AUGUST 19, 2020 - New York Army National Guard helicopter pilots, crews and Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation Regiment based in Ronkonkoma, N.Y. welcomed the arrival of the first of 20 new UH-60M Black Hawk helicopters at their flight facilities at Islip MacArthur and Albany International Airports Tuesday, August 18, 2020. The two new aircraft, each … [Read more...]
ANG Welcomes Next Director During Pentagon Ceremony
AUGUST 5, 2020 - Maj. Gen. Michael A. Loh assumed responsibility as the 13th director of the Air National Guard and promoted to the rank of lieutenant general during a Change of Responsibility ceremony at the Pentagon July 28, 2020. Loh succeeds Lt. Gen. L. Scott Rice, who served as the ANG’s director since 2016. Upon accepting responsibility, Loh took to the podium to … [Read more...]
Army National Guard to Realign Into Eight Divisions
AUGUST 4, 2020 - The Army National Guard is turning back the clock reminiscent of World War I and World War II when it trained to deploy as a division-aligned force for large-scale combat operations. The Director of the Army National Guard, Lt. Gen. Daniel Hokanson, said the plan will align existing subordinate elements under the ARNG’s eight division headquarters to increase … [Read more...]
Guardsmen Go to New Heights for Jump Training
JULY 23, 2020 - Two New York Army National Guard CH-47F Chinook helicopters crewed by nine Soldiers took 15 West Virginia Army National Guard Special Forces members to new heights to support paradrop training July 11 at Camp Dawson. The paradrop mission included a High Altitude Low Opening (HALO) military free fall jump for the West Virginia Green Beret Soldiers. The jumpers … [Read more...]
New Jersey National Guard Supports Primary Election in Historic First
JULY 17, 2020 - For the first time in New Jersey Army National Guard's history, more than 120 of its soldiers, reported in civilian clothes to county election boards and polling sites in seven counties in support of the state's primary election. The state mission came in response to concerns about a shortage of poll workers and volunteers for the July 7 election due to the … [Read more...]