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New York National Guard Renders Honors to NY Civil War Medal of Honor recipient Friday, May 21 in Brooklyn
A New York Army National Guard color guard supports a remembrance ceremony by the JCC Association of North America, the Jewish Welfare Board and the Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America to remember Medal of Honor recipient Benjamin Levy,...
May 21, 2021, 6:00am EDT
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Tracy-Ann Stewart, a Monroe resident and Afghan War veteran, promoted to Command Sgt. Major in the Army National Guard
New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Tracy-Ann Stewart, a Monroe resident, became the highest ranking enlisted Soldier in the 369th Special Troops Battalion during a May 15 ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site in Cortland Manor. As the batt...
May 19, 2021, 1:02pm EDT
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Bryam resident Trish Stanek promoted to major in the New York Army National Guard
Trish Stanek, a Byram, New Jersey resident, was promoted to major in the New York Army National Guard during a May 16 ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill, New York. Stanek an Air Defense Artillery officer, currently serves as the Senio...
May 18, 2021, 4:20pm EDT
Afghanistan Veteran Retires after 32 years of military service
Col. Ben Richardson, an Oswego resident and veteran of Afghanistan, retired from the New York Army National Guard May 16, after 32 years of service during a Joint Force Headquarters ceremony at the state headquarters. Richardson was born in Boston, bu...
May 17, 2021, 11:08am EDT
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Poughkeepsie resident Curtiss Moss becomes senior enlisted Soldier in National Guard's Harlem Hellfighters
New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Curtis Moss, a Poughkeepsie resident and veteran of the Iraq War, assumed new duties as the highest ranking enlisted Soldier in the 369th Sustainment Brigade during a ceremony held Saturday, April 24 at C...
Apr 26, 2021, 3:00pm EDT
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York resident Thomas Spencer, a Major General in the National Guard, takes command of 42nd Infantry Division
New York Army National Guard Ma. Gen. Thomas Spencer, a resident of York, Maine, took command of the Troy, New York based 42nd Infantry Division during a change of command ceremony held on April 17, 2021. Spencer, a veteran of the Iraq War and Operati...
Apr 20, 2021, 3:00pm EDT
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Troy-based National Guard division gets new commander during Saturday, April 17 ceremony
New York Army National Guard Major General Thomas Spencer, a two-tour veteran of the Iraq War and Operation Desert Shield, took command of the Troy-based 42nd Infantry Division during a change of command ceremony held at the Division of Military and N...
Apr 19, 2021, 3:31pm EDT
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Castleton-on-Hudson resident Don McKnight promoted to captain in New York Naval Militia
New York Naval Militia member Don McKnight, a Castleton-on-Hudson resident, was promoted to the rank of captain during a short ceremony held on Thursday, April 15, at New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters in Latham, New Yor...
Apr 15, 2021, 3:44pm EDT
Indian Lake resident Abraham Gadway promoted to Master Sergeant in Air National Guard.
Abraham Gadway, an Indian Lake resident, was promoted to master sergeant in the New York Air National Guard during an April 8, 2021 ceremony at Stratton Air National Guard Base, in Scotia, New York. Gadway has been a member of the 109th Airlift Wing...
Apr 15, 2021, 1:03pm EDT
NY Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Debora Mallet, a Syracuse resident, becomes senior enlisted leader for Rochester Battalion
New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Debora Mallet, a Syracuse resident how is a veteran of the Afghan War, took over as the senior enlisted leader for the 642nd Aviation Support Battalion during a ceremony in Rochester on March 20, 2021. M...
Mar 24, 2021, 3:00pm EDT
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