NEW YORK-- General Daniel Hokanson,left, the Chief of the National Guard Bureau speaks with New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to Joint Task Force Empire Shield while visiting New York City on Friday, Dec. 12. Task Force members met with the chief and Senior Enlisted Advisor to the Chief of the National Guard Bureau Tony Whitehead while they were in town to appear on network television in honor of the National Guard Birthday on Dec. 13.
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WGRZ -- Tue, 08 Oct 2024 National Guard Major General and Genesee County native receives two-star rank NEWBURGH, N.Y. New York Air National Guard Major General Michael Bank was officially promoted to his two-star rank on Tuesday during a ceremony on board a C-17 Globemaster III transport aircraft... (more)
WGRZ -- Tue, 08 Oct 2024 "The pictures do not do justice...": Western New York Airmen respond to devastation in North Carolina: 12 Members Deployed October 1st To Serve As Temporary Mortuary Unit NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. It turns out some National Guard troops from Western New York are now directly involved in handling a very grim assignment in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene which caused... (more)
Finger Lakes Daily News -- Tue, 08 Oct 2024 Additional State Help En Route to Help Helene Victims 221 State and local government workers have been deployed to the southern United States to assist communities in North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia to help with response and recovery... (more)