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Air National Guard Col. Maureen Murphy, a Baldwinsville resident, retires after 35 years of service
New York Air National Guard Colonel Maureen Murphy, a Baldwinsville resident, has retired after 35 years of service in the Air Force, the Air Force Reserve and the New York Air National Guard. Murphy's last assignment was as the commander of the 109...
Oct 11, 2019, 8:00am EDT
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109th Airlift Wing member, Col. Maureen Murphy, retires after 35 years of service
New York Air National Guard Colonel Maureen Murphy, who was last assigned as commander of the 109th Airlift Wing's Misson Support Group, has retired after 35 years of service in the Air Force, the Air Force Reserve and the New York Air National Guard. ...
Oct 11, 2019, 8:00am EDT
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Elizabeth Cummings, a Niskayuna resident, is recognized by Major General Ray Shields for service at Division of Military and Naval Affairs
Elizabeth Cummings, a Niskayuna resident and an employee of the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs has been recognized for her work by Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York. Cummings, who has worked as the of...
Oct 11, 2019, 4:00am EDT
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Ford Edward resident Bryan Sommers is promoted to Sergeant Major in the New York Army National Guard
Bryan Sommers, a Fort Edward resident, has been promoted to the rank of Sergeant Major in the New York Army National Guard. He was promoted during a ceremony held on October 4 at Division of Military and Naval Affairs Headquarters in Latham. Somm...
Oct 9, 2019, 1:39pm EDT
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New York National Guard marks the birthday of President Chester Arthur with wreath laying ceremony
New York Army National Guard leaders marked the 190th birthday of President Chester Arthur, the 21st president of the United States during a graveside ceremony on Saturday, Oct. 5 at historic Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands, N.Y. Brig. Gen. John An...
Oct 9, 2019, 10:00am EDT
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109th Airlift Wing, based at Stratton Air National Guard Base, helps resupply Canadian Arctic Outpose
Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing delivered more than 100,000 pounds of cargo to the most northern permanently inhabited place in the world, September 26 to October 4 as part of a joint operation with the Canadian Armed ...
Oct 9, 2019, 8:29am EDT
Army National Guard cooks based at Jamaica Armory competing to be the best in the National Guard
New York Army National Guard cooks who drill at the New York State Armory in Jamaica, Queens have been named among the best in the National Guard and will compete against three other Army National Guard units for recognition in 2020. The ten members...
Oct 4, 2019, 7:00am EDT
Patrick Clare, a Clifton Park resident, and Sean Flynn, an Albany resident, are promoted to Colonel in the New York Army National Guard
Two Capital Region residents, Patrick Clare of Clifton Park and Sean Flynn, an Albany resident, were promoted to colonel in the New York Army National Guard by Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, during a ceremony at New York N...
Oct 3, 2019, 7:00pm EDT
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Michael Charnley, a Churchville resident, is promoted to Colonel in the New York Army National Guard
Michael Charnley, a Churchville, N.Y. resident, who served in Panama, Bosnia, and Kuwait, was promoted to Colonel in the New York Army National Guard during an October 2, 2019 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, N.Y. Charnley...
Oct 3, 2019, 5:00pm EDT
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109th Airlift Wing Airmen travel to Brazil as part of National Guard partnership program
Six Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing traveled to Rio de Janerio in Brazil, Sept. 14-21, as part of the New York National Guard's new state partnership with the Brazilian armed forces. The Airmen visited their counterparts in the Brazilian Air For...
Oct 3, 2019, 1:00pm EDT