by conducting water bucket training on the Hudson River on Tuesday May 19. Two New Y...

New York Army National Guard UH-60 Black Hawk helicopter crews will be conducting water bucket training at Round Lake on Wednesday May 13. The helicopters, which are based at Albany International Airport, will be flying out over the lake, hovering t...