LATHAM-- New York Air National Guard Commander, Major General Verle Johnston (right), receives a New York State Flag from Major General Patrick Murphy, the Adjutant General of New York, during a retirement ceremony for Johnston on Friday, June 12. Johnston, whose service in the Air Force began in 1974 after he graduated from the Air Force Academy, will be replaced as Air Guard commander by Brig. Gen. Anthony German.
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Times Union, -- Mon, 23 Sep 2024 Duty Calls: New York Army National Guard honors World War II hero Army Pvt. John Greschiak of Watervliet, who was killed in action on Sept. 16, 1944 during a successful rescue mission outside Niedersgegan, Germany, received a belated posthumous New York... (more)
Times Union -- Fri, 20 Sep 2024 N.Y. National Guard: U.S. Army report says crew not at fault in deadly helicopter crash A military report on a March helicopter crash near the U.S.-Mexico border in Texas that killed two New York National Guard members from the Capital Region and injured a third did not find... (more)
NationalGuard.mil -- Thu, 19 Sep 2024 New York National Guard Officer Earns Sapper Tab SYRACUSE, N.Y. - When 25-year-old New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Rebeka Eaton sets out to do something, she makes sure it gets done right. Im a very determined individual, Eaton says. That... (more)