Home : News
Results:
Tag: New York National Guard

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.
New York Army Guard Medics Train to Become PAs and Officers
June 25, 2024
New York Army National Guard 1st Lts. Adrian Smith, left, and John Gamalski are administered the oath of office by Maj. Gen. Michel Natali, the assistant adjutant general, Army for the New York National Guard, at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point June 7, 2024. The two men were recognized for completing the Interservice Physician's Assistant Program with their degrees and promotions to first lieutenant.
NY Army Guard Band Performs for Netherlands King and Queen
June 17, 2024
New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division band, led by Spc. Steven Fonti, perform a march during a ceremony welcoming King Willem-Alexander and Queen Maxima of the Netherlands to the New York State executive mansion in Albany, New York, June 12, 2024. The Dutch royals visited New York's capital and were hosted by New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on the third day of a four-day visit to the United States.
NY National Guard Strengthens Bonds with Allies in Morocco
June 12, 2024
A Moroccan Royal Armed Forces Soldier and Spc. Vanessa Nanevie, a combat medic specialist assigned to Charlie Company, 427th Brigade Support Battalion, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, New York National Guard, learn to safely assemble explosives as part of demolition training provided by 6th Engineer Support Battalion, 4th Marine Logistics Group, Marine Corps Forces during exercise African Lion in Tantan, Morocco, May 28, 2024. African Lion 2024 marks the 20th anniversary of U.S. Africa Command’s premier joint exercise led by U.S. Army Southern European Task Force, Africa (SETAF-AF), running from April 19 to May 31 across Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, with over 9,100 participants from 27 nations and NATO contingents.
106th Rescue Wing Conducts Comprehensive Rescue Training
June 7, 2024
103rd Rescue Squadron pararescuemen, assigned to the New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing, pull a patient toward the evacuation location during an exercise at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, N.Y., May 4, 2024. During the exercise, 106th Security Forces Squadron secured the area for the 103rd Rescue Squadron pararescuemen to parachute in, recover the injured personnel and provide medical care and transport via an HH-130J Combat King II aircraft flown by the 102nd Rescue Squadron.
New York National Guard Soldiers Aid Subway Stabbing Victim
June 4, 2024
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Joel Strickland, left, and Spc. Desany Jacques, members of the New York National Guard security force, used their training and first aid packages to help save the life of a stabbing victim May 20, 2024, while on duty in Queens. The two Soldiers were assisting New York police officers checking the bags of subway riders.
New York National Guard Headquarters Staff Marks Memorial Day
May 23, 2024
New York Army National Guard Brig Gen. Isabel Smith, the director of joint staff, and Command Sgt. Major Curtis Moss stand at attention during the playing of taps after placing a wreath at the New York National Guard headquarters Memorial Day ceremony in Latham, New York, May 23, 2024. The first Memorial Day, or Decoration Day as it was called after the Civil War, was held in New York.