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Col. Patrick Clare, a Clifton Park resident, takes command of historic 369th Sustainment Brigade
An Army National Guard officer from Clifton Park took command of one of the most famous units in the National Guard-- the "Harlem Hellfighters"--during a Sunday, October 22 ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill. Col. Patrick Clare, a vet...
Oct 25, 2023, 11:29am EDT
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Clifton Park resident Lt. Col. Shawn Tabankin turns over command of historic 69th Infantry, moves to NY Guard headquarters job
New York National Guard Lt. Col. Shawn Tabankin, a Clifton Park resident, turned over command of the famed "Fighting 69th" infantry regiment to a Camillus resident, Lt. Col. Adam Bojarski, during an October 22, 2023 ceremony at the Lexington Avenue Arm...
Oct 24, 2023, 12:58pm EDT
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NY Army Guard Lt. Col. Eric Emmerling, a Springville resident, takes command of New York National Guard artillery battalion in October 20 ceremony
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Eric Emmerling, a Springville, N.Y. resident and Iraq War veteran, took command of the New York National Guard's only artillery battalion during an October 20 ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site in the Hudson Vall...
Oct 24, 2023, 9:49am EDT
Yaphank Air Guard member promoted at 106th Rescue Wing
Jasmin Roman, a resident of Yaphank, New York, who grew up in Newburgh, New York, was promoted to chief master sergeant in the New York Air National Guard in a ceremony at the 106th Rescue Wing October 16, 2023. Roman has been a member of the wing, ba...
Oct 19, 2023, 2:10pm EDT
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Bronx Residents Change Responsibilities in NY Guard State Defense Force
The New York Guard's 88th Area Command, the state defense force component of the New York Military Forces, welcomed 1st Sgt. Joseph Ronda as its senior noncommissioned officer (NCO) during a change of responsibility ceremony September 16, 2023 at the M...
Oct 12, 2023, 10:50am EDT
New York Army National Guard Honor Guard provides burial honors for World War II Soldier from Waterbury on October 10
A World War II Soldier from Waterbury Connecticut who went missing during the Battle of the Huertgen Forest in Germany, will be laid to rest on Tuesday, October 10, by a New York Army National Guard Honor Guard at Calverton National Cemetery on Long Is...
Oct 6, 2023, 5:52pm EDT
NY Air Guard commander recognizes President Chester Arthur during Albany Rural Cemetery ceremony
The commander of the New York Air National Guard honored Chester Arthur, the 21st President of the United States, during a ceremony at his grave in Albany Rural Cemetery on October 5, 2023, commemorating his 194th birthday. Major General Denis Donnell...
Oct 5, 2023, 2:51pm EDT
NYS Military Museum Holds Re-Opening Celebration October 7
The New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center will hold a Grand Re-Opening Celebration featuring an Army Band and a Civil War musical group along with free ice cream on Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum, at ...
Oct 3, 2023, 4:00pm EDT
Clifton Park resident turns over command of National Guard's Joint Forces Headquarters, headquarters detachment
New York Army National Guard Capt. Darren Hagan, a New Windsor resident, took command of the Latham-based unit responsible for the Soldiers assigned to the New York National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters during a Wednesday, Sept. 27 ceremony. Hagan...
Sep 28, 2023, 12:12pm EDT
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New Windsor man takes command of New York National Guard headquarters unit
New York Army National Guard Capt. Darren Hagan, a New Windsor resident, took command of the unit responsible for the Soldiers assigned to the New York National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters during a Wednesday, Sept. 27 ceremony. Hagan, a veteran o...
Sep 27, 2023, 2:57pm EDT
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