HANCOCK FIELD ANGB, SYRACUSE-- These pilots of the New York Air National Guard's 174th Fighter Wing helped inagurate the "New" Yankee Stadium on the first home game on April 16, when they conducted a flyover of four F-16 C Fighting Falcons as part of the opening ceremonies.
Pictured are, bottom row from left to right, Capt. Scott Bissonnette and Staff Sgt. Preston Cox, aircraft crew chief and top row left to right: Maj. Kurt Tongren, Maj. John Knutsen and Lt. Col. Sean McQuaid
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Albany Times Union, Aug. 21 -- Thu, 21 Aug 2025 Duty Calls: West Point grad advances to Army National Guard colonel Mathew Kilgore, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran, has advanced to the rank of colonel in the New York Army National Guard. The 2002 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point... (more)
The Daily Gazette -- Wed, 13 Aug 2025 New York National Guard Promotions LATHAM Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability... (more)
Daily Gazette -- Tue, 12 Aug 2025 Air Guard Lt. Col. Longlois retires after 42 years of service New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. Charles Longlois, a Mayfield resident, retired after a 42-year military career during a ceremony held at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham... (more)