LATHAM-Personnel assigned to New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York, gather on the main staircase to mark Denim Day on April 24, 2024. Wearing jeans on Denim Day has become a symbol of protest against erroneous and destructive attitudes about sexual assault. The event was sponsored by the state Sexual Assault Prevention and Response Office. Similar events were held across the state at New York National Guard facilities ..read more

STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, SCOTIA--New York Senator Charles Schumer, left, accompanied by Col. Robert Donaldson, the commander of the 109th Airlift Wing, exits and LC-130 "Skibird" during a visit to Stratton Air National Guard Base on Monday, April 22, 2024. Schumer, the Senate Majority Leader, visited with wing Airmen and leaders and also called on the Air Force to fund the purchase of new aircraft for the wing, during his visit ..read more

JOINT BASE ELMENDORF- RICHARDSON, ALASKA--New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Nickolas Cross, a crew chief with the 109th Airlift Wing, marshals in a C-130 Hercules aircraft at Joint Base Elmendorf-Richardson, Alaska, March 7, 2024. The aircraft was returning from a mission in support of Arctic Edge 24, a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. military's capabilities in extreme cold weather ..read more

CAMP SMITH --New York National Guard soldiers conduct a tactical insertion during the State Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith Training Site, New York on April, 17 2024. The State Best Warrior Competition is an annual event in which junior enlisted Soldiers and non-commissioned officers from various units across New York compete in several events intended to test their military skills and knowledge as well as their physical fitness and endurance with the winners proceeding the Region One competition next month in New York ..read more

CENTRAL COMMAND AREA--Fourteen New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to C Company 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion who received the Combat Action Badge from Lt. Col. Paul Mulligan the battalion commander during a ceremony conducted in Jordan on April 17 2024 pose for a photograph with company and battalion leaders. The 14 Soldiers were deployed at a location known as Tower 22 on 28 January 2024 when a drone strike killed three U.S. Army Reserve Soldiers and injured 47 other military personnel. The 101st Soldiers are deployed to the Middle East as part of Operation Spartan Shield ..read more

CAMP SMITH--New York Army National Guard Spc. Darwin Flores a signal operations support specialist with the 187th Signal Company 369th Special Troops Battalion ground guides Spc. Brianna Green a human resources specialist with the 369th Sustainment Brigades administration section during high mobility multipurpose wheeled vehicle training held at the motor pool on Camp Smith New York April 13 2024 ..read more

STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE-- New York State Assemblywoman Mary Beth Walsh, who represents parts of Saratoga and Schenectady coutie, presents a legislative proclamation honoring the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing to Col. Robert Donaldson, the wing commander, during a visit to Stratton Air National Guard base on April 12, 2024. Walsh met with wing leaders as well as Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, and Major General Denise Donnell , the commander of the New York Air National Guard ..read more

LATHAM--New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Larry Langley, left, receives the Legion of Merit from Colonel Michelle Buonome during his retirement ceremony at Division of Military and Naval Affairs Headquarters in Latham on April 11, 2024. Langley has played a key role in the New York National Guard's family programs and resilience training efforts. He will continue working as a civilian employee ..read more

SYRACUSE--New York Army National Guard Soldiers and civilians pose for a photo to mark Teal Tuesday at 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team headquarters at the Thompson Road Armory in Syracuse, New York on April 9, 2024. People are asked to wear teal colored clothing on this day during April to show support for efforts to halt sexual assault and harassment. April is Sexual Assault and Harassment Prevention Month ..read more

NIAGARA FALLS --New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment and 107th Attack Wing witness the beginning stages of the total solar eclipse covering the region on April 8 2024 at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station in Niagara Falls New York.. The Soldiers and Airmen were on duty to support local officials if required. Over 150 service members across New York State were activated to potentially support civil emergency services due to the huge increase in tourism generated by the event ..read more