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Meet the New York Air National Guard’s Record-Setting Recruiter
April 23, 2025
Tech. Sgt. Franklin Angel, poses for a photo in front of flags with two awards.
New York Air Guard Launches Greenland Support Mission
April 18, 2025
An Airmen assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing participates in a training mission at Raven Camp, Greenland in 2021.
Ohio Guard’s 178th Wing Showcases Agile Combat Employment
March 20, 2025
An MQ-9 Reaper assigned to the 178th Wing and an a F-16C Fighting Falcon from the 180th Fighter Wing participate in a close formation taxi "elephant walk" on Springfield-Beckley Air National Guard Base March 19, 2025.
New York Guard Airmen Modernize C-17 Fleet with Microvanes
March 19, 2025
New York Air National Guard leaders look at a C-17 Globemaster III equipped with microvanes at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, Feb. 2, 2025. Microvanes are 3D printed devices that reduce drag and fuel consumption by 1%, saving the Air Force money and enhancing mission capability.
New York Air Wing Concludes Antarctic Science Support Season
March 18, 2025
An LC-130 assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, during the 2024-25 Operation Deep freeze support season.
109th Airlift Wing Lands LC-130 Hercules on Fresh Water Ice
March 10, 2025
A LC-130 Hercules assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing flies over Parsons Lake, Northwest Territories, Canada, March 4, 2025. The LC-130 Hercules can land on snow and ice using skis.
NY Air Guard Members Receive Space Force Association Award
January 6, 2025
Staff Sgt. Jason Capostagno, left, and Staff Sgt. Curtis Grady, right, with the New York Air Guard’s 222nd Command and Control Squadron, stand with Gen B. Chance Saltzman, chief of Space Operations, U.S. Space Force, at the Space Force Association's Spacepower Conference in Orlando Fla., Dec.10-12, 2024. Capostagno was named the winner of the Space category, while Grady won the Intelligence category award.
Oregon Air Guardsman Completes Commander Tour in Antarctica
December 30, 2024
Col. Christopher Lantagne, Oregon Air National Guard director of staff, in front of a 109th Airlift Wing LC-130 in November 2024 in Antarctica. Lantagne recently finished a six-week tour as the commander of the 13th Air Expeditionary Group at McMurdo Station, Antarctica.
New York Air National Guard Honors President Martin Van Buren
December 6, 2024
New York Air National Guard Brigadier General Gary Charlton and Command Chief Master Sergeant Michael Hewson salute after the placing a wreath from the White House during the annual wreath laying ceremony marking the birthday of President Martin Van Buren in Kinderhook, New York, on Dec. 5, 2024.
New York Air Guard Wing Welcomes New, High-Tech Helicopters
October 28, 2024
An HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue helicopter assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing conducts a flyover during an HH-60W conversion ceremony at the 106th Rescue Wing at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Oct. 25, 2024. The ceremony celebrated the official conversion of the 106th from the HH-60G Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopter to the HH-60W Jolly Green II.
New York Air Guard Ends Greenland Science Support Season
September 12, 2024
An LC-130 Hercules aircraft from the 109th Airlift Wing sits at Summit Station, Greenland, May 9, 2024. Summit Station is ideal for studying long-range intercontinental transport and its effects on the ice sheet surface.
New York Air Guard NCO Sings for Thousands at Yankee Stadium
August 27, 2024
New York Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Myra Winnie belts out “God Bless America” during the 7th inning stretch of a New York Yankees game Aug. 10, 2024, at Yankee Stadium in the Bronx.
New York Airmen Deploy to Train with Portuguese Counterparts
August 26, 2024
New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Anderson Brooks, with the 105th Airlift Wing's Civil Engineer Squadron, and U.S. Air Force Tech Sgt. David Proebstel, with the 765th Air Base Squadron, review fuels systems at Lajes Field, Terceira Island, Azores, Portugal, Aug. 7, 2024. Airmen from the 105th CES deployed to the Azores for training.
106th Rescue Wing’s 1st HH-60W Jolly Green II Takes Flight
August 7, 2024
A U.S. Air Force HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue helicopter assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing based at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., flies over the north shore of Long Island, Aug. 4, 2024. 106th aircrew demonstrated the upgraded functions of the aircraft over land and water during the wing’s historic first HH-60W flight.
106th Rescue Wing Receives New Search and Rescue Helicopter
June 24, 2024
Airmen from the 106th Rescue Wing look at the unit’s first HH-60W Jolly Green II combat search and rescue helicopter to arrive at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., June 20, 2024. The helicopter was flown by the 41st Rescue Squadron at Moody Air Force Base, Georgia, and marks the beginning of a new era as the 106th transitions from the HH-60G Pave Hawk to the HH-60W.
New York’s 109th Airlift Wing Begins 2024 Greenland Missions
May 28, 2024
Staff Sgt. Skyler Buyce, a loadmaster with the 109th Airlift Wing, conducts post-flight checks in Kangerlussuaq, Greenland, on May 13, 2024.
New York Air Guard Transports Special Operations Forces
May 15, 2024
A C-130 Hercules assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, part of the New York Air National Guard, flies over East Coast-based Naval Special Warfare Operator (SEALs), Norwegian Naval Special Operations Commandos and the Los Angeles-class attack submarine USS Hampton (SSN 767) during an integration exercise designed to bolster skills in an Arctic environment March 9, 2024, as part of Arctic Edge 24.
New York Air Guard Members Recognized for Lifesaving Actions
April 11, 2024
U.S. Air Force Staff Sgt. Colin Kistner is presented with the 174th Attack Wing Diamond Sharp Award by Master Sgt. Robert Hood, first sergeant of the 174th Operations Support Squadron, March 8, 2024, at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York.
Air National Guard Wings Participate in Agile Rage Exercise
March 26, 2024
U.S. Air Force Airmen assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing on F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base board an HC-130J Combat King II search and rescue aircraft on F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., during Exercise Agile Rage 2024, Feb. 29, 2024. The combat readiness exercise emphasized the execution of the Agile Combat Employment concept.
NY Air Guard Chief Completes Memorial Bataan Death March
March 25, 2024
U.S. Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Patricia Pullar, senior enlisted leader for the 105th Airlift Wing's Operations Group, poses with Bataan Memorial Death March medal at Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, New York, March 22, 2024. Pullar completed her fourth Bataan Memorial Death March March 16 at White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico.