LATHAM-- New York Army National Guard Chief Warrant Officer 4 Phillip Napolitano, a C-12 pilot, poses with family members following his "final flight" as an Army National Guard pilot on Dec. 16, 2024. Napolitano, a member of Detachment 5 of C Company of the 2nd Battalion, 245th Aviation Regiment, is retiring after 40 years in the Army and Army National Guard. The final flight tradition recognizes a long serving aviator as he or she leaves the service. On landing the pilot is greeted by friends and family and sprayed with champaign.
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WSYR -- Sun, 27 Jul 2025 Cadets follow in parents footsteps at annual Civil Air Patrol encampment SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) Gretel Kizer watched her 14-year-old son complete his week-long encampment with the Civil Air Patrol. I cried when I dropped him off, I said, youre too young to... (more)
WAMC -- Sat, 26 Jul 2025 Major General Raymond Shields, Adjutant General of New York, discusses potential new funding opportunity to relocate the 42nd Infantry Division (Audio) This week, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer announced his securing of $90 million for the New York National Guard to help relocate the 42nd Infantry Division. The Division is seeking... (more)