Recent News from New York State Division of Military & Naval Affairs

New York Army National Guard Sergeant May Get Race Named in His Honor

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:18:01 -0000

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Brian Speach, a Clifton Park resident, is one of five military members vying for the chance to have a NASCAR race named after them.

New York Air National Guard Airmen Fly Relief Missions Into Haiti

Tue, 09 Feb 2010 16:01:04 -0000

Ten members of the New York Air National Guard's 107th Airlift Wing are flying their C-130 transport plane into and out of Haiti from MacDill Air Force Base, Florida as part of the U.S. military's relief effort, Operation Unified Response.

Long Island Air National Guard Members Train at Guantanamo Bay

Fri, 05 Feb 2010 19:59:10 -0000

Airmen from the 106th Civil Engineering Squadron of the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, based at Gabreski Field Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, thought they were coming for a traditional two-week training deployment ...

Clifton Park Resident Picked to Lead New York National Guard Available to Press

Wed, 03 Feb 2010 15:55:03 -0000

Brigadier General Patrick Murphy, the Clifton Park resident picked by Gov. David A. Paterson to replace Major General Joseph Taluto as head of the New York National Guard, will be available to the media this afternoon.

NIagara Airshow 2010 to Feature Canadian Forces Snowbirds

Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:15:38 -0000

The Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station and the Niagara Military Affairs Council (NIMAC) is excited to announce the 2010 Thunder of Niagara Open House. This year's featured act will be the Canadian Forces aerial demonstration team The Snowbirds. A w...

New York Air National Guard Conducts Funeral Flyover in New Paltz

Mon, 01 Feb 2010 17:26:36 -0000

Four F-16C Fighting Falcon fighters assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 174th Fighter Wing will conduct a flyover above St. Joseph's Church in New Paltz at about 11:15 a.m. on Monday, Feb. 1 as part of a military funeral.

Update to New York Army National Guard Soldiers Return to Capital Region From Iraq

Sat, 30 Jan 2010 01:02:46 -0000

Ten members of the New York Army National Guard's 53rd Army Liasion Team who have spent the past year serving in Iraq and will return to the Capital Region on Saturday, Jan. 30 after out processing from Active Duty at Fort Dix, New Jersey may retu...

New York Army National Guard Soldiers Return to Capital Region From Iraq

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 17:00:37 -0000

Ten members of the New York Army National Guard's 53rd Army Liasion Team who have spent the past year serving in Iraq will return to the Capital Region on Saturday, Jan. 30 after out processing from Active Duty at Fort Dix, New Jersey.

New York Army National Guard Soldiers Return to Park Avenue Armory from Iraq

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 14:01:00 -0000

Twenty members of the New York Army National Guard's 53rd Army Liaison Team who have spent the past year serving in Iraq will return to their headquarters at the Park Avenue Armory on Saturday, Jan. 30 after out processing from Active Duty at Fort...

New York National Guard Officer Now Commands Unit She Once Served In

Wed, 27 Jan 2010 19:39:29 -0000

The last time she was in Iraq, Tara Dawe was Spec. Dawe in the New York Army National Guard's 442nd Military Police Company.

Niagara Falls Airmen Return Home From Haiti Relief Mission

Fri, 22 Jan 2010 16:11:26 -0000

After a week of missions into and out of Haiti, aircrews from the New York Air National Guard's 107th Airlift Wing and the Air Force Reserve's 914th Airlift Wing returned here Thursday as new crews rotated in to take their place.

Aircrew from 107th and 914th Airlift Wings Return from Flying Haiti Relief Missions

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 15:47:15 -0000

Members of the New York Air National Guard and Air Force Reserve who have been flying relief missions into and out of Haiti will return to Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station Thursday afternoon and will be available for media interviews.

Portrait Presentation Ceremony Set in Hudson Valley for Fallen Guardsman

Thu, 21 Jan 2010 13:00:55 -0000

A painted portrait of the late of 1st Lt. Louis Allen of Milford, PA will be presented to his wife at a special ceremony at the George F. Baker Tuxedo High School in Tuxedo Park, NY this Friday evening.

New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing Supports Operation Unified Response

Wed, 20 Jan 2010 20:33:12 -0000

Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing based at F.S. Gabreski Airport in Westhampton Beach, Long Island arrived here Jan. 16 for a two week training deployment that began with a mission change.

NYC Regiment Soldier Travels to California for Final Respects to a WWII Hero

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 21:00:40 -0000

Command Sergeant Major Jorge Vasquez, New York City's senior enlisted Soldier from the Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, the Army's famous "Fighting 69th," will pay final respects in Calif. this weekend to Alejandro R. Ruiz, a fo...

Final Tribute from Fighting 69th for WWII Comrade, National Hero

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 18:29:23 -0000

Leaders of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, the Army's famous "Fighting 69th," will pay their final respects in Calif. this weekend to Alejandro R. Ruiz, a former comrade and Medal of Honor recipient.

Capital Region Army National Guard Commander to Pay Final Respects to WWII Hero

Tue, 19 Jan 2010 16:23:45 -0000

Clifton Park resident Lt. Col. John Andonie, the commander of the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, the Army's famous "Fighting 69th," will pay final respects in Calif. this weekend to Alejandro R. Ruiz, a former member ...

Niagara Falls Air Guardsmen, Reservists Headed For Haiti

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 17:18:21 -0000

Two C-130H cargo aircraft, and 16 Airmen, from Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station lifted off headed for Haiti as dawn broke over Western New York this morning.

New York Task Force 1 Search and Rescue Teams Leaves Stewart Air Guard Base

Sat, 16 Jan 2010 15:42:10 -0000

New York Task Force 1, New York City's urban search and rescue team, left Stewart Air National Guard Base this morning for Haiti on two Air Force C-17 cargo aircraft from the 21st Airlift Squadron at Travis Air Force Base, California.

New York Army National Guard Soldiers Speed Down Bobsled Track With Auto Racing Pros

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:43:48 -0000

The slogan "Army Strong" took on new meaning January 8-10, as twenty members of the New York Army National Guard teamed up with ten of the fastest race car drivers in the world for the fifth annual Lucas Oil Geoff Bodine Bobsled Challenge presente...

National Guard Remediates Asbestos Contamination Found During Building Restoration at Manor Road Armory

Tue, 12 Jan 2010 16:42:35 -0000

The New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) closed parts of the New York State Armory on Manor Road in Staten Island on Monday, January 4th following the discovery of asbestos contamination in some armory offices and work spaces.

New York National Guard Captain Teaches College in Kosovo

Mon, 11 Jan 2010 13:00:44 -0000

New York Army National Guard Captain Elizabeth Ramsey is a logistics officer in the 369th Sustainment Brigade, a Public Defender in New Jersey, and now a college professor.

Whitestone Army National Guard troops to be honored for recent deployment

Thu, 07 Jan 2010 18:01:31 -0000

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Army National Guard Soldiers Race Bobsleds with NASCAR and Drag Racing Drivers at Lake Placid

Tue, 05 Jan 2010 17:01:04 -0000

Twenty members of the New York Army National Guard will serve as brakemen for NASCAR drivers and drag racer drivers from the National Hot Rod Association on the Olympic Regional Development Authority bobsled track on Mount Van Hovenberg January 9 ...

NBC New Year's Eve Coverage to feature Capital Region Guard Soldier

Thu, 31 Dec 2009 15:25:49 -0000

First Sergeant James Meltz from Cropseyville, a New York Army National Guard Soldier who earned the Bronze Star for Valor in Afghanistan last year, will be featured on NBC's New Years Eve with Carson Daly tonight.

New Yorkers Enjoy New Years' With Additional Security in Place

Wed, 30 Dec 2009 17:01:29 -0000

As New Yorkers and visitors gear up for New Year's Eve celebrations, the Citizen Soldiers and Airmen of the New York National Guard remain on duty in support of homeland security missions across the state.

New York State Military History Puts Historic Magazines, Reports Online

Tue, 29 Dec 2009 15:26:47 -0000

There are now 53,671 more pages of New York National Guard records available online on the New York State Military Museum website.

All Former New York Service Members Entitled to Funeral Honors

Mon, 28 Dec 2009 19:15:08 -0000

All New Yorkers who have served in the military, even if they never served in combat, are entitled to receive military honors at their funerals, according to Donald E. Roy, director of the New York State Military Forces Honor Guard.

NewYork Army National Guard Soldiers March to Honor Deployed Brothers, Sisters

Thu, 24 Dec 2009 16:18:43 -0000

Led by New York Army National Guard Soldiers Pfc. Matthew Jones (left) an Albany resident, and Pfc. Seth Wieland, who lives in South Glens Falls; almost 100 New York Army National Guard Soldiers and Civilian set out on a 3.8 mile hike that began a...

Hancock Field and the Salvation Army Distribution Day: A Syracuse Tradition

Wed, 23 Dec 2009 19:19:28 -0000

New York Air National Guard members assigned to Hancock Field Air National Guard Base volunteered their off-duty time Dec. 22, to help the Salvation Army and other community groups bring Christmas to more than 4,000 Syracuse area families.