KANDAHAR AIRFIELD, Afghanistan --New York Air National Guard Capt. Michael Gielbeda makes a radio call here. Gielbeda serves as a cyber operations officer and the project engineer of communications for Regional Command South at Kandahar Airfield. Gielbeda is assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing's 213th Engineering Installation Squadron out of Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y. At KAF he is assigned to the 335th Signal Command (Theater), of East Point, Ga.
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New York Post -- Mon, 09 Mar 2026 Tragic NYPD cop who died in Mideast was highly decorated cyber security officer and married dad of 6 The NYPD cop who died on National Guard deployment in the Mideast was a highly decorated cyber security officer and married father of six, officials said Monday as his body was flown back... (more)
News 12 Brooklyn -- Mon, 09 Mar 2026 Rockland mourns National Guard major and NYPD officer (video) A New York Army National Guard major who called Rockland County home is being remembered for a lifetime dedicated to serving others. Officials say Major Sorffly Davius, 46, died March 6 in... (more)
WWNY -- Mon, 09 Mar 2026 Ogdensburg welcomes plan for armory (video) OGDENSBURG, New York (WWNY) - Neighbors and city leaders are welcoming the news that a New York Army National Guard unit is expected to return to the Ogdensburg armory, a 30,000-square-foot... (more)