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New York Army Guard Chaplains Attend South Africa Symposium
October 30, 2024
The South African National Defence Force Chaplain General, Brigadier Gen. E.T. Maswe, left, and South African Defence Minister A. M. Motshekga, pose with New York Army National Guard chaplains Col. Douglas Brock and Lt. Col. Timothy Miller during the South African military’s annual chaplains symposium outside Cape Town, South Africa, in October 2024. Brock and Miller represented the United States at the meeting of 200 South African military chaplains.
New York Guard Helps Floridians Recover from Hurricane
October 22, 2024
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Tyler Linendoll, an infantryman assigned to Charlie Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, cuts downed tree branches with a chainsaw following Hurricane Milton in Palmetto, Florida, Oct. 11, 2024. Soldiers from the 27th IBCT worked with members of the Florida Army National Guard to provide relief to communities impacted by the hurricane.
From Ohio to Alaska, Airmen Unite for Space Intelligence
October 22, 2024
U.S. Airmen assigned to the 126th Intelligence Squadron support and train Airmen and Guardians of the 213th Space Warning Squadron at Clear Space Force Station, Alaska, June 21, 2024, as part of the Polar Surge partnership. The joint effort between the 178th Wing and 213th provides space surveillance data to the NORAD Space Control Center.
New York Air Guard Launches 37th Antarctic Support Mission
October 18, 2024
Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing prepare to depart for Operation Deep Freeze with LC-130 Hercules aircraft from Scotia, N.Y., Oct.17, 2024. Operation Deep Freeze is an annual U.S. Pacific Air Forces-led joint interagency mission to provide logistical and transportation support to the National Science Foundation and the U.S. Antarctic program.
New York Air Guard Security Forces Train Augmentee Force
October 11, 2024
Master Sgt. Jeremy Morey, security forces supervisor assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, Scotia, New York, instructs an Airman during a security forces augmented training course Sept. 17, 2024. The purpose of the course is to backfill at home station when security forces defenders must forward deploy.
New York National Guard Troops Assist with Hurricane Response
October 10, 2024
Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard’s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat team board a C-17 Globemaster III from the New York Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing as they head to Camp Blanding Joint Training Center near Jacksonville, Florida, to support the Florida National Guard response to Hurricane Milton’s landfall.
New York National Guard Officer Earns Sapper Tab
September 19, 2024
New York Army Guard 1st Lt. Rebeka Eaton shoulders and inflatable boat during the Sappers Leader Course at Fort Leonard Wood, Missouri, in June 2024. Eaton earned her Sapper Tab on June 14. She is one of four New York National Guard Soldiers who can wear the coveted award and the first New York National Guard woman to do so.
NY National Guard Honors World War II Soldier Posthumously
September 17, 2024
Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, displays a photograph of Pvt. John Greschiak, a World War II Soldier killed in action on Sept. 16, 1944, during a ceremony at which he was posthumously awarded the New York State Conspicuous Service Cross at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. New York, Sept. 16, 2024. Shields presented the award to the Soldiers niece and grandniece.
Virginia Guard Tests Cybersecurity Readiness in Exercise
August 16, 2024
A member of the Finnish Defense Forces collaborates with a Virginia National Guard cyber operator July 15, 2024, during Cyber Fortress 3.0 at the State Military Reservation, Virginia Beach. The Virginia National Guard brought together multinational and interagency partners to exercise Virginia’s cyber incident response process July 7-20, 2024.
Colorado Soldier Supplies Space Information to New York Guard
August 15, 2024
Colorado National Guard, Maj. Thomas Bell, a space officer assigned to the 117th Space Battalion, 1st Space Brigade, U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command, is working with the New York Army National Guard, providing space capabilities during annual training at Fort Drum, N.Y., Aug. 3-17, 2024.
New York Sergeant is Army Guard’s Best Warrior Soldier
August 14, 2024
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Peter Fillion, an Amherst, New York resident who won the Army National Guard's Best Warrior Competition in the Soldier category, poses for a photo during the 2024 competition at the Army Mountain Warfare School, Jericho, Vermont, Aug. 5, 2024. The five-day event tested Soldiers’ physical and mental prowess.
New York Army Guard Engineers Test Skills in Engineer Rodeo
August 13, 2024
New York Army National Guard Pfc. Keith Alvarado (operating the 10-ton dump truck) and Spc. Joseph Warner (operating the excavator), both assigned to 1156th Engineer Company, practiced operating skills Aug. 10, 2024, as part of the 204th Engineer Battalion's annual engineering rodeo in Walton, New York.
New York, Alabama Soldiers are Army Guard’s Best Warriors
August 13, 2024
Command Sgt. Maj. John Raines, the command sergeant major of the Army National Guard, applauds after presenting trophies to U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Kirtley Finnell, center, a combat engineer with the 20th Special Forces Group, Alabama Army National Guard, and U.S. Army Sgt. Peter Fillion, an infantryman with C Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, New York Army National Guard, after they were named the 2024 Army National Guard Noncommissioned Officer and Soldier of the Year during a ceremony in Burlington, Vermont, Aug. 8, 2024.
NY Guard Soldier Designs Korea, Vietnam Commemorative Medals
August 12, 2024
Staff Sgt. Lauren Hicks with her final sketches of the New York State Korean War Commemorative Medal, right, and the New York State Vietnam War Commemorative Medal.
New York Guard Security Forces Airmen Hone Weapons Skills
August 6, 2024
Staff Sgt. David Hacker, a combat arms instructor for the 109th Security Forces Squadron, prepares a firing position during a training exercise at the Ethan Allen training site in Jericho, Vermont, Aug. 1, 2024.
New York National Guard Assists with Tornado Recovery Effort
July 19, 2024
New York Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 174th Attack Wing clear debris in Rome, New York, July 17, 2024, alongside city employees. The New York National Guard deployed 25 Airmen from the 174th Attack Wing, 25 Soldiers from the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, and an additional 10 Soldiers to help clear debris left by a July 16 storm.
NY Guard Civil Support Teams Learn from Brazilian Counterparts
July 18, 2024
U.S. Army 2nd Lt. Jonathan Morrison, assigned to the 24th Civil Support Team, New York National Guard, puts a simulated casualty on a litter with Brazilian Army soldiers assigned to the 1st Battalion, Defense Quimica Biological Radiological Nuclear, during Operation Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro, July 12, 2024. Operation Maracana is a training exercise between the NYNG and Brazilian Armed Forces at the Maracanã stadium in preparation for the World Cup in 2026.
New York National Guard Enters State Partnership with Sweden
July 15, 2024
Leaders from the New York National Guard and the Swedish military sign an agreement for joint training as part of the National Guard State Partnership Program at New York’s Freedom Tower July 12, 2024. Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, left, the adjutant general of New York; Pal Jonson, Sweden's Minister for Defence; Marcos Soler, deputy secretary for public safety for the state of New York; and Maj. Gen. Johan Pekkari, Sweden’s Chief of Policy and Plans, sign the document. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Stephanie Butler)
New York Army Guard Tests Technology to Reduce Soldier Risk
July 1, 2024
U.S. Army Spc. Johnny Pagan, an infantryman with the New York National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, controls a soldier-borne sensor unmanned aerial vehicle in Fort Drum, N.Y., June 27, 2024. The system is portable and can be controlled by a single Soldier, allowing the drone to complete dangerous work Soldiers usually perform.
Retired NY Army Guardsman Honored for 2004 Iraq Actions
June 28, 2024
Maj.Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, presents the Bronze Star Medal with “V” device to retired Master Sgt. Luis Barsallo during a ceremony at the New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters in Latham, New York, June 27, 2024. Barsallo was recognized for heroism during combat in Samarra, Iraq, in April and May 2004 in support of Operation Iraqi Freedom.