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Whitehead: Relationships the ‘Magic Ingredient’ in NCO Development in Europe
September 12, 2022
Ukrainian Chief Master Sgt. Oleksandr Kosynskyi, the command senior enlisted leader of the Armed Forces of Ukraine, talks with Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, the SEA to the chief, National Guard Bureau, during the Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe International Command Senior Enlisted Conference in Casteau, Belgium, Sept. 7, 2022.
New York Army National Guard Troops Deploy to Africa
September 9, 2022
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shawn Tabankin, the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment commander, and Command Sgt. Maj. Jason Zeller, the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment senior enlisted advisor, case the battalion’s colors during a ceremony at Fort Bliss Texas, Sept. 6, 2022. The colors will be unfurled in Africa when the unit assumes responsibility for a security mission as part of Combined Joint Task Force-Horn of Africa.
New York Army Guard Helps Battle Hudson Valley Fire
September 2, 2022
A New York Army National Guard UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter drops 600 gallons of water on a wildfire along a ridgeline in Minnewaska State Park Preserve in the Hudson Valley near Ellenville, New York, Aug. 30, 2022. The New York National Guard deployed two Black Hawks to support firefighting operations at the request of the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation.
New York National Guard Cyber Experts Learn from Brazilian Counterparts
September 1, 2022
New York National Guard cyber protection experts Capt. Andrew Carter, the information systems officer for the 42nd Infantry Division headquarters battalion, second from left, and Chief Warrant Officer 2 Nefertiti Stokes, a member of the 173rd Cyber Protection Team, second from right, with Brazilian counterparts during a visit to the Brazilian military communications school in Brasilia, Brazil, Aug.17, 2022. The Americans took part in Brazil’s annual Cyber Guardian Exercise as part of the New York National Guard State Partnership Program relationship with Brazil.
New York Air Guard Airmen Train with Brazilian Counterparts
August 26, 2022
Senior Airman Matt Pluhoeski, right, a pararescue Airman assigned to the 103rd Rescue Squadron of the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Squadron, works with a Brazilian counterpart on a simulated casualty on board one of the wing’s HC-130 Combat King II search and rescue aircraft during a medical evacuation mission as part of Exercise Tapio in Campo Grande, Brazil, Aug. 24, 2022. The New York Air National Guard sent 100 personnel to participate in the exercise as part of the New York National Guard State Partnership Program relationship with Brazil.
New York National Guard unit Assumes Command of Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine
August 8, 2022
A U.S. Army Soldier assigned to Task Force Orion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, wears the Combat Training Center-Yavoriv Advisor patch above the 27th IBCT patch during the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine Transfer of Authority ceremony in Grafenwoehr, Germany, August 8, 2022.
Harlem Armory Time Capsule Reveals Snapshot of 1923
July 26, 2022
Courtney Burns, director of the New York State Military Museum, examines a copper box time capsule discovered inside the cornerstone of the original section of the New York National Guard’s historic Harlem Armory during renovation work. The box contained documents pertaining to the 369th “Harlem Hellfighters” of World War I fame and documents of importance to the Black community in 1923 New York City.
New York Army Guard Trains with South African Partners
July 25, 2022
New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Anthony Ruggerio from the 107th Military Police Company participated in a react-to-ambush exercise with the South Africa National Defense Force near Kwambonambi- Mfolozane July 22, 2022. The U.S. Soldiers are in South Africa as part of Shared Accord, a biannual training event to enhance operational skills and partnership between the United States and South Africa.
Tennessee Hosts Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition
July 25, 2022
Competitors participate in warrior tasks during the 2022 National Guard Bureau Region 2 Best Warrior Competition May 17-20, 2022, at Camp Dawson, Kingwood, West Virginia. Regional winners from across the nation advanced to the national competition in Tennessee.
New York National Guard Honors Nelson Mandela Day with SPP Partner
July 19, 2022
Lt. Col. Joseph Conley and Staff. Sgt. David Bailey stand with students from the Khanyiselisizwe High School for Nelson Mandela International Day July 18, 2022. The U.S. Soldiers are there for Shared Accord, a biannual training event to enhance operational skills and the partnership between the United States and South Africa.
New York Army Guard Troops to Help Train Ukrainian Soldiers
July 18, 2022
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, who are deploying to Germany as part of the Joint Multinational Training Group-Ukraine, stand at attention during a farewell ceremony at the Thompson Road Armory in Syracuse, New York, July 15, 2022. The New York Soldiers will relieve Florida Army National Guard Soldiers who are currently conducting the training mission.
National Guard SEA Visits Colorado Guard Space, Missile Defense Units
July 1, 2022
Senior Enlisted Advisor Tony Whitehead, center right, the SEA to the chief of the National Guard Bureau, stands with Command Chief Master Sgt. Lisa Perry, the Colorado National Guard’s command senior enlisted leader, and members of the Colorado Guard’s 138th Space Control Squadron on Schriever Space Force Base, Colorado, June 28, 2022. Whitehead visited Colorado Guard space and missile defense units in Colorado Springs to see how National Guard members are contributing to these expanding domains.
NY National Guard Wraps up Federally Funded COVID-19 Mission
July 1, 2022
New York Army National Guard Pvt. Joshua Morales, a member of the 133rd Combat Support Company, directs a COVID-19 vaccination registrant to The State University of New York, Stony Brook, vaccination site March 16th, 2021.
New York National Guard Honors Korean War MIA
May 27, 2022
New York Army National Guard Soldiers carry the remains of Korean War MIA Cpl. Robert Charles Agard Jr. during his funeral ceremony honors May 27, 2022, at the Forest Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Elmira, N.Y. Agard was returned home after more than 70 years listed as missing in action following his death in North Korea.
New York Guard Partner South Africa Signs West Point Pact
May 23, 2022
New York Army National Guard Maj. Anthony McLean, the executive officer of the 369th Sustainment Brigade, conducts a tour of the brigade’s historic Harlem Armory for a delegation of South African officers and academics April 21, 2022. The South Africans met with officials at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point to sign an agreement setting up an exchange program with South Africa’s officer education program.
WMD civil support teams train on land, sea, in air
May 23, 2022
Florida Army National Guard, Lt. Col. Mark Bianchi, 48th Civil Support Team commander, briefs local, state and federal authorities and other CST teams from New York, Illinois, Georgia, North and South Carolina at the C.W. Bill Young Armed Forces Reserve Center during Operation Night Hammer May 22, 2022.
New York National Guard supports nursing home
April 11, 2022
New York Air National Guard Senior Airman Skyler Suazo, a medical technician assigned to the 174th Attack Wing, Hancock Field Air National Guard, talks with a resident at Loretto Health and Rehab in Syracuse, New York. National Guard medics have been deployed in nursing homes to help alleviate staff shortages during the COVID-19 pandemic.
New York Guard leads world's largest St. Patrick's Day parade
March 18, 2022
The best junior enlisted Soldier and best non-commissioned officer of the year, of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, lead the unit's mascots, two Irish Wolfhounds named Billy and Autumn, during the St. Patrick's Day Parade, Manhattan, New York, March 17, 2022.
New York National Guard COVID mission tops 2 years
March 10, 2022
Air Force Lt. Col. John Reynolds, a member of the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing, vaccinates Tom Pescatore May 20, 2021 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York City. Pescatore's injection was the 600,000 shot administered at the massive vaccination site established and staffed by the New York National Guard.
NY Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade prepares for deployments
March 3, 2022
U.S. Army Capt. Nicholas Charnley, Maj. Dermot Gavin, and Maj. Jared Kausner, assigned to the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York Army National Guard, discuss the theoretical application of multidomain operations in a modern-day version of the Battle of Saipan in World War II during a leaders workshop in Syracuse, New York, Feb. 26, 2022. The workshop served to prepare the 27th IBCT's senior leaders for upcoming deployments and development of their future forces.