ROCKHAMPTON, Australia 300 Soldiers assigned to 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, arrive in Rockhampton to participate in Operation Talisman Saber,on July 8. 600 Soldiers flew from Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, N.Y. to Australian on two charter flights. The Soldiers participating in the exercise will conduct maneuvers at the Shoalwater Bay Military Training Area, and hone their fighting skills alongside service members from Australia and New Zealand.
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Times Union -- Mon, 02 Mar 2026 Duty Calls: Air National Guard recruiter achieves a milestone New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jason Malm achieved a milestone with the recruitment of 200 airmen. Malm, a recruiter with the 109th Airlift Wing, achieved that career milestone by... (more)
Buffalo Ledger -- Fri, 27 Feb 2026 Erie County Sheriffs Deputy awarded by France for actions during Iraq deployment Deputy Aaron Taylor of the Erie County Sheriffs Office Aviation Unit has received the French National Defense Gold Medal with Bronze Star for his actions during a 2023 deployment in Iraq.... (more)
Altamont Enterprise -- Thu, 26 Feb 2026 Flynn has key role in NATOs Allied Joint Force Command in Netherlands Sean Flynn, a New York Army National Guard officer and Delmar resident, is now a two-star major general serving as the top United States officer in the North Atlantic Treaty Organizations... (more)