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NY National Guard Cpl Dakoatah Miller, a Cortland resident, will train at Brazilian Jungle Warfare Training Center
New York Army National Guard Corporal Dakoatah Miller, a Cortland resident who finished second in the Army National Guard's nationwide Best Warrior competition in July, is now heading to Brazil to attend the Brazilian Army's world-standard jungle warfa...
Sep 20, 2021, 1:55pm EDT
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New York National Guard Renders Honors to Korean War MIA Soldier Monday, September 20 in Schuylerville
A New York Army National Guard Honor Guard will render funeral honors to Korean War Veteran Cpl. Walter Smead as he is laid to rest at Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, N.Y. Monday, September 20. WHO: Members of the New ...
Sep 20, 2021, 6:00am EDT
New Windsor Army National Guard artillery unit honored for excellence by Army Field Artillery School
The New York Army National Guard field artillery battery based at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in New Windsor, has been named the best in the entire Army National Guard by the U.S. Army Field Artillery School. The Alexander Hamilton Award was pre...
Sep 17, 2021, 6:00am EDT
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NY Army National Guard Colonel Patrick Macklin, Wantagh resident, retires after 30-year military career
Army National Guard Col. Patrick Macklin, an Iraq War veteran with more than 30 years of military service, retired from service during a ceremony held at the National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Latham, N.Y., on September 11, 2021. Macklin, a Wa...
Sep 15, 2021, 2:56pm EDT
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Lt. Col. Monique Foster, a Schenectady resident. retires after career in New York Army National Guard and Coast Guard
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Monique Foster, a Schenectady resident, is retiring from the military after a career that began with her graduation from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1984. Her last assignment was as the commander of t...
Sep 15, 2021, 2:00pm EDT
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New York Guard, state volunteer defense force, conducts annual training at Camp Smith Training Site Sep. 12-17
Some 160 members of the New York Guard, the state's volunteer state defense force, will conduct their week-long annual training at Camp Smith Training Site here September 12-17. Training will include certification of chainsaw operators for debris clear...
Sep 14, 2021, 10:00am EDT
Niskayuna resident Jason Lefton promoted to Colonel in the New York Army National Guard
Niskayuna resident Jason Lefton, a veteran of the Iraq War, was promoted to the rank of colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Latham on Tuesday, Sept. 7. Lefton currently serves as the N...
Sep 9, 2021, 8:00am EDT
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New NY Army National Guard officers come from Yonkers, Mount Vernon and Syracuse
Three New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Yonkers, Mount Vermon and Syracuse raised their right hands and affirmed their oath of office as part of their graduation of the Officer Candidate School Commissioning ceremony August 28, 2021 at Camp Sm...
Sep 1, 2021, 3:53pm EDT
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East Greenbush resident Jude Mulvey retires from New York Army National Guard after 22 years of service
New York Army National Guard Colonel Jude Mulvey, an East Greenbush resident, was recognized for 22 years of service during her retirement ceremony on August 26 at New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham. Mulvey, an Army lawyer, is a veteran of...
Aug 27, 2021, 1:00pm EDT
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NY Army National Guard Lt. Col. Mark Frank, a Cohoes resident, named Superior Graduate by U.S. Army War College
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Mark Frank, a Cohoes resident, graduated as a Superior Graduate from the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on July 23. The Army War College provides graduate-level instruction to senior military offi...
Aug 17, 2021, 11:23am EDT
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