CAMP SMITH- Twenty-one New York Guard volunteers who completed their initial entry training held March 27 to 31, 2023 stand at attention for a final formation at Camp Smith Training Site on March 31, 2023. Completing the training course allows New York Guard members to volunteer for state active duty missions. The New York Guard is a state defense force manned with citizen volunteers who augment the National Guard during state missions.
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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)
Altamont Enterprise -- Thu, 26 Feb 2026 Flynn has key role in NATOs Allied Joint Force Command in Netherlands Sean Flynn, a New York Army National Guard officer and Delmar resident, is now a two-star major general serving as the top United States officer in the North Atlantic Treaty Organizations... (more)