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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
NY Army National Guard Col. James Freehart, a Troy resident, retires after 38 years of Army service
New York Army National Guard Colonel James Freehart, a Troy resident and veteran of the Afghan War and the invasion of Grenada in 1983, has retired after a 38 year career in the Active Army and the New York Army National Guard. Freehart was recogniz...
Sep 19, 2019, 4:00pm EDT
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Long Island Professionals get a taste of NY Army National Guard life thanks to "boss lift" to training site
Nine Long Island professionals sampled the experience of being a citizen Soldier in the New York Army National Guard on Monday, Sept. 16, thanks to a "boss lift" program sponsored by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve program. The nine we...
Sep 19, 2019, 11:04am EDT
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Capital Region Professionals experience Army National Guard training firsthand during "Boss Lift"
Eight Capitol Region professionals got to sample the experience of being a citizen Soldier in the New York Army National Guard on Monday, Sept. 16, thanks to a "boss lift" program sponsored by the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve. The eight...
Sep 19, 2019, 8:00am EDT
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New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. William Carraher, a Rexford resident, takes command of 109th Airlift Wing Maintenance Group
New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. William Carraher, a Rexford resident and retired New York State Police officer, assumed command of the 109th Airlift Wing's 109th Maintenance Group during a ceremony at Stratton Air National Guard Base on Saturday, ...
Sep 19, 2019, 8:00am EDT
New York Guard, the state's volunteer defense force, invites press to attend training at Camp Smith on Sept. 20
Members of the press are invited to visit Camp Smith Training Site and observe members of the New York Guard, the state's volunteer self-defense force, conducting chainsaw training as part of their week-long annual training at Camp Smith Training Si...
Sep 19, 2019, 7:00am EDT