Justin Westfall, a Valatie resident and veteran of Iraq has been promoted to Master Sergeant. in the New York Army National Guard. Westfall was promoted by Col. Steven Rowe, director of the United States Property and Fiscal Office of New York in a c...

For the 168th time Saturday, March 16, the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry-the famous "Fighting 69th-will lead the New York City St. Patrick's Day parade. The 69th Infantry was originally organized as a militia unit for I...

A former New York Army National Guard officer, author and historian with personal ties to the Vietnam War provided an educational lecture program to the public about the New York Air National Guard's participation in Vietnam February 23, 2019 at the Ne...

New York Army National Guard David Martinez, an Albany resident, was recognized for 35 years of service during a retirement ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters on Friday, March 1. Martinez, a veteran of the Iraq War, was awarded the Leg...

The African-American Soldiers of the New York National Guard's 15th Infantry Regiment didn't get a parade when they left for World War I in 1917. There were New York City parades for the Guardsmen of the 27th Division and the 42nd Division and the d...

New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Jennifer Alvarez, a Bayside, Queens resident, took command of the Operations Company of the 42nd Infantry Division during a February 10, 2019 ceremony at division headquarters in Troy, N.Y. The 42nd Infantry Divi...

Ninety-seven New York Army National Guard Sldiers from Staten Island will spend the next two weeks training at Camp Dodge, Iowa, beginning on Saturday, Feb. 9. The members of the 145th Maintenance Company, who are based at the Manor Road Armory, spe...

New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. John F. Bellissimo, a Rocky Point resident, was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal during his retirement ceremony at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base on Feb. 2, 2019. Bellissimo, who served as th...

Karen White, a resident of the Upper West Side was recently sworn in as a 1st Lieutenant in the New York Army National Guard's Judge Advocate General Corps. White, who is a 2011 graduate of Vanderbilt University and a 2014 graduate of Vermont Law Sc...

The 109th Airlift Wing will host a retirement ceremony for Major General Anthony German, an Oneonta resident and the adjutant general of New York--the commander of the New York National Guard-- from 2016 to 2018 and the commander of the wing from 2006 ...