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466th Medical Company returns from Middle East deployment
June 2, 2021 — QUEENSBURY, N.Y. – Forty-seven New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 466th Medical Company-Area Support returned from a nine-month deployment to Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Jordan and Iraq.The... MORE

Spc. Olivia Mannetti, a combat medic with the 466th Medical Company, Area Support, New York National Guard, prepares to make an incision on a simulated throat as she practices conducting a cricothyrotomy at the Role 2 compound at Ain al-Asad base, Iraq, Oct. 30, 2020. The company recently completed a nine-month deployment to the Middle East and returned to New York.

NY National Guard honors Korean War MIA Soldier's return
May 25, 2021 — SCHUYLERVILLE, N.Y. – Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, joined New York Army National Guard Soldiers to salute a Korean War Soldier whose remains were finally laid to rest... MORE

New York Army National Guard Military Forces Honor Guard members Sgt. Stanley Paul, left, Staff Sgt. Joshua Sanzo, right, and Staff Sgt. Kenval Small, fold the flag as they render final honors to Korean War MIA Cpl. Clifford Johnson during his funeral ceremony May 20, 2021, at the Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, N.Y. Johnson returned home after more than 70 years listed as missing in action following his death in North Korea near the Chosin Reservoir in December 1950.

NY Army National Guard Engineers hone construction skills
May 20, 2021 — YOUNGSTOWN, N.Y. – Soldiers with the New York Army National Guard’s 152nd Engineer Company dumped the virtual training from 2020 and got down to being combat engineers again May 9-23 during annual... MORE

A New York Army National Guard Soldier assigned to the 152nd Engineer Company uses a dozer to clear tree trunks and debris at the National Guard Youngstown local training area in Youngstown, N.Y., May 15, 2021. The company returned to the field for collective training, constructing an Army Combat Fitness Course, a situational training exercise lanes course and a land navigation course.

101st ESB Soldiers train for cooking competition
May 19, 2021 — JOINT BASE MCGUIRE-DIX-LAKEHURST, N.J. – Steam billows from under a small tarp out in the woods as Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard’s 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion receive their... MORE

New York Army National Guard Spc. Fatima S. Edwards, assigned to Headquarters and Headquarters Company, 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, cooks chicken during training for the next Philip A. Connelly Competition at Joint Base McGuire-Dix-Lakehurst, N.J., May 15, 2021. The competition provides recognition for excellence in the preparation and serving of food in Army troop dining facilities and field kitchens.

NY Army Guard medics ruck across city for weekend training
May 18, 2021 — NEW YORK – New Yorkers are used to seeing unusual things, but 36 Soldiers carrying 45-pound MOLLE packs got a second look from even the most jaded residents as medics assigned to the 1st Battalion,... MORE

With the Chrysler building dominating the skyline, New York Army National Guard medics assigned to the Headquarters Company of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, conduct a six-mile ruck march through Manhattan early May 16, 2021. Thirty-six medics took part in the march to prepare for a required annual 12-mile march.

NYNG, Forest Rangers train for helicopter firefighting
May 11, 2021 — COLONIE, N.Y. – New York and Connecticut Army National Guard UH-60 aircrews and forest rangers with the New York Department of Environmental Conservation honed their helicopter wildfire-fighting... MORE

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jake Pratt, a UH-60 Black Hawk crew chief assigned to the 2rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation, and a New York State Department of Environmental Conservation forest ranger prepare to deploy water during helicopter firefighting training over the Mohawk River in Colonie, New York, May 6, 2021. Aircrews based at the Albany International Airport in Latham, New York, trained with aviators from the Connecticut Army National Guard and forest rangers in preparation for the summer wildfire season.

NYNG troops participate in Indiana disaster response drill
May 3, 2021 — MUSCATATUCK, Ind. – Almost 200 New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion and 204th Engineer Battalion were among 4,200 troops taking part in an exercise... MORE

Soldiers assigned to the New York Army National Guard's Bravo Company, 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, bring satellite stations online at Regional Support Camp Nighthawk, in Nineveh, Ind., April 19, 2021, as part of the Guardian Response 21 exercise at Muscatatuck Urban Training Center. New York National Guard Soldiers supported other state National Guard elements during the exercise.

NY National Guard helicopter crews train to fight fires
April 9, 2021 — CAMP SMITH, N.Y. – Eight New York Army National Guard aviation Soldiers practiced the skills they need to fight brush fires with helicopters over the Hudson River outside Peekskill April 6.The... MORE

New York Army National Guard helicopter pilots, crews and Soldiers with 3rd Assault Helicopter Battalion,142nd Aviation Regiment, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade, 42nd Infantry Division, conduct water bucket training using UH-60M and UH-60L Black Hawk helicopters April 6, 2021. The training was at Camp Smith Training Site and over the Hudson River.

Six N.Y. National Guard Soldiers are part of new Army Museum
November 10, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – When the National Museum of the United States Army opens its doors to the public on Veterans Day, six New York Army National Guard Soldiers will take special pride in the role they... MORE

Three New York Army National Guard Soldiers served as the models for the figures in this display in the National Museum of the United States Army at Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Maj. Robert Freed posed for the figure holding the radio, Maj. (Chaplain) James Kim was the model for the crouching figure, and Sgt. 1st Class Jonathan Morrison was the model for the rifleman at the right of the tableau.

NY Army Guard has 1st 'street to seat' Black Hawk pilot
October 19, 2020 — LATHAM, N.Y. – Lars Olson, a 23-year-old who is going directly from “street to seat’ to become a New York Army National Guard UH-60 helicopter pilot, was recognized during an Oct. 16 ceremony at the... MORE

Lars Olson recites the enlistment oath at the headquarters of 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation at Army Aviation Support Facility #3, in Latham, N.Y. Olson will be the first "street-to-seat" member of the N.Y. Army National Guard, going directly from Warrant Officer Candidate School to Initial Entry Rotary Wing Training rather than serving for a while before becoming a pilot.

New York National Guard aviator concludes 40-year career
August 28, 2020 — ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Throughout his four decades of service, New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 James Sauer said he always had a room with a view. Sauer concluded his 40-year career... MORE

New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 James Sauer pilots his Army C-12 airplane through a salute wet down, concluding his final flight as an Army aviator Aug. 25, 2020. His flight caps a 40-year career and friends and family joined him as he arrived to celebrate at the Army Aviation Flight Facility in Rochester, N.Y.

42nd Infantry Division has its share of legacies
August 28, 2020 — UNDISCLOSED LOCATION – Family legacy can run deep in the military, and this is certainly true of the 42nd Infantry Division. Two Soldiers in the 42nd ID, Capt. Joshua Tosi and Col. Christopher... MORE

Col. Christopher Guilmette of the 42nd Infantry Division followed in the footsteps of his father, retired Maj. Leo Guilmette, who served in the division in the '70s and '80s.

NY Army Guard Soldiers win NE Best Warrior 3rd straight year
August 19, 2020 — JERICHO, Vt. - For the third time in three years, two New York Army National Guard Soldiers are the best Guard Soldiers in the Northeast. The two Soldiers won in both the junior enlisted and... MORE

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Matthew Ortiz, right, who finished first in the noncommissioned officer division at the Army Guard Northeast Best Warrior Competition at Camp Ethan Allen in Jericho, Vermont, receives his award from Vermont Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Nathan Chipman, Aug. 16, 2020. Ortiz is the third New York Army National Guard NCO in a row to win this award.

NY Army Guard aviators modernize with new high-tech aircraft
August 19, 2020 — RONKONKOMA, N.Y. – New York Army National Guard helicopter pilots, crews and Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, welcomed the arrival of the first two of 20 new UH-60M... MORE

A new UH-60M Black Hawk helicopter assigned to the New York Army National Guard's 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment, comes in to land at their flight facility in Ronkonkoma, N.Y., Aug. 18, 2020. The UH-60M is the most current version of the Black Hawk and offers more efficient rotor blades, glass cockpit, improved engines, flight controls and aircraft navigation.

42nd Infantry Division Soldiers reunite in Kuwait
June 4, 2020 — CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait – In 2005, Pvt. Kenneth Geib and Spc. Timothy Olsen were in Tikrit, Iraq, turning wrenches for Staff Sgt. Edgar Ponce in the maintenance section of the 42nd Infantry Division... MORE

U.S. Army Soldiers of the 42nd Infantry Division, Task Force Spartan, at Camp Arifjan, Kuwait, May 30, 2020. The three Soldiers also deployed together in 2004.

Pennsylvania Air National Guard Supports Antarctic Research

Louisiana Guard’s Cavalry Squadron Hosts Annual Spur Ride

Wisconsin Guard Civil Support Team Hones Readiness

National Guard Leaders Tout Professional Development

Northern Lightning Exercise Concludes at Volk Field