May 15, 2024 NY Air Guard's 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron wins top award for second time The New York Air National Guard’s 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron, a part of the 109th Airlift Wing, was named the best in the Air National Guard for 2024.
May 15, 2024 New York Air Guard transports Joint Special Operations Forces, Arctic Edge 24 Forty-six Airmen from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing participated in Arctic Edge 24 (AE24), a U.S. Northern Command-led homeland defense exercise demonstrating the U.S. military's capabilities in extreme cold weather.
March 13, 2024 NY Air Guard's 109th Airlift Wing wraps up Antarctic science support mission The New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, based at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia New York, has successfully concluded its annual Operation Deep Freeze season, marking the end of another productive season supporting scientific research in Antarctica
Nov. 18, 2023 109th Airlift Grand Marshalls Schenectady's Holiday Parade, Bringing Patriotic Pride and Festive Spirit The city of Schenectady witnessed a display of patriotism and holiday cheer as the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing, based at Stratton Air National Guard Base, acted as Grand Marshall of the City’s 54th annual holiday parade on November 18th.
Oct. 24, 2023 109th Airlift Wing Supports Antarctic Science The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing began its annual round of logistics support for U.S. Antarctic research by sending five LC-130 aircraft on the five-day trip to Antarctica Oct. 17-19.
Oct. 5, 2023 New York Air Guard woman powerlifts to success Master Sgt. Sarah Chambers, a member of the 109th Airlift Wing, based at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, New York, is currently ranked third nationally in powerlifting and first in New York State for her division.
Sept. 12, 2023 NY Air Guardsmen move 1,200 tons of cargo, 86,000 gallons of fuel, 1,300 people to Greenland science camps The New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing wrapped up its annual support to the National Science Foundation in Greenland when Airmen and LC-130 “Skibirds” returned to Stratton Air National Guard Base on August 23, 2023.
Aug. 30, 2023 109 Aircrew completes water survival and emergency parachute training Thirty-eight New York National Guard Airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing got their feet and their parachute harnesses wet during water survival and parachute landing training at New York’s Great Sacandaga Lake on August 5 and 6.
Aug. 30, 2023 Missouri and New York Air National Guard team up for Maintenance University Maintenance Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing spent the first week of August training in Gulfport, Mississippi where they teamed up with the Missouri Air National Guard’s 139th Airlift Wing for some intensive training, dubbed maintenance university.
Aug. 30, 2023 109AW welcomes new command chief Command Chief Master Sgt. Karolyn De Vito, a Cohoes resident, took over as the senior enlisted leader for the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing during an August 5, 2023, ceremony at Stratton Air National Guard base in Scotia.