Greg Stevens (right), 4-H Community Educator for Saratoga County helps Dokota Mattern, age 8 from Lockport, NY build a bluebird house during a natural resource lab as part of the NY National Guard Family and Youth Training Workshop, April 16.
The NY National Guard Youth program provides support and skills training in leadership, mentoring and resource coordination that reflect the unique needs of military youth. The program provides safe activities and a place to meet, talk and have fun with other military youth while addressing deployment issues, such as separation anxiety, increased responsibility and reintegration when a loved one returns home.
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Times Union -- Thu, 05 Feb 2026 Schumer announces $194 million secured for Skibird planes used by 109th Airlift Wing GLENVILLE U.S. Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced Wednesday that he and U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand had secured $194 million to start building the next-generation LC-130H Skibird... (more)
News Directory 3 -- Thu, 05 Feb 2026 Harlem Hell Fighters: Black WWI Heroes & Jazz Pioneers Remembering the Harlem Hellfighters: A Legacy of Courage and Jazz As Black History Month continues, today, February 5, 2026, we remember the extraordinary story of the 369th Infantry Regiment,... (more)
Daily Gazette -- Wed, 04 Feb 2026 New York Air National Guard Promotions LATHAM Air Force Major General Gary Charlton, the commander of the New York Air National Guard, announced the recent promotion of members of the New York Air National Guard in recognition... (more)