DECEMBER 27, 2023 – New York National Guard volunteers joined hundreds of military family members, veterans, and gold star families for the 20th annual Christmas Eve road march in support of military personnel currently deployed overseas during the holidays. The first march was conducted in 2004 in support of the New York Army National Guard’s Company C, 2nd Battalion, 108th … [Read more...]

Soldiers of the New York National Guard honor guard receive the remains of 1st Lieutenant John Thomas, a World War II Army Air Forces pilot, who was killed in 1943, at the Rose Cemetery in North Rose, New York on May 20, 2023. This was one of 7,100 military funeral the New York Army National Guard's honor guard teams expect to conduct by the end of 2023. (U.S. Army National … [Read more...]

Members of the 147th Attack Wing Aircraft Maintenance Squadron unload a Block 5 MQ-9 Reaper at Ellington Field JRB in Houston, Texas, Dec. 21, 2023. The acquistion of the Block 5 Reaper wil enchance the wing's operational capabilities, ensuring it remains a formidable force in the ever-changing landsape of modern warfare. DECEMBER 22, 2023 - The 147th Attack Wing recently … [Read more...]

The Virginia Air National Guard’s 185th Cyberspace Operations Squadron, 192nd Operations Group, 192nd Wing, holds a ribbon cutting ceremony for the grand opening of its state-of-the-art cyberspace facility Dec. 1, 2023, at Joint Base Langley-Eustis in Hampton, Virginia. From left to right, Maj. Gen. James W. Ring, Adjutant General of Virginia; the youngest Bat, a 185th COS … [Read more...]

Airman 1st Class Kyle Larsen, a member of the New York Air National Guard, assigned to the Eastern Air Defense Sector in Rome, New York, keeps an eye on the sky over the eastern U.S. while preparing for Christmas Eve, when the sector’s Airmen will help in the annual NORAD Tracks Santa effort to get St. Nick to his destinations safely. (U.S. Air Force Photo by Patrick … [Read more...]