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Bosslift Gives Employers Up Close Look at New York Guard
August 17, 2023
Civilian employers of members of the New York National Guard pose for a photo after a flight in an HH-60G Pave Hawk helicopter at the 106th Rescue Wing, Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Aug. 5, 2023. The 106th Rescue Wing welcomed Guardsmen’s civilian employers on base as part of “Bosslift,” an event sponsored by the Employee Support of the Guard and Reserve program.
New York Air Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing Launches STEM Camp
August 14, 2023
STEM campers receive a preflight safety briefing for the HC-130J Combat King II rescue aircraft at Westhampton Beach, N.Y., Aug. 6, 2023. The science, technology, engineering and math camp is a comprehensive approach with blocks of instruction and hands-on teamwork, for practical application leading to a military capstone event.
Airmen Train for Space Operations During Vulcan Guard
August 14, 2023
Members of the Vulcan Guard BOLT 5 exercise stand for a group photo Aug. 10, 2023, during Vulcan Guard, a space-focused exercise incorporating several diverse space weapons systems in realistic threat-based scenarios and hosted at the 178th Wing in Springfield, Ohio. Personnel from all seven National Guard states that conduct space operations, U.S. Space Command and the Brazilian military participated in the week-long exercise.
New York Air National Guardsman Wins Air Force-wide Honor
August 9, 2023
New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Dhruva Poluru, a member of the 107th Attack Wing's 222nd Command and Control Squadron, seen here at his home office in Chantilly, Va., on June 12, 2023, is one of 12 Airmen of the Year for the 500,000-member total Air Force. Poluru serves as a full-time Guardsman assigned to the National Reconnaissance Office.
New York Air Guard Medical Personnel Train at California Clinic
August 2, 2023
U.S. Air Force Capt. Jessica Alves, a medical specialist assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing, New York Air National Guard, works with a patient during an Innovative Readiness Training mission in Covelo, California, June 16, 2023. IRT missions offer no-cost medical care to U.S. communities while providing hands-on experience to service members.
New York Air Guard Supports European, Pacific Exercises
July 31, 2023
A C-17 Globemaster III from the 105th Airlift Wing sits on the ramp at Kuwait International Airport June 30, 2023. Seventeen Airmen from Stewart Air National Guard Base, Newburgh, N.Y., flew around the world carrying the 123rd Contingency Response Team in support of exercises Air Defender 23 and Mobility Guardian 23.
NY Airman Recognized as Outstanding Enlisted Aircrew Member
July 5, 2023
Tech Sgt. Ryan Rutz, left, a loadmaster assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing, New York Air National Guard, with Col. Shawn Fitzgerald 106 RQW Wing commander, at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, May 6, 2023. Rutz received the Air National Guard 2022 Henry "Red" Erwin Outstanding NCO Aircrew Member of the Year Award, which recognizes excellence in the enlisted aircrew career field.
New York Guardsman is Air National Guard Airman of the Year
June 28, 2023
New York Air National Guard Senior Airman Dhruva Poluru, assigned to the 107th Attack Wing's 222nd Command and Control Squadron, is the Airman of the Year for the entire Air National Guard. Poluru, is a full-time Guardsman working with the National Reconnaissance office in Herndon, Virginia, where he tracks satellites, among other duties.
147th Attack Wing MQ-Reaper Completes ACE Movement in Europe
June 20, 2023
A 147th Attack Wing member marshals an MQ-9 Reaper June 13, 2023, at Ostrava Airport, Czech Republic. Exercise Air Defender 2023 integrates U.S. and allied air power to defend shared values, while leveraging and strengthening vital partnerships to deter aggression around the world.
New York Air Guard Medics Train on Trauma Care
May 24, 2023
U.S. Air Force medics from the 106th Rescue Wing Medical Group participate in a training exercise at Good Samaritan University Hospital in West Islip, New York, April 10, 2023. The training is part of a partnership between Good Samaritan and the 106th Rescue Wing that will help prepare medics for deployments.
New York Airmen Train with Army Guard Special Forces
May 11, 2023
A HH-60 Pave Hawk helicopter flown by the 106th Rescue Wing provides air support during a training exercise at Warren Grove Bombing Range, Ocean County, New Jersey, May 6, 2023. Airmen of the 105th Base Defense Squadron and the 106th Rescue Wing and Soldiers from the U.S. Army National Guard’s 20th Special Forces Group honed expeditionary skills during the exercise.
109th Airlift Wing Intel Airmen Take Part in Arctic Exercise
April 20, 2023
Canadian Army reserve and American National Guard Soldiers wait for takeoff in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, onboard a C-17 Globemaster III flown by the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing March 18, 2023, during Exercise Guerrier Nordique. The Soldiers were briefed by two intelligence Airmen assigned to the New York Air Guard's 109th Airlift Wing before heading north to the Arctic.
New York Air Guard Begins ’23 Support for Greenland Research
April 13, 2023
An Airman assigned to the 109th Airlift Wing participates in a training mission at Raven Camp in Greenland in June 3, 2021. The New York Air National Guard's 109th operates in Greenland April-August each year to resupply the National Science Foundation and conduct polar operations training.
Vermont's Green Mountain Boys Demonstrate Agility, Readiness
April 7, 2023
Airmen assigned to the Vermont Air National Guard's 158th Fighter Wing in South Burlington, Vermont, prepare F-35A Lightning II jets for a training mission at Wheeler-Sack Army Airfield, Fort Drum, New York, April 3, 2023. The Airmen participated in an Agile Combat Employment exercise to test the wing's ability to deploy and conduct tactical missions with minimal personnel and resources.
New York Airmen Awarded Medals for Afghanistan Evacuation
April 6, 2023
U.S. Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. CQ Brown Jr. presents the aircrew led by U.S. Air Force Capt. Robert Dana with the Air Medal during an award ceremony at Stewart Air National Guard Base, New York, April 1, 2023. Seventeen Airmen from the 105th were awarded the Air Medal for their actions during the August 2021 evacuation of Americans and Afghans from Afghanistan.
New York Air National Guard Supports Antarctic Research
March 29, 2023
Cargo is loaded onto a LC-130 Hercules at McMurdo Station, Antarctica, to be delivered to a research station on the continent. The 109th Airlift Wing flies the only ski-equipped LC-130s in the world and supports the National Science Foundation research efforts in Antarctica every year.
Air Force Chief of Staff to Honor 105th Airlift Wing Airmen
March 29, 2023
Afghan evacuees leave a U.S. C-17 Globemaster after arriving to Ali Al Salem Air Base, Kuwait, Aug. 26, 2021. The Department of Defense supported the evacuation of U.S. citizens, Special Immigrant Visa applicants and other at-risk individuals from Afghanistan.
National Guard, Canada Conduct Tactical Arctic Insertion
March 20, 2023
Guerrier Nordique 23 Photo
NY Air Guard Aeromed Technicians Train with Canada in Arctic
March 6, 2023
Airmen from the 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron and medics from the Royal Canadian Armed Forces receive quick response training in a de Havilland Canada CC-138 “Twin Otter” aircraft from the 440 Transport Squadron, Royal Canadian Armed Forces in Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada, Feb. 26, 2023.
New York Air Guard Supports Canadian Forces’ Arctic Exercise
March 1, 2023
Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing’s Polar Camp Skiway Team and members from the 440 Transport Squadron, Royal Canadian Armed Forces, load equipment and fuel into a Twin Otter aircraft at Resolute Bay, Nunavut, Canada, Feb. 27, 2023, to prepare for Exercise Guerrier Nordique. The Vermont National Guard is also participating in the exercise.