ROME-- Airmen at the Eastern Air Defense Sector in Rome N.Y. hold a training session on Dec. 12 2017 to prepare for Santa tracking operations on Christmas Eve. Pictured front to back are Master Cpl. Adam Kittson of the Royal Canadian Air Force and Maj. Kip Trausch and Master Sgt. Derek Gagnon of the 224th Air Defense Squadron. Manned primarily by New York Air National Guardsmen and a Canadian Forces detachment EADS is a unit of the Continental U.S. North American AerospaceDefense Command (CONR).
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WWNY -- Wed, 04 Mar 2026 7 After Noon: Ogdensburg Armory set to house new National Guard unit after recruiting goal surpassed WATERTOWN, New York (WWNY) - The Ogdensburg Armory is expected to house a New York Army National Guard unit again, after the state exceeded its regional recruiting target, the Guards second-in-command... (more)
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)