Guard News - The National Guard - Tag New York National Guard

New York Air Guard Centralizes Recruiting With New Squadron
July 30, 2026 — LATHAM, N.Y. – The New York Air National Guard activated its first Recruiting and Retention Squadron during a July 29 ceremony at New York Air National Guard headquarters, creating a centralized... MORE

Army Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general of the New York National Guard, passes the guidon of the New York Air National Guard Recruiting and Retention Squadron to Maj. Josh Bowers, the new squadron's commander during the squadron activation ceremony held at the New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, N.Y., July 29, 2026.

New York Guard Showcases Polar Airlift Mission
July 28, 2026 — OSHKOSH, Wis. – The New York Air Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing joined more than 10,000 aircraft and hundreds of thousands of aviation enthusiasts last week at EAA AirVenture Oshkosh, the world’s largest... MORE

Crew and Aircraft from the 109th Airlift Wing attend EAA Airventure Airshow in Oshkosh, Wisconsin, July 2026.

New York Guardsmen Build Critical Skills in Arctic Environment
July 20, 2026 — KANGERLUSSUAQ, Greenland – New York National Guardsmen are building critical skills in an Arctic environment while solving a real-world problem through their work to repair a roof at their Greenland... MORE

A New York Army National Guard Soldier assigned to the 1156th Engineer Company constructs a new pitched roof over an existing flat roof at a lodging facility in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, June 15, 2026.

New York Guard to Participate in July 4 Aerial Review
July 1, 2026 — NEW YORK – Two New York Air National Guard wings will participate in a 150-plane International Aerial Review set for the morning of July 4 in New York City.Airmen from the 105th Airlift Wing, based at... MORE

A C-17 Globemaster III lowers its landing gear as it prepares to land at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, May 20, 2026.

Last N.Y. Guardsmen Return Home From Operation Epic Fury
June 26, 2026 — TROY, N.Y. – The last of 500 New York National Guard Soldiers who deployed to the Middle East with the headquarters of the 42nd Infantry Division returned to New York from their deployment at the... MORE

Maj. Gen. Jack James, left, and Command Sgt. Maj. Arnold Reyes, right, the 42nd Infantry Division command team, case the division's colors during the Task Force Spartan transfer of authority ceremony June 6, 2026, in the Middle East.

N.Y. Guard Specialized Team Masters Evaluation Challenge
June 17, 2026 — AMSTERDAM, N.Y. – Airmen and Soldiers of the New York National Guard’s 2nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team demonstrated proficiency in various tasks during a recent evaluation,... MORE

New York National Guard 2nd Civil Support Team Sgt. 1st Class Joshua Slish, decontamination noncommissioned officer, right, and Staff Sgt. Tyler Center, survey team chief, left, gather contaminated items during the certification process in Schenectady, N.Y. on June 11, 2026.

Guard Soldiers Boost Hazardous Incident Readiness
June 5, 2026 — FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pa. – Soldiers assigned to the New York and New Jersey Homeland Response Force trained alongside the Pennsylvania National Guard’s 3rd Civil Support Team and 108th Area Support... MORE

Service members from the New York and New Jersey National Guard Homeland Response Force conduct casualty extraction and hazardous environment response training under the instruction of the West Virginia National Guard during a regional chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear, or CBRN, response exercise.

Air Guard Defenders Enhance Skills During Ranger Exercise
June 4, 2026 — FORT BENNING, Ga. – Air National Guard Security Forces defenders enhanced air base ground defense tactics, techniques and procedures under austere, constrained field conditions during the U.S. Army’s... MORE

Air National Guard Security Forces defenders participate in near-ambush reaction training, instructed by the U.S. Army Special Operations Command Counter Threat Home Station Training Team, at Fort Benning, Georgia, May 12, 2026.

N.Y. National Guard Marks Memorial Day With Ceremony
May 21, 2026 — LATHAM, N.Y. – Soldiers, Airmen, Naval Militia members and civilians who work at the New York National Guard headquarters in Latham marked Memorial Day with a short ceremony May 21 at the building’s... MORE

Air National Guard Major General Gary Charlton, commander of the New York Air National Guard, left, and Command Chief Master Sergeant Michael Hewson salute while taps played during the New York National Guard headquarters Memorial Day ceremony in Latham, New York, on May 21, 2026.

New York Guard, Sweden Strengthen Partnership at Exercise Northern Lights
May 15, 2026 — KUNGSÄNGEN, Sweden – Eighty New York Army National Guard Soldiers spent their annual training working alongside Swedish soldiers in Sweden's sprawling forests.Instead of spending their two weeks of... MORE

A Swedish Armed Forces service member, left, speaks with a New York Army National Guard Soldier with Troop C, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, during exercise Northern Lights 26, April 28, 2026, in Habo-Tibble, Sweden.

Louisiana Guard Hosts Interrogation Competition
May 14, 2026 — PINEVILLE, La. – Twenty-three Human Intelligence, or HUMINT, Collector teams from the United States, Australia and Canada competed in the fifth annual Tranquil Storm interrogation competition at the... MORE

Sgt. Maj. Jose Melendez, sergeant major for the Headquarters Department of the Army Deputy Chief of Staff, G-2 (Intelligence), speaks during the Tranquil Storm 2026 awards ceremony at the Louisiana National Guard's Camp Beauregard April 30, 2026.

New York Guard Welcomes Remains of WWII Airman Home
May 6, 2026 — LATHAM, N.Y. – When Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Joseph Burke came home to Troy, New York, on May 1 – 84 years after he left – New York Army National Guard Soldiers welcomed him at the airport.Joseph Leroy... MORE

Soldiers assigned to the New York Army National Guard Honor Guard salute as the coffin containing the remains of Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Joseph L. Burke are moved toward a hearse at Albany International Airport in Latham, New York, on May 1, 2026, during a dignified transfer of remains.

Two Military Police Company Soldiers Named New York Guard Best Warriors
April 7, 2026 — CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, N.Y. – Two Soldiers from Buffalo’s 105th Military Police Company have been named winners in the New York Army National Guard’s 2026 Best Warrior competition.Spc. Trevor Lock... MORE

New York Guard Soldiers participate in a 12-mile ruck during the New York Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition 2026, at Camp Smith Training Site, Cortlandt Manor, New York, March 26, 2026.

New York Guard Elevates Force Protection with Tethered Drones
March 31, 2026 — STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – The New York Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing at Stewart Air National Guard Base is introducing tethered drones to its arsenal of safety and security equipment to... MORE

Airmen from the 105th Airlift Wing and trainers from Fotokite talk about operating tethered drones at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, Feb. 9, 2026.

New York Guard's Cyber Team Strengthens Online Battle Skills
March 25, 2026 — KINGSTON, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard Soldiers with Cyber Protection Team 173 sharpened their skills defending critical infrastructure from digital threats during a simulated cyber battle.“Our... MORE

New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the Cyber Protection Team 173 counter an attacker who infiltrated a utility company's computer network during an exercise at the Kingston Armory in Kingston, New York, Feb. 23-26, 2026.

New York Guard’s ‘Fighting 69th’ To Lead St. Patrick's Day Parade for 175th Time
March 16, 2026 — NEW YORK, N.Y. – Eight hundred Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment will once again lead the world's largest St. Patrick's Day Parade on March 17, when... MORE

Led by a piper, Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, known as the “Fighting 69th” stride along up Fifth Avenue on March 17, 2025, during the 2025 New York City St. Patrick’s Day Parade.

New York Guard Completes 38th Year of Operation Deep Freeze
March 16, 2026 — SCOTIA, N.Y. – The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing concluded its 38th year supporting American scientific research in Antarctica during the 2025–2026 Operation Deep Freeze season,... MORE

A LC-130 Hercules from the 109th Airlift Wing is loaded with cargo at Williams Field, Antarctica, Dec. 22, 2025.

New York Guard Soldiers Receive French Medal for Actions in Iraq
February 23, 2026 — ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Six New York Army National Guard Soldiers who helped rescue 34 French special forces during an August 2023 firefight in Iraq received the French equivalent of the Bronze Star during... MORE

Five of six New York Army National Guard Soldiers who received a French medal in recognition of the aid they offered to French special operations forces in August 2023, stand in formation during an award ceremony in Rochester, New York, Feb. 22, 2026.

Southampton Fire Department Thanks New York Guard for Wildfire Support
January 28, 2026 — FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. – Members of the Southampton Fire Department visited Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York, on... MORE

Southampton Fire Department First Assistant Chief Ricky Fowler, right, and Capt. Jason Poremba, left, present representatives of the New York Air Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing and Army Guard’s 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion with a framed photograph at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York, Jan. 9, 2026.

New York Air Guard Helps Commemorate 13th U.S. President’s Birthday
January 8, 2026 — BUFFALO, N.Y. – The New York Air Guard’s 107th Attack Wing honored Millard Fillmore, the nation’s 13th president, when the wing’s Mission Support Group deputy commander laid a wreath at his gravesite... MORE

107th Mission Support Group Deputy Commander Lt. Col. Andrew Rodgers presents the presidential wreath on behalf of President Donald J. Trump at Millard Fillmore's gravesite, Jan. 7 2026, Buffalo, N.Y.

Virginia National Guard Unit at the Forefront of Army Transformation

Oregon Guard Aircrews Support Wildfire Response

Montana Guard Airman Selected as 2026 Total Force Outstanding Airman of the Year

Louisiana Guard Engineers Construct Fire Training Tower

Montana Guard Improves Rescue Ability With New Hoist System