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Palm Harbor resident Jack James, a NY National Guard brigadier general, will serve as deputy commander of history Army Guard division
New York Army National Guard Brigadier General Jack James, a resident of Palm Harbor, has been named one of two deputy commanders of the 42nd Infantry Division, a unit responsible for the training of Army National Guard units in New York, New Hampshire...
Oct 13, 2021, 6:00am EDT
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Warwick resident takes command of New York Guard, the state's volunteer defense force
A Warwick resident who served in Iraq with the New York National Guard in 2005 is the new commander of the New York Guard, the state's volunteer defense force. Peter Riley, a retired Army National Guard colonel, was promoted to a state Brigadier Gener...
Sep 20, 2021, 2:46pm EDT
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NY Air Guard Tech. Sgt. Paul Cange, a Syracuse resident, will represent U.S. at Brazilian Jungle Warfare Training Center international class
New York Air National Guard Technical Sgt. Paul Cange, a Syracuse resident and 14-year veteran of the Air National Guard, is headed to Brazil at the end of September to attend the Brazilian Army's Jungle Warfare Training Center. Cange, a member of the...
Sep 20, 2021, 1:55pm EDT
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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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