Recent News from New York National Guard

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ew York Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Jeffrey Hanna, assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing lifts a Christmas Tree up to FedEx driver Don Pelletier at Ellms Tree Farm in Ballston Spa, N.Y. on December 9, 2019 to help load about 125 Christmas trees being donated and sent to military bases around the country to support troops and military families this holiday season. More than 15 volunteers from the New York Army and Air National Guard joined with Capital District area veterans to help load trees.

National Guard volunteers join veterans, volunteers for Trees for Troops loadout this morning

Volunteers from the New York Army and Air National Guard join with Capital District area veterans at Ellms Tree Farm helping load about 125 Christmas trees Monday, November 30. This marks 16 years of military members volunteering their time to assis...

Nov 30, 2020, 9:00am EST

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Brandon Gendron, commander of the 204th Engineer Battalion, New York Army National Guard, passes the guidon to Cpt. Kirstine Purcell, the incoming commander of the 1156th Engineer Company during a change of command ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., November 15, 2020. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Sebastian Rothwyn)

NY Army National Guard Captain Kirstine Purcell, a Binghamton resident , takes command of engineer company

New York Army National Guard Captain Kirstine Purcell, a Binghamton resident, took command of the 1156th Engineer Company on Sunday, Nov. 15 during a ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill. Purcell replaced Captain William Hayes of Seaf...

Nov 19, 2020, 10:00am EST

New York Air National Guard Senior Airman Caleb Lapinel poses for a photograph on Nov.10, 2020 after completing the international course conducted annually by the Brazil Jungle Warfare Center, known as CIGS for its Portugese initials. Lapinel was the only American in the class of ten.( Courtesy Photo)

NY Air National Guard Airman from Watervliet graduates from tough Brazilian jungle training school

New York Air National Guard Senior Airman Caleb Lapinel, a Watervliet resident, has graduated from Brazil's Jungle Warfare School in Manaus, the capital of Amazonas state. The school, known as CIGS from its Portuguese name - Centro de Instrucao de G...

Nov 19, 2020, 9:00am EST

Col. Michelle Kilgore, the commander of the 109th Airlift Wing, accepts the wing flag from Command Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Trottier, a Lake Luzerne resident, (center) during change of responsibilities ceremonies at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, New York on Nov. 10, 2020. Trottier took on the responsibilities of senior enlisted leader at the 109th Airlift Wing from Command Chief Master Sgt. Denny Richardson (right). U.S. Air National Guard photo by Senior Master Sgt. William Gizara.

NY Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Trottier, a Lake Luzerne resident, becomes top enlisted leader for 109th Airlift Wing.New

York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Jeff Trottier, a Lake Luzerne resident, took over as the top enlisted Airman in the 109th Airlift Wing during a short ceremony held on Nov. 10, 2020 at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia. Trottier re...

Nov 18, 2020, 3:00pm EST

Binghamton officer to take command of Camp Smith Engineer Company on Sunday

New York Army National Guard Capt. Kirstine Purcell from Binghamton, N.Y., will take command of the 1156th Engineer Company from Capt. William Hayes of Seaford, N.Y., on Sunday afternoon, November 15, 2020. Media are invited to the company ceremony....

Nov 13, 2020, 9:00am EST

U.S. Army National Guard Staff Sgt. A. Jared Forst, left, from Baldwinsville, and Sgt. Becca Meerwarth take their oaths of reenlistment on Oct. 30, 2020, in Kuwait. The reenlistment was carried out at the Kuwait Martyr’s Museum with Col. Sean Flynn administering the oath. (Photo Credit: Sgt. Trevor Cullen)

Baldwinsville resident Jared Forst, reenlists in New York Army National Guard while deployed to Kuwait.

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jared Forst, a Baldwinsville resident currently deployed to Kuwait, reenlisted for another term of service in front of a Kuwait national landmark. Forst, along with Sgt. Becca Meerwarth, a Watervliet resident ...

Nov 10, 2020, 9:24am EST

NY Army National Guard Sgt. Becca Meerwarth, a Watervliet resident, ( right) and Staff Sgt. Jared Forst, take the oath of enlistment in the New York Army National Guard during a ceremony held at the Martyrs Museum in Martyr’s Museum in Al Qurain, Kuwait on October 30, 2020. Meerwarth deployed with the other 670 members of the 42nd Infantry Division in March, 2020. U.S. Army photo by Sgt. Trevor Cullen.

NY Army National Guard Sgt. Becca Meerwarth, a Watervliet resident, reenlists at Kuwait historic landmark

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Becca Meerwarth, a Watervliet resident who is currently deployed to Kuwait, reenlisted for another term of service in front of a Kuwait national landmark during a ceremony on October 30, 2020. Meerwarth, along with ...

Nov 10, 2020, 9:23am EST

The 2017 Wreath Laying in Garden City, NY.

National Guard's 42nd Infantry 'Rainbow' Division Honors Veterans in Garden City Tomorrow

New York Army National Guard Soldiers present a memorial wreath on Saturday morning, Nov. 7 at the World War I Rainbow Division Veterans Memorial here to honor the service of past 42nd Infantry Division Soldiers for Veterans Day. The division headqu...

Nov 6, 2020, 3:00pm EST

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Andy Batista, (right) a North Amityville resident assigned to the 427th Brigade Support Battalion receives the Army Achievement Medal from 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Command Sgt. Major Anthony McLean during the brigade’s Best Warrior competition at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill on October 24, 2020. Clark was recognized for being a Best Warrior for his battalion. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni)

NY Army National Guard Sgt. Andy Batista, a North Amityville resident, awarded the Army Achievement Medal

New York Army National Guard Sgt.Andy Batista, a North Amityville resident has been awarded the Army Achievement Medal. Batista was recognized for being picked as a Best Warrior by the 427th Brigade Support Battalion, which is based in Syracuse but ...

Oct 30, 2020, 1:00pm EDT

New York Army National Guard Specialist Zachary VanKoevering (right) a Newark resident assigned to the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, receives the Army Achievement Medal from 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Command Sgt. Major Anthony McLean during the brigade’s Best Warrior competition at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill on October 24, 2020. Vankoevering was recognized for being a Best Warrior for his battalion. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni)

NY Army National Guard Specialist Zachary VanKoevering, a Newark resident, receives Army Achievement Medal

New York Army National Guard Specialist Zachary VanKoevering, a Newark, resident, has been awarded the Army Achievement Medal. VanKoevering was recognized for being picked as a Best Warrior by the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment which is based ...

Oct 30, 2020, 1:00pm EDT

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