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

SYRACUSE-- New York Air National Guard Col. John R. O'Connor, the commander of the 174th Attack Wing, speaks to wing members who are going on duty Monday, April 8, at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base in Syracuse, New York, to serve as a response force after the solar eclipse. The New York National Guard is positioning 150 Soldiers and Airmen, along with 36 vehicles across three locations to aid state or local authorities with any events surrounding the eclipse if asked, as well as a CH-47 Chinook helicopter and aircrew ..read more

ALBANY--New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt Karlie Foster assigned to the 2nd Weapons of Mass Destruction Civil Support Team (CST) takes photos of radioactive areas during an exercise aboard the USS Slater museum ship in Albany New York on March 28 2024. The CST Soldiers and Airmen worked with the New York State Police and the Federal Bureau of Investigation to identify radiological sources aboard the ship during the joint training exercise ..read more

STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE-- New York Air National Guard Airmen assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing head towards their waiting families after returning from a three month deployment to Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York on February 17, 2024. The Airmen, deployed in December to different locations under the new Air Guard model for mobilization and deployment ..read more

LATHAM-- New York Army National Guard Joint Forces Headquarters Lead Sexual Assault Response Coordinator Jacqueline OKeefe and Sexual Assault Prevention and Response (SAPR) Advocate Yvonne Masse stand at the display in the atrium of the Division of Military and Naval Affairs Joint Forces Headquarters as they kick off Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. April marks Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month several events will be held throughout the month to draw awareness to the importance of sexual assault prevention ..read more

CAMP BUEHRING,Kuwait-- New York Army National Guard SPC Junhee Choi, a member of the 101 Expeditionary Signal Battalion, prepares for the individual weapons qualification using the Engagement Skills Trainer 2000 during the 160th Theater Signal Brigade Best Squad competition at Camp Arifjan Kuwait. Between March 18 and 24, the competitors went through a rigorous gauntlet of tasks and events including the Army combat fitness test individual weapons qualification timed 12-mile ruck march land navigation and a review board to determine the best squad in the brigade. The 101st mission is to provid ..read more

SINGAPORE -- New York Air National Guardsmen assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing stand in front of the C-17 Globemaster III for group photo in front of the aircraft they flew to the Singapore Airshow 2024 at the Changi Airbase East Republic of Singapore on Feb. 20, 2024. Participating in the airshow gives the United States the opportunity to build on its already strong ties with Singapore demonstrate flexible aircraft capability enable engagement with foreign partners and expand power projection capabilities ..read more

SARATOGA NATIONAL CEMETERY-New York Army National Guard Col. Jason Lefton, the commander of the 42nd Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade presents an American flag to the father and mother of Chief Warrant Officer 2 John M. Grassia III following military funeral services held at Gerald B. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, New York on March 26, 2024. Grassia, along with Chief Warrant Officer 2 Casey Frankoski, was killed in a March 8 helicopter crash outside Rio Grande City, Texas while patrolling the southwest border in support of the Border Patrol ..read more