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  • The Guard in 2024: Deployments, hurricanes, wildfires and new leadership

    ARLINGTON, Va. –  As 2024 began, Soldiers with 1st Squadron, 221st Cavalry Regiment, Nevada Army National Guard, were on duty along the Las Vegas Strip supporting state and local law enforcement as more than 400,000 people celebrated the New Year. “People love to see us out here,” said U.S. Army

  • New York Air National Guard Helps Track Santa Claus

    ROME, N.Y. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command defends the North American airspace 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year.On Dec. 24, NORAD will add one more element to its mission list as it tracks Santa Claus on his around-the-world flight. American and Canadian NORAD

  • New York Airmen Complete Brazilian Jungle Warfare Course

    STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - Two New York Air Guardsmen from the 105th Airlift Wing’s Base Defense Group completed the esteemed Brazilian Jungle Warfare School course.Tech. Sgt. Gerardo Balsa and Staff Sgt. Grant Cozart, defenders with the 105th, are the first two 105th Airmen to ever

  • New York Airmen Honored for Saving Lives of Two Wingmen

    STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – Two Airmen from the New York National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing were recognized for saving their fellow Airmen’s lives at a Dec. 8 ceremony.The 105th’s Top 3 Executive Team presented Staff Sgt. Timothy Horton and Capt. Sinead Kirnan with the Henry W. Windels

  • New York Guard Airmen Honor President Martin Van Buren

    KINDERHOOK, N.Y. — New York Guard Airmen saluted the nation’s eighth president on Thursday, Dec. 5, as Brigadier General Gary Charlton, the assistant adjutant general, Air, placed a wreath from President Joseph Biden at the grave of President Martin Van Buren.Fifty residents gathered at the

  • Sweden Makes State Partnership Visit to 106th Rescue Wing

    WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. - Ten members of the Swedish Air Force visited the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base as part of the State Partnership Program Nov. 17-20.The New York National Guard signed a State Partnership Program agreement with

  • New York Air Guard Attack Wing Demonstrates Readiness

    NIAGARA FALLS N.Y.- One hundred and twenty Airmen assigned to the 107th Attack Wing completed their annual large-scale readiness exercise, Niagara Warrior, Oct. 17-20.The exercise simulated a contested operating area with degraded operating conditions. All available duty stations, from Civil

  • New York Air Guard Woman Excels at South Africa Competition

    POTCHEFSTROOM, South Africa - New York Air Guard Senior Airman Vincenza Costanzo was the top-scoring woman at a week-long South African National Defence Force Military Skills Competition.Costanzo was one of 17 New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen who represented the United States at the

  • From Ohio to Alaska, Airmen Unite for Space Intelligence

    FAIRBANKS, Alaska - From the heart of Ohio to the rugged Alaskan terrain, the Polar Surge exercise is uniting Airmen, Guardians and coalition forces in pursuit of unparalleled space intelligence support to operations. Polar Surge is an active and ongoing partnership between the 213th Space Warning

  • New York Air Guard Launches 37th Antarctic Support Mission

    SCOTIA, N.Y. - The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing began its 37th year supporting science research in Antarctica as five LC-130H “Skibirds” and 110 Airmen departed Stratton Air National Guard Base Oct. 16-17.The wing’s LC-130s are the largest aircraft in the world able to land on