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National Guard, Sweden Celebrate 100 Years of Swedish Air Force
August 21, 2026 — LINKÖPING, Sweden — U.S. Soldiers and Airmen with the New York and South Dakota National Guard prepared for Sweden Jubilee events Aug. 20, joining Swedish and international partners in celebrating 100...

New York Air Guard Centralizes Recruiting With New Squadron
July 30, 2026 — LATHAM, N.Y. – The New York Air National Guard activated its first Recruiting and Retention Squadron during a July 29 ceremony at New York Air National Guard headquarters, creating a centralized...

New York Air Guard Conducts Combat Readiness Exercise
May 29, 2026 — FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – More than 1,000 Airmen assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing completed a five-day combat readiness exercise, testing every element of the unit’s...

New York Air National Guardsman Completes Arctic Warfare Training
March 20, 2026 — ROME, N.Y. – A New York Air National Guardsman from the 224th Security Forces Squadron recently completed the demanding Cold Weather Operations Course, or CWOC, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota.Staff Sgt...

New York Air Guard Supports NORAD's Annual Santa Tracking Operation on Christmas Eve
December 22, 2025 — ROME, N.Y. – The North American Aerospace Defense Command defends the North American airspace 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, and includes the New York Air Guard members of the...

New York Air Guard Activates C-17 Combined Test Force
December 17, 2025 — STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – This fall, the New York Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing activated a C-17 Combined Test Force responsible for the development, testing and fielding of...

New York Air Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing Annual Antarctic Support Mission Underway
December 5, 2025 — SCOTIA, N.Y. — The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing kicked off its 38th year of supporting American science research in Antarctica as four LC-130H “Skibirds” and 45 Airmen departed...

New York Air Guard, Police Department Sharpen Rescue Skills in Exercise
December 2, 2025 — FLOYD BENNETT FIELD, N.Y. — Airmen of the New York Air National Guard's 103rd Rescue Squadron, a part of the 106th Rescue Wing, recently partnered with the New York Police Department's Emergency...

New York Air Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing Ends Successful Greenland Season
September 22, 2025 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing has wrapped up its 2025 support season for National Science Foundation research in Greenland.The season...

New York Air Guard’s 107th Medical Group Provides Critical Support to Pennsylvania Community
August 14, 2025 — ELLWOOD CITY, Pa. — Twenty Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 107th Attack Wing’s Medical Group, stationed in Niagara Falls, New York, were among 160 joint service members supporting...

Meet the New York Air National Guard’s Record-Setting Recruiter
April 23, 2025 — STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. – One recruiter at the New York Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing is standing out from his peers, having recruited more Airmen in 2024 than any other...

New York Air Guard Launches Greenland Support Mission
April 18, 2025 — STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. — The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing has started its annual deployment to Greenland to provide logistical support for the National Science...

Ohio Guard’s 178th Wing Showcases Agile Combat Employment
March 20, 2025 — SPRINGFIELD-BECKLEY AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ohio - Airmen from the Ohio Air National Guard’s 178th Wing, collaborating with the New York and Mississippi Air National Guard, showcased Agile Combat...

New York Guard Airmen Modernize C-17 Fleet with Microvanes
March 19, 2025 — STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. - The 105th Airlift Wing is playing a key role in a modernization initiative for the U.S. Air Force C-17 Globemaster III fleet and has become the first base to...

New York Air Wing Concludes Antarctic Science Support Season
March 18, 2025 — SCOTIA, N.Y. - The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing moved 1,076 passengers, 900 tons of cargo and 120,000 gallons of fuel during its annual support for science in Antarctica from...

109th Airlift Wing Lands LC-130 Hercules on Fresh Water Ice
March 10, 2025 — INUVIK, Canada - Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing have landed an LC-130 Hercules on freshwater ice for the first time in the wing’s history during Operation...

NY Air Guard Members Receive Space Force Association Award
January 6, 2025 — ORLANDO, Fla. - The Space Force Association recognized two New York National Guard Airmen as enlisted service members of the year for 2024 during the organization’s annual conference Dec. 10-12.Staff...

Oregon Air Guardsman Completes Commander Tour in Antarctica
December 30, 2024 — PORTLAND, Ore. - Col. Christopher Lantagne, Oregon Air National Guard director of staff, completed 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 — KINDERHOOK, New York—New York Air Guardsmen saluted the nation’s eighth president on Thursday, Dec. 5, as Brigadier General Gary Charlton, the assistant adjutant general, Air, placed a wreath from...

New York Air Guard Wing Welcomes New, High-Tech Helicopters
October 28, 2024 — WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. - The New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing officially marked the arrival of its new HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue fleet during a ceremony Oct. 25 at...

Retired Texas Air National Guard Pilot Recalls Protecting Air Force One on 9/11

Nebraska Guard Strengthens Disaster Response Readiness

Kentucky Guard Strengthens Skills During Patriot 2026

113th Wing Recognized for Air Defense, Combat Performance

Washington Guard Concludes Extended Wildfire Response