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New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Tom Wickham stands with his family following his promotio in Latham N.Y. on Aug. 22, 2018. Wickham was promoted to the rank of Staff Sgt. (N.Y. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Andrew Valenza)

Niskayuna resident Thomas Wickham promoted to Staff Sergeant in the New York Army National Guard

Niskayuna resident Thomas Wickham has been promoted to the rank of staff sergeant in the New York Army National Guard. Wickham, who is a full-time Guard Soldier currently serving as administrator for the New York National Guard's Family Programs Of...

Aug 23, 2018, 8:00am EDT

Brig. Gen. David Warager, commander of the New York Guard, swears in Specialist Russ Ebersole from Mount Vernon, N.Y., as the newest member of the state defense force at Camp Smith, N.Y. July 18, 2018. Photo by Spc. Sando Sherod, New York Guard.

Mount Vernon musician joins ranks of New York Guard state defense force

The New York Guard state defense force welcomed one of its newest members July 14, 2018 with the swearing in of Specialist Russ Ebersole from Mount Vernon, N.Y. Ebersole enlisted as a trumpet player in the New York Guard's 89th Band. He was sworn in...

Aug 20, 2018, 1:09pm EDT

Free Emergency Preparedness Training in Poughkeepsie August 10

New York National Guard troops, in conjunction with the New York State Division of Homeland Security and Emergency Services, will be presenting a free disaster preparedness class Friday, August 10 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. ...

Aug 9, 2018, 12:00pm EDT

Sgt. Ilya Titov, a Rockaway Park resident, prepares to engage targets with the M-4 carbine during the Army National Guard's 2018 Best Warrior Competition at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania on July 26, 2018. Titov was competition against five Soldiers from across the country to be the top junior enlisted Soldier in the 340,000- member Army National Guard. ( U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Spec. Andrew Valenza)

Rockaway Park National Guard Soldier Sgt. Ilya Titov is runner-up in Army National Guard nationwide Best Warrior Competition

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Ilya Titov, a resident of Rockaway Park, was the runner up in a nationwide competition to find the top Soldier in the New York Army National Guard. Titov, a member of the 1st Battalion 69th Infantry, which is based ...

Aug 6, 2018, 4:00pm EDT

New York Army National Guard Commander Maj. Gen. Raymond Shields presents the Meritorious Service Medal to Lt. Col. Joel Abelove during Abelove's retirement ceremony in Latham, N.Y. August 4, 2018. Abelove retired after 27 years of military service. Abelove served as a Judge Advocate for the National Guard, including a deployment to Afghanistan in 2008.

Joel Abelove, Rensselaer resident and National Guard veteran of Afghanistan deployment, retires after 27 years of service

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Joel Abelove from Rensselaer, N.Y. retired from military service August 4, 2018 in a ceremony held at the National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Latham, N.Y. Abelove received the Army's Meritorious Service M...

Aug 4, 2018, 2:59pm EDT

Staff Sergeant Jacob Buker, left, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller, 113th Air Support Operations Squadron, Terra Haute, Ind., checks the Rover feed during a close air support mission with Staff Sergeant Paul Cange, a Joint Terminal Attack Controller, 274th Air Support Operations Squadron, Syracuse, N.Y., during a training exercise Aug. 9, 2016.

Four New York Air National Guard Airmen deploy to assist Oregon Wildfire containment

Four New York Air National Guard members of the 274th Air Support Operations Squadron deployed this week to Grants Pass, Oregon to assist firefighters contain a wildfire that forced the evacuation of more than 700 local citizens from their homes in sou...

Aug 1, 2018, 4:25pm EDT

N.Y. National Guard Maj. Gen. Anthony German, the Adjutant General of the New York National Guard, awards Brig. Gen. Patrick Center with the conspicuous service medal, Latham, N.Y., July 31, 2018. Center was retiring after nearly 40 years of service to the New York Army National Guard. (N.Y. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Andrew Valenza)

Capital Region National Guard senior leader retires after four decades of service

New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Patrick Center retired from military service after nearly 40 years in uniform following a ceremony held at the Joint Force Headquarters in Latham, July 31. Center, from Charleton, N.Y., who served as Director ...

Aug 1, 2018, 11:33am EDT

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Stephanie Hazelett, a Bradford, N.Y. resident and a member of the 105th Military Police Company, is reenlisted by 2nd Lt. Richard Buck, a member of Headquarters company, 102nd Military Police Battalion, during a flight on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopters on July 19, 2018 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. The unit was conducting annual training at Fort Indiantown Gap. ( U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Crego)

NY Army National Guard Sgt. Stephanie Hazelett, a Bradford resident, reenlists while flying aboard CH-47

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Stephanie Hazelett, a Bradford resident, reenlisted during training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, on June 19. Peterson is a military police team leader assigned to 105th Military Police Company in Buffalo. S...

Jul 30, 2018, 6:00pm EDT

New York Army National Guard SPC Kevin Hamilton,(right) a Lakeview N.Y. resident and a member of the 105th Military Police Company, is reenlisted by 2nd Lt. Richard Buck, a member of Headquarters company, 102nd Military Police Battalion, during a flight on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopters on July 19, 2018 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. The unit was conducting annual training at Fort Indiantown Gap. ( U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Crego)

NY Army National Guard Specialist Kevin Hamilton, a Lake View resident, reenlists on board CH-47 helicopter

New York Army National Guard Specialist Kevin Hamilton, a Lake View resident, reenlisted during training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, on June 19. Hamilton is a military police Soldier assigned to the 105th Military Police Company in Buffalo...

Jul 30, 2018, 5:00pm EDT

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Kirk Moon, a Canandaigua, N.Y. resident and a member of the 222nd Military Police Company, is reenlisted by 2nd Lt. Richard Buck, a member of Headquarters company, 102nd Military Police Battalion, during a flight on board a CH-47 Chinook helicopters on July 19, 2018 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. The unit was conducting annual training at Fort Indiantown Gap. ( U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Crego)

NY Army National Guard Sgt. Kirk Moon, a Canandaigua resident, reenlists during July 19 ceremony on CH-47 helicopter

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Kirk Moon, a Canandaigua resident, reenlisted during training at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, on June 19. Moon is a military police team leader assigned to the 222nd Military Police Company in Rochester. He an...

Jul 30, 2018, 5:00pm EDT

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