Recent News from New York National Guard

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Army National Guard Col. William Snyder, commander of the 153rd Troop Command Brigade, 53rd Troop Command, New York Army National Guard, renders a salute at the conclusion of a change of command authority ceremony for the brigade in Buffalo, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2025. During the ceremony, Snyder took command from Col. Christopher Guilmette. Guilmette had led the brigade’s more than 1,600 Soldiers since May 2022. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Maj. Avery Schneider)

Col. William Snyder, a Grand Island resident, takes command of Buffalo-based Army National Guard brigade

New York Army National Guard Col. William Snyder, a Grand Island resident and veteran of the war in Afghanistan, took command of the Guard's 153rd Troop Command Brigade during a ceremony in the historic Connecticut Street Armory on Saturday. Dec. 13, ...

Dec 15, 2025, 9:22am EST

Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 5 William Solmo, Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Gary Charlton II, and Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Emma Grace Charboneau cut a birthday cake during a National Guard birthday celebration held on Dec. 12, 2025, at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York. Solmo, with 39 years of service, represented the history and traditions of the Guard, while Charboneau, who enlisted in 2023, represented the future of the Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by William Albrecht)

NY National Guard marks 389th anniversary of the National Guard with cake-cutting ceremony on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025

The New York Army Guard's top warrant officer who's served since 1986, and an Airman who enlisted in 2023, saluted the National Guard's 389th Birthday during a Dec. 12 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York. Chief Warrant...

Dec 12, 2025, 1:17pm EST

U.S. Air Force Master Sgt. Edward Tirado, 106th Rescue Wing education and training manager and personnelist, receives the Air Force Certificate of Retirement from Captain Douglas Duncan, former commander of the 106th Force Support Squadron, during his retirement ceremony at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Dec. 7, 2025. Tirado retired after 39 years of service in the United States Air Force. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt. Kevin Donaldson)

Front Royal resident Edward Tirado retires from the New York Air National Guard after 39 years of service

New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Edward Tirado, a Front Royal, Virginia resident, marked the end of a 39-year military career with a retirement ceremony on Dec. 7 at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base. Tirado enlisted in the United Sta...

Dec 11, 2025, 1:34pm EST

U.S. Air Force Chief Master Sgt. Eric Carver, 106th Maintenance Operations Flight senior enlisted leader, poses for an official photo at the 106th Rescue Wing, Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., October 12, 2023. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Tech Sgt. Daniel Farrell)

East Patchogue resident Eric Carver retires from the New York Air National Guard after 39 years of service

New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Eric Carver, an East Patchogue, New York resident, marked the end of a 39-year military career with a retirement ceremony on Dec. 7, 2025, at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base. Carver enlisted in...

Dec 11, 2025, 1:30pm EST

New York Army National Guard Soldiers and a color guard salute during the playing of taps during the annual wreath laying ceremony marking the birthday of President Martin Van Buren in Kinderhook, New York, on Dec. 5, 2025. A wreath from President Donald Trump was presented at the annual ceremony held at Van Buren’s gravesite in Kinderhook Reformed Cemetery. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Stephanie Butler)

NY Army National Guard Major General Michel Natali honors President Martin Van Buren in Kinderhook ceremony

New York Army National Guard Major General Michel Natali paid tribute to the nation's eighth president -Martin Van Buren- as he laid a wreath from President Donald J. Trump at Van Buren's gravesite here on Friday, Dec. 5. Van Buren, who was nicknamed ...

Dec 6, 2025, 5:12am EST

New York Army National Guard Master Sgt. Derrick Zwack lifts a donated Christmas Tree from a volunteer during the annual Trees for Troops loadout at Ellms Tree Farm in Ballston Spa, New York on Dec. 2, 2024. Tree farmers from New York’s capital and Saratoga regions, donated 125 trees to be sent to military bases for the holidays. New York National Guard Soldiers and local veterans volunteered to help load the trees on board the Fedex delivery truck.

Local NY National Guard volunteers assist with Trees for Troops Loadout on Monday, December 1

Volunteers from the New York Army National Guard are expected to join with Capital District area veterans at Ellms Tree Farm in Ballston Spa, N.Y. on Monday, December 1, 2025 to help load about 125 Christmas trees being donated and sent to military bas...

Nov 28, 2025, 3:00pm EST

New York Army National Command Sgt. Maj. Neftali Perez, the incoming senior enlisted leader of the 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment accepts the flag of the 1st Battalion, 258th Artillery Regiment from Lt. Col. Eric Emerling, the commander of the battalion, during a ceremony conducted at Camp Smith Training Site, near Peekskill, N.Y., Nov. 8, 2025, naming him as the battalion's top enlisted leader. (U.S. Army National Guard courtesy photo by Sgt. 1st Class Janna Enyart)

Queens resident assumes duties as top non-commissioned officer for NY Army Guard artillery battalion

New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Neftali Perez, a Queens resident, formerly took over as the highest-ranking enlisted leader in the 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery, during a November 8 ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site near Peeks...

Nov 24, 2025, 1:02pm EST

A Soldier assigned to the New York Army National Guard’s 206th Military Police Company is greeted by family members at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York on Nov. 22, 2025 following their deployment to Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. One hundred 206th Military Police Soldiers returned from an 11-month deployment serving as part of the security force at Guantanamo. ( Division of Military and Naval Affairs photo by Eric Durr)

Latham-based New York National Guard MPs return from Guantanamo Bay deployment on Saturday, Nov. 22

One hundred and four Soldiers assigned to the New York Army National Guard's 206th Military Police Company returned to their Latham headquarters on Saturday, Nov. 22, following a nine- month deployment to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. The Sol...

Nov 24, 2025, 10:48am EST

Brig. Gen. Ryan Dannemann, the commander of the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing speaks to his family, friends and members of the 105th during his promotion ceremony at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, on Nov. 2, 2025. Dannemann is the first wing commander to have served his whole career at the 105th. (Air National Guard photo by Senior Airman Sarah Post)

New Paltz resident Ryan Dannemann, commander of Air Guard's 105th Airlift Wing promoted to one-star general

Ryan Dannemann, a New Paltz resident who commands the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing commander, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in a ceremony held at Stewart Air National Guard Base Nov. 2, 2025. Dannemann, who took com...

Nov 21, 2025, 3:04pm EST

Rear Admiral MaryEtta Nolan, the commander of the New York Naval Militia, salutes following the ceremony at which she assumed command of the New York Naval Militia on Nov. 21, 2025, at Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters in Latham. Nolan is the 25th commander of the 3,200-member force and the first woman to hold the role and the rank of state rear admiral. (New York Naval Militia photo by Mass Communications Specialist 1st Class Stephanie Butler)

Greenfield Center resident MaryEtta Nolan becomes rear admiral, takes charge of New York Naval Militia

Greenfield Center resident MaryEtta Nolan became the first woman to assume the rank of State Rear Admiral and take command of the New York Naval Militia during a Friday, Nov. 21 ceremony at Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters in Latham....

Nov 21, 2025, 1:36pm EST

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