SARASOTA FLORIDA-- Florida Governor Ron DeSantis greets New York Army National Guard Soldiers from the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team who deployed in response to Hurricane Milton, in Sarasota Florida on October 12, 2024. The New York National Guard deployed 65 Soldiers and Airmen to Florida to assist the Florida National Guard in responding to the storm at the direction of Governor Kathy Hochul ..read more

JACKSONVILLE FLORIDA--New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Albert Rein assigned to the 137th Airlift Squadron 105th Airlift Wing guides a High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle out of a C-17 Globemaster III at Cecil Airport in Jacksonville Florida Oct. 9 2024. New York Air and Army National Guardsmen were recently mobilized in order to support communities in Florida impacted by Hurricane Milton ..read more

CAMP BLANDNG, FLORIDA_ New York Air National Guard pararescue Airmen of the 106th Rescue Wing's 103rd Rescue Squadron prepare search and rescue equipment for boat teams for Hurricane Milton support at Camp Blanding Joint Training Center near Jacksonville, Florida, October 9, 2024. At the direction of Governor Kathy Hochul, the New York National Guard has dispatched Soldiers from Syracuse, along with Airmen from the 106th Rescue Wing to assist the Florida National Guard in responding to Hurricane Milton. (Courtesy Photo ..read more

CAMP SMITH--New York National Guard Staff Sgt. Nicole McKenzie the supply sergeant assigned to the 1156th Engineer Co 53rd Troop Command secures a forklift onto a commercial trailer headed to South Carolina to assist disaster response forces in the wake of Hurricane Helene Camp Smith N.Y. Oct. 3 2024. The New York National Guard mobilized 20 Soldiers with 17 pieces of heavy equipment from the 204th Engineer Battalion to support the South Carolina Army Guard ..read more

STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE- New York Air National Guard commander Michael W. Bank receives his two stars of a Major General from his wife Kimberly on Oct. 8, 2024 at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh , New York. Banks wife pinned on his new rank at his promotion ceremony aboard a 105th Airlift Wing C-17 Globemaster III ..read more

GREEN RIVER, North Carolina-- Local residents use an all terrain vehicle to unload supplies from a CH-47F Chinook helicopter flown by Soldiers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion, 126th General Support Aviation Battalion, in Green River, North Carolina, on October 5, 2024. The New Yorkers were delivering supplies because the roads to the town were not passable. The New York National Guard dispatched three CH-47s and 16 aviation Soldiers from Rochester, New York to support the North Carolina National Guard. ( U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Samuel Sacco ..read more

MENANDS--Major General Michel Natali, the assistant adjutant general, Army, and New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Edwin Garris salute after placing a wreath from the White House at the gravesite of President Chester Arthur during a ceremony at Albany Rural Cemetery in Menands New York on October 4 2024. Since 1967 military officers have placed a wreath from the current president at the graves of their predecessors on their birthday ..read more

SYLVA, NORTH CAROLINA--New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Sam Sacco works with Jackson County public works employees to offload food and water from a New York Army National Guard CH-47 at the Jackson County Airport in Sylva North Carolina on October 1 2024 during missions to support the North Carolina National Guard as it responds to Hurricane Helene.The New York Army National Guard dispatched three CH-47s assigned to Company B 3rd Battalion 126th General Support Aviation Battalion in support of the North Carolina National Guard on Sept. 29 2024 ..read more

WESTHAMPTON BEACH-- ew York Air National Guard Maj. Kristie Lyons, receives the guidon of the 106th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron from Col. Neil Theisen, 106th Rescue Wing Maintenance Group commander, during a change of command ceremony at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base, in Westhampton Beach, N.Y., on Sept. 26, 2023. Lyons assumed command of the 106th Aircraft Maintenance Squadron, responsible for supporting the wing's HH-60W Jolly Green II helicopters and HC-130J Combat King II aircraft for search and rescue missions ..read more

ROCHESTER--A CH-47F Chinook heavy lift helicopter flown by New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to B Company, 3rd Battalion 126th General Support Aviation Battalion departs the Army Aviation Support Facility in Rochester, New York headed for Donaldson Army Aviation Support Facility in Greenville, South Carolina in order to support the North Caroline National Guard in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene on Sept, 29, 2024. Three New York Army National Guard CH-47F helicopters will operate out of the Greenville facility flying missions in support of the North Carolina National Guard ..read more