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Aircrews of the Guard's 106th Rescue Wing redeploy following response to Hurricane Harvey
Aircraft and crews from the 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air National Guard return back to Gabreski Air National Guard Base following their successful support to help victims of Hurricane Harvey in Texas. The rescue team, with about 120 personn...
Sep 2, 2017, 1:00pm EDT
Lt. Col. Douglas S. Daeffler, a Waterloo resident, retires from New York Air National Guard after 33 years
New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. Douglas S. Daeffler, a Waterloo resident, has retired from the military after serving over 33 years of service during a retirement ceremony held on Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, May 8. Daeffler, an Envir...
Jun 6, 2017, 9:18am EDT
Albany resident Robert Morisseau, a member of the New York Naval Militia, is awarded top honor
Albany resident Robert Morisseau, a Chief Petty Officer in the New York Naval Militia, has been named the recipient of the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affair's Colonel Gouverneur Morris Citizen Soldier Award. The award is named aft...
May 17, 2017, 3:07pm EDT
Clifton Park resident Nakia Dukes promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 3 in the New York Army National Guard
LATHAM, N.Y. - A New York Army National Guard Soldier who began his military career as an enlisted Marine has achieved a higher warrant-officer rank. Nakia Dukes, of Clifton Park, N.Y., was promoted to the rank of chief warrant officer 3 i...
May 15, 2017, 10:21am EDT
New York National Guard Soldier Completes 26-Mile Bataan Memorial Death March
For the third year in a row, a New York Army National Guard Soldier and Iraq war veteran completed the 26-mile Bataan Memorial Death March across the high desert terrain of White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico March 19. Sgt. 1st Class Walter Mesh...
May 5, 2017, 2:36pm EDT
Staten Island National Guard Soldier completes 26-mile Bataan Memorial Death March
A New York Army National Guard Soldier and Iraq war veteran has completed the 26-mile Bataan Memorial Death March across the high desert terrain of White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico on March 19, 2017. Chief Warrant Officer 3 Michelle Roxby, of...
May 5, 2017, 2:36pm EDT
New York National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division Holds Change of Command Ceremony
New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Steven Ferrari, a veteran of the Iraq War, takes command of the 42nd Infantry Division, Saturday May 6 during a ceremony at the Empire State Plaza. Ferrari, a one-star general, had been serving as Assistant Divis...
May 5, 2017, 1:48pm EDT
57th Annual WNY Armed Forces Week
The 57th Annual Western New York Armed Forces Week celebrations will be held May 7-13, 2017. The week-long festivities will be hosted this year by the United States Air Force in tribute to the men and women of the United States Armed Forces. Profits...
Apr 19, 2017, 4:17pm EDT
109th Airlift Wing base publication wins award in Air National Guard media competition
The official publication of the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing was picked as the best base or wing publication in the Air National Guard during media competition judging which took place in March. Judges at the National Guard Burea...
Apr 13, 2017, 9:40am EDT
NY Air National Guard videographer Airman Jamie Spaulding, a Ballston Spa resident, recognized in media competition
New York Air National Guard Senior Airman Jamie Spaulding, a Ballston Spa resident, has been named best New Videographer of the Year in the Air National Guard by the National Guard Bureau Public Affairs Office. Spaulding, a broadcast communications...
Apr 12, 2017, 1:02pm EDT