NIAGARA FALLS RESERVE AIR FORCE BASE, North Tonawanda � Denise O�Donnell, Deputy Secretary of Public Safety (left) listens to Col. Michael Bobeck, commander, 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade as he briefs her on aviation operations during Vigilant Guard on Nov. 2 inside the 42nd CAB�s tactical operations center located on the Niagara Falls Air Force Base.
The exercise involves New York Air and Army National Guardsmen as well as local first response teams to include fire departments and police agencies. The exercise runs Nov. 1-5.
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Times Union -- Mon, 12 Jan 2026 Duty Calls: National Guard teams conduct 6,166 military funeral honors A total of 125 highly trained New York Army National Guard and Air National Guard honor guard members performed 6,166 gravesite military funerals last year, according to Eric Durr, a spokesman... (more)
Olean Times Herald -- Sat, 10 Jan 2026 New York Air Guard, the largest in the US, gets new commander LATHAM An Air Guard major general, who started as an enlisted airman and served in the Persian Gulf War, Iraq and Afghanistan, assumed command of the New York Air National Guard in a ceremony... (more)
Olean Times Herald -- Thu, 08 Jan 2026 NY Air Guard honors Millard Filmore in wreath-laying ceremony BUFFALO The New York Air National Guards 107th Attack Wing honored Millard Fillmore, the nations 13th president, on Wednesday as the wings Mission Support Group deputy commander laid a wreath... (more)