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Air Guard NCO and Schenectady resident Mayra Winnie sings before thousands in Yankee Stadium
On Saturday, August 10, New York Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Mayra Winnie, a Schenectady resident, belted out "God Bless America" in front of 41,996 people. Winnie, the personal and development superintendent for the New York Air National Gu...
Aug 27, 2024, 11:00am EDT
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Syracuse resident Roberta Comerford retires after 33 years of Army National Guard Service
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Roberta Comerford, a Syracuse resident, retired after 30 years of military service during a ceremony held on Monday, August 19, at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Comerford enlisted in the New York...
Aug 26, 2024, 2:26pm EDT
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Schenectady resident Jacob Thomas is promoted to sergeant first class in New York Army National Guard
Schenectady resident Jacob Thomas was promoted to the rank of sergeant first class in the New York Army National Guard during an August 19 promotion ceremony at Division of Military and Naval Affairs in Latham. Thomas, who serves as the enlisted aide ...
Aug 23, 2024, 12:57pm EDT
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NY Air Guard's 105th Airlift Wing holds Friday memorial for former commander, former adjutant general Major Gen. Thomas Maguire
The New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing will commemorate the life of Major General Thomas Maguire, the wing's commander from 1994 to 2001, and the commander of the New York National Guard on Sept. 11, 2001, with a memorial service on Frida...
Aug 19, 2024, 12:00pm EDT

Amherst resident Peter Fillion named "Best Warrior" for 325,000- member Army National Guard
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Peter Fillion, an Amherst resident, part-time architect, and graduate student, is one of two winners in the 2024 Army National Guard's Best Warrior Competition. The national competition, featuring the most physically ...
Aug 15, 2024, 11:19am EDT
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NY Army National Guard battalion headquartered in Rochester gets new command during Saturday, August 17 ceremony
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Christopher Gagliardo, an Afghanistan War veteran, will take command of the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion on Saturday August 17th at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Rochester International Airport. The ba...
Aug 15, 2024, 9:00am EDT

New York Air Guard Col. John Meili, a Jordan resident, assumes command of Syracuse-based National Guard group
New York Air National Guard Col. John Meili, a resident of Jordan, New York assumed command of the New York Air National Guard's 152nd Air Operations Group during a ceremony at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, on Aug 3, 2024. Meili assumed co...
Aug 14, 2024, 1:41pm EDT

Saratoga Springs Guard Soldier designed New York State Commemorative Medals
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Lauren Hicks, a Saratoga Springs resident, has turned her love for art into state commemorative medals designed to honor New York state residents' service in the Korean and Vietnam Wars. Hicks is the talent behi...
Aug 13, 2024, 2:13pm EDT
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Air Guard's 106th Rescue Wing flies new rescue helicopter for the first time
The 106th Rescue Wing's first HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue helicopter made its first flight from Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, on Sunday, August 4. The new helicopters will replace the six HH-60G-Pave Hawk helicopters the win...
Aug 8, 2024, 10:12am EDT
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Free Army National Guard band concert location changed to Niskayuna High School due to weather
A free New York Army National Guard band concert set for Schenectady's Central Park on Friday, August 9, has been moved to Niskayuna High School due to weather. The 42nd Infantry Division Band will now perform in the high school auditorium at 1626 Bal...
Aug 7, 2024, 1:37pm EDT