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  • Five Years of Combat and Counting

    Perhaps no other unit demonstrates our citizen soldiers' dedication to the war effort and highlights the Air National Guard's incredible experience level more than the 45th Expeditionary Special Operations Squadron (ESOS). For 64 straight months the 45th ESOS, which includes Airmen from the 174th

  • Hancock Field Officer To Compete on Wheel of Fortune

    Lt. Col. Doug Daeffler stationed here with the 274th Air Support Operations Squadron will make his national television debut, along with his wife Joan, as "Wheel of Fortune" contestants on November 12 during "Military Families Week."Daeffler, a 28-year military veteran, currently serves as an Air

  • 174th Attack Wing Continues Hurricane Sandy Relief

    Over one hundred members of Hancock Field Air National Guard Base have volunteered to deploy to aid in the Hurricane Sandy relief efforts since being activated on October 29, 2012, with another roughly one hundred personnel coordinating efforts at home station in Syracuse. The personnel have been

  • Hancock Field Deploys to Support Hurricane Sandy Relief Efforts

    One hundred forty members of the 174th Attack Wing of the New York Air National Guard have deployed to New York City and Long Island to support Hurricane Sandy relief efforts.  The Guardsmen are expected to be gone for seven to 10 days. "Seeing the tunnels flooding and the water coming out of those

  • 174th Attack Wing Receives "Excellent" Inspection Ratings

    After six days of scrutiny by 64 inspectors from the U.S. Air Force's Air Combat Command (ACC) and 33 inspectors from the National Guard Bureau, the 174th Attack Wing passed its Compliance Inspection (CI) and Logistics Compliance Assessment Program (LCAP) inspections, both of which focus on

  • Electronic payments required for TRICARE Reserve Select and Retired

    To avoid losing coverage, Hancock Field beneficiaries enrolled in TRICARE Reserve Select (TRS) or TRICARE Retired Reserve (TRR) who pay monthly premiums by check need to switch to an electronic form of payment before Jan. 1, 2013.Beginning Jan. 1, 2013, TRICARE will only accept monthly premium

  • 174th Fighter Wing Gets New Maintenance Group Commander

    On August 11 2012, Hancock Field Air National Guard Base hosted a change-of-command ceremony of the 174th Fighter Wing Maintenance Group continuing the change that has enveloped the unit during its illustrious history, while always maintaining that "Syracuse Standard".Col. Greg Semmel officiated the

  • Hancock Field Air National Guard Base Participates in MARE Exercise

    It is early Saturday morning. As you approach Syracuse Hancock International Airport you see smoke coming from the shell of an aircraft. Next you notice fire trucks and emergency response vehicles of all shapes and sizes. You wonder what happened and hope everyone is safe.Fortunately, everyone is

  • Col. Charles "Spider" Dorsey Retires

    On 2 August 2012, Col Charles ("Spider") Dorsey, 174th Fighter Wing Vice Commander, retired from military service during a formal ceremony held at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base, Syracuse, New York. Col Dorsey is a Command Pilot and Senior Maintenance Officer with over 29 years of service in