New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. John Pielli, a Brookhaven resident, took command of the New York Army Guard's 10th Mountain Division Main Command Post Operational Detachment during a September 13 ceremony at Fort Drum, New York, the 10th Mountain...

New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Rebeka Eaton, a Syracuse resident, recently earned the right to wear the coveted "Sapper Tab" on her uniform sleeve. Eaton, an ROTC instructor at Syracuse University, and a member of the 152nd Brigade Engineer Batt...

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. David Myones, a veteran of the War in Afghanistan and a resident of Monroe, took command of the 369th Special Troops Battalion during a ceremony on Sept. 7, at the Harlem Armory in New York City. The battalion pro...

Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, honored a World War II Soldier who died in combat--80 years to the day after he was killed--during a ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters on Sept. 16, 2024. Shields presented the...

New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Jason Kruenegel, a Mastic Beach resident, ended his 31-year military career with a retirement ceremony on Friday, September 6, at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base. During his time assigned to the 106t...

STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Scotia, New York -- The New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, wrapped up its 2024 support for National Science Foundation research in Greenland at the end of August. Throughout the season, which began in A...

New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Harold L. Rowan, a Commack resident, closed a 41-year military career with a retirement ceremony on Sept. 8 at the 106th Rescue Wing firehouse on F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base. Rowan enlisted into ...

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Michael Rodriguez, a Mamaroneck resident, will be promoted to Colonel during a ceremony on Sunday, Sept. 8 at New York National Guard's Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill. Rodriguez, an engineer officer, has ...

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Chad Clark, a Chester resident, will assume command of the Camp Smith Training Site Garrison during a Sunday, Sept. 8 ceremony. He replaced Lt. Col. Michael Rodriguez who is being promoted to colonel and moving on...

The New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs is now issuing Korean War and Vietnam War commemorative medals approved by the legislature and Gov. Kathy Hochul in 2022. The legislation, signed by the governor prior to Veterans Day in 2022, ...