ANTARCTICA-- New Zealand Prime Minster John Key and his wife Bronagh, pose for a photo with members of the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing during a trip to Antarctica. The 109th Airlift Wing crew picked the Prime Minister up in New Zealand and flew him to McMurdo Station for his multi-day visit earlier in January. With the Prime Minster and his wife are LtCol Vinnie Wilson (Navigator),Major Dave Panzera (Pilot), Captain Patrick Newton (Co-Pilot), Tech Sgt Brandon Gutthinger (Flight Engineer), Staff Sgt Bret Gatta and Senior Airman Treavor Britt, both Loadmasters.
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NationalGuard.mil -- Thu, 26 Jun 2025 New York Guard Trains for Disaster Response NIAGARA FALLS AIR RESERVE STATION, N.Y. One hundred New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen from across the state participated in Operation Buffalo Falls, a Homeland Response Force (HRF)... (more)
Times Union -- Tue, 17 Jun 2025 Churchill: We need a greater honor for Albany's Henry Johnson In light of Donald Trump's decision to strip the hero's name from a Louisiana Army base, Assemblyman John McDonald is proposing to rename the Patroon Island Bridge in Johnson's... (more)
27East.com -- Mon, 16 Jun 2025 Malloy Promoted to Chief Master Sergeant in the New York Air National Guard Riverhead resident Timothy Daniel Malloy was promoted to chief master sergeant in the New York Air National Guard, during a ceremony on June 6 at the 106th Rescue Wing firehouse at Francis... (more)