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Master Sgt. Michael Schin, a Ballston Spa resident, retires after 41 years in the Army National Guard.

New York Army National Guard Master Sgt. Michael Schin, a Ballston Spa resident, marked his retirement from the military after more than four decades of service, with a May 16 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Schin, who enli...
May 16, 2025, 1:09pm EDT
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Ten NY Army National Guard Soldiers receive Purple Heart during May 10 ceremony

Ten New York Army National Guard Soldiers received the Purple Heart-the award given to military members wounded in action-during a May 10, 2025, ceremony at the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor, New York. The ten Soldiers were injure...
May 15, 2025, 10:14am EDT
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Michael C. Costello, a Guilderland resident, promoted to Lieutenant Colonel in the New York Army National Guard

Michael C. Costello, a Guilderland resident, was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a May 14, 2024, promotion ceremony at the New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, N.Y. Army National Guard Col. Patrick ...
May 14, 2025, 2:29pm EDT
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NY Military Museum Marks 80th Anniversary of VE-Day

Maj. Gen. Raymond Shields, the adjutant general of New York, welcomed a French diplomat to mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe during a May 8 ceremony. Shields welcomed Deputy Counsel General Myriam Gil to the New York State...
May 9, 2025, 2:18pm EDT

Ten New York Army National Guard Soldiers will receive Purple Hearts during Saturday, May 10 ceremony

Ten New York Army National Guard Soldiers who were injured during a January 28, 2024, attack on a U.S. base in Jordan will receive the Purple Heart during a ceremony at the National Purple Heart Hall of Honor in New Windsor on Saturday, May 10. Member...
May 8, 2025, 9:58am EDT
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NY State Military Museum marks 80th Anniversary of the defeat of Nazi Germany with a special program on May 8

The New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs will mark the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II in Europe, and the U.S. relationship with France, during a special two-hour program on Thursday. May 8. The program, which begins at 3 p.m...
May 6, 2025, 3:00pm EDT

Command Sgt. Major Javier Lugo, a Yonkers resident, is now senior enlisted leader for National Guard's 369th Sustainment Brigade

New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Javier Lugo, a Yonkers resident, is now the top enlisted leader for the 2,000 Soldiers of the 369th Sustainment Brigade, the famed Harlem Hellfighters. Lugo took on his new duties during an April 27 cere...
Apr 30, 2025, 12:10pm EDT

NY Army Guard Col. Bryon Linnehan, a New Providence resident, takes command of the Harlem Hellfighters

New York Army National Guard Col. Bryon Linnehan, a New Providence resident, assumed command of the historic 369th Sustainment Brigade, known as the "Harlem Hellfighters," during an April 27 ceremony at the unit headquarters armory in New York City. T...
Apr 30, 2025, 10:38am EDT
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Sgt. David Amendola, a Holtsville resident, wins New York National Guard pistol shooting competition.

New York Army National Guard Sgt. David Amendola, a Holtsville resident, was the winner of the New York National Guard's annual shooting competition held April 23 to 26 at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill. Amendola bested 48 other competitors i...
Apr 29, 2025, 11:29am EDT
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Albany resident Melanie Padilla is promoted to lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard

Melanie Padilla, an Albany resident, was promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a Friday, April 25 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Padilla, who joined the New York Army Nationa...
Apr 28, 2025, 9:39am EDT
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New York’s Division of Military and Naval Affairs encompasses all of New York’s Military Forces including the New York Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Naval Militia and New York Guard. Learn more at www.dmna.ny.gov

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