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July 6, 2026
The 106th Rescue Wing Demonstrates Combat Search and Rescue Capabilities in Support of America’s 250th Anniversary

Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard 106th Rescue Wing celebrated 250 years of American independence by participating in the Sail4th 250 International Aerial Review flyover along the Hudson River on July 4 and by demonstrating the wing’s combat search and rescue capabilities at the
May 22, 2026
Air National Guard Defenders enhance air base defense skills during Ranger exercise

Air National Guard Security Forces defenders enhanced air base ground defense tactics, techniques and procedures under austere, constrained field conditions during the U.S. Army’s 3rd Battalion, 75th Ranger Regiment certification exercise at Fort Benning, May 11-22, 2026.
May 17, 2026
106th Rescue Wing Conducts Five-Day Combat Readiness Exercise

More than 1,000 Airmen assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing completed a five-day combat readiness exercise, testing every element of the unit's operations and personnel recovery and combat support capabilities across two geographically separated locations May 12 to 16, 2026.
March 8, 2026
106th Rescue Wing Leadership Engages Members During DEOCS Town Hall Meetings

New York Air National Guard Col. Jeffrey Cannet, commander of the 106th Rescue Wing, and 106th Command Chief Master Sgt. Edward Rittberg, conducted a series of town hall meetings with members of the 106th Rescue Wing to discuss topics from the Defense Organizational Climate Survey (DEOCS), March
Feb. 8, 2026
106th Rescue Wing Achieves Milestones While Participating In Training Across Europe

New York Air National Guard members assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing and 102nd Rescue Squadron participated in a multi-national readiness exercise across Europe, January 7 to 23, 2026.
Jan. 9, 2026
Southampton Fire Department Thanks NY Guard for Wildfire Support

Members of the Southampton Fire Department visited Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York, on January 9, to thank members of the New York Army and Air Guard for their assistance in stopping a massive wildfire on March 8, 2025.
Nov. 12, 2025
Wading River Resident Assumes Command of the New York Air National Guard’s 101st Rescue Squadron

FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. – New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. James (Sonny) Liston, a Wading River resident and HH-60W Jolly Green II search and rescue helicopter pilot, assumed command of the 106th Rescue Wing’s 101st Rescue Squadron, during a ceremony
Sept. 7, 2025
Mount Sinai Resident Jessica L. Beall Retires from the New York Air National Guard After 22 Years of Service

FRANCIS S. GABRESKI AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y.— New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Jessica Beall, a Mount Sinai resident, ended her 22-year Air Force career with a retirement ceremony Sept. 7 at the 106th Rescue Wing, Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base,
Aug. 11, 2025
Air National Guard Provides Rescue Assets During Historic Pacific Exercise

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – U.S. Air National Guard rescue units from Alaska, California and New York deployed approximately 150 Airmen with five aircraft, to provide real-world rescue capability in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025 in Misawa, Japan, July 10 - 29, 2025.
Aug. 11, 2025
106th Rescue Wing Serves as Real-World Rescue Asset During REFORPAC 2025

MISAWA AIR BASE, Japan – Over 100 U.S. Air Force Airmen, from the New York Air National Guard’s 106th Rescue Wing, deployed to Misawa Air Base, Japan, in support of exercise Resolute Force Pacific 2025, the largest contingency response exercise ever conducted in the Indo-Pacific region, July 10 to

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