Command Chief Master Sgt. Joseph Cohan, a Bethel resident who joined the Air Force in 2001 is now the top enlisted leader in the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing. The wing, based at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, flies th...

Master Sgt. Jonathan M. Corcoran, a Slingerlands resident, and a member of the 109th Airlift Wing's 139th Security Forces Squadron, was recently awarded the Air and Space Commendation Medal he earned for his actions while deployed in Iraq from October ...

NEWBURGH, NY (08/02/2025) - New York Air National Guard Col. Kristopher Geis, a Newburgh resident, retired after 38 years if service, during an August 2 ceremony held at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh. Geis most recently held the title of...

New York Army National Guard Capt. Brian Gifford, a Guilderland resident, retired after 27 years of service in both the Air National Guard and Army National Guard, during a July 30 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Gifford, a...

Twenty-seven Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division Band will be playing free performances in the Hudson Valley and on Long Island, from August 1 to 9. The band will also be playing at the Intrepid Museum in New York Cit...

Cornwall resident Matt Kilgore was promoted to the rank of colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a July 25 ceremony at the Hotel Thayer at West Point. Kilgore, who graduated from the United States Military Academy in 2002, currently serve...

Averial Park resident Ryan Brountas was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a July 24 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Brountas, a Signal Corps officer and a veteran of the wars in Iraq ...

Two hundred and forty-six New York Army National Guard Soldiers will be heading to Fort Irwin, California, the home of the Army's National Training Center in the Mojave Desert this week starting on July 15, 2025. The Soldiers will be serving along sid...

A Trumbull, Connecticut man who served two tours in Iraq, took over as the top enlisted Soldier in the 11,632-member New York Army National Guard during a July 7 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York. Command Sgt. Major ...

New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Edwin Garris, a former captain in the Buffalo Police Department, was honored for his 37 years of Army service during retirement ceremonies conducted on July 7, 2025, at New York National Guard headquarter...