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COL (Ret) Frank Degano, 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division Association Hudson Valley Chapter Chairman (L) and retired Brig. Gen. Pat Alesia, president of the 42nd Infantry (Rainbow) Division Association, salute during the palying of taps during the New York Army National Guard 42nd Infantry "Rainbow" Division Association's annual Veterans Day wreath laying memorial service on Nov. 9, 2025 at the 42nd Infantry Division World War I Memorial in Garden City, N.Y. ( Photo by Mark Getman)

November 7 wreath laying ceremony in Garden City commemorates the creation of the 42nd Infantry Division

Veterans of the 42nd Infantry Division will commemorate the division and mark Veterans Day with their annual wreath-laying ceremony at the historic World War I Rainbow Division Veterans Memorial in Garden City. The event follows the September 2026 ret...
Nov 5, 2026, 8:00am EST
The New York State Military Museum is telling the story of the Global War on Terror-- or GWOT-- with a permanent exhibit featuring uniforms, artifacts, weapons and photographs explaining New Yorkers role in the 20-year conflict. The museum is located in Saratoga Springs, New York.

NYS Military Museum cuts ribbon on exhibit highlighting New Yorkers role in the Global War on Terror today, Thursday, Nov. 5

Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, will officially open the newest exhibit at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs on Thursday, Nov. 5. The exhibit focuses on New Yorkers and the Global War on Terror which l...
Nov 5, 2026, 4:00am EST
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The New York State Military Museum is telling the story of the Global War on Terror-- or GWOT-- with a permanent exhibit featuring uniforms, artifacts, weapons and photographs explaining New Yorkers role in the 20-year conflict. The museum is located in Saratoga Springs, New York.

NYS Military Museum cuts ribbon on exhibit highlighting New Yorkers role in the Global War on Terror on Thursday, Nov. 5

Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, will officially open the newest exhibit at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs on Thursday, Nov. 5. The exhibit focuses on New Yorkers and the Global War on Terror which l...
Nov 4, 2026, 9:00am EST
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U.S. Army Lt. Col. Chad Clark, base operations manager of Camp Smith Training Site, New York Army National Guard, Christopher Panzer, director of Camp Smith, Maj. Gen. Raymond Shields, the adjutant general of New York, and Sharon Buck, executive deputy commissioner of the New York State Office of General Services, cut the ribbon during a ceremony to open Building 508A at Camp Smith Training Site, near Peekskill, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., Oct. 29, 2026. Built to qualify for LEED Silver certification, the $3.5 million, 3,000-square-foot facility, provides modern billeting for senior enlisted leaders, officers, and enlisted Soldiers with modern, hotel-style quarters at the installation. It is the first completed phase of a 75,000-square-foot modernization authorization. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sebastian Rothwyn)

New York National Guard opens $3.5 million senior leader housing facility at Camp Smith Training Site

Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, officially opened a new $3.5 million senior leader housing building at Camp Smith Training Site on Oct. 29. Building 508A replaces aging quarters for senior enlisted leaders and officers tra...
Nov 3, 2026, 12:13pm EST
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The New York State Military Museum is telling the story of the Global War on Terror-- or GWOT-- with a permanent exhibit featuring uniforms, artifacts, weapons and photographs explaining New Yorkers role in the 20-year conflict. The museum is located in Saratoga Springs, New York.

NYS Military Museum cuts ribbon on exhibit highlighting New Yorkers role in the Global War on Terror on Thursday, Nov. 5

Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, will officially open the newest exhibit at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs on Thursday, Nov. 5. The exhibit focuses on New Yorkers and the Global War on Terror which l...
Oct 30, 2026, 9:12am EDT
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New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Sara Mitchell passes the colors of the 27th Finance Battalion to Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth Geib during the battalion's sergeant major change of responsibility ceremony at Francis Lewis Park in Whitestone, Queens, N.Y., on Oct. 24, 2026. Geib, a Niskayuna resident, replaced Command Sgt. Maj. Alfonso Villacres. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sebastian Rothwyn)

Army Guard Command Sgt. Major Kenneth Geib, a Niskayuna resident, will serve as top enlisted Soldier in 27th Finance Battalion

New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth Geib, a Niskayuna resident, assumed responsibility as the senior enlisted leader of the Army Guard's 27th Finance Battalion during an Oct. 24 ceremony at Francis Lewis Park in Queens. The 27th Fin...
Oct 28, 2026, 12:57pm EDT
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New York Army National Guard Col. Bryon Linnehan passes the colors of the 27th Finance Battalion to Lt. Col. Miguel Rodriguez during a change of command ceremony for the battalion at Francis Lewis Park in Whitestone, Queens, N.Y. on Oct. 24, 2026. Rodriguez, a New Milford resident took over the battalion from Lt. Col. Sarah Mitchell. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Sebastian Rothwyn)

New Milford resident takes command of New York Army National Guard finance battalion

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Miguel Rodriguez, a New Milford, Connecticut, resident, assumed command of the Army Guard's 27th Finance Battalion during an Oct. 24 ceremony at Francis Lewis Park in Queens. The 27th Finance Battalion is headquar...
Oct 28, 2026, 11:56am EDT
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Army Command Sgt. Maj. Arnold Reyes, a Selden resident, is awarded the Legion of Merit Medal by Maj. Gen. Jack James, the 42nd Infantry Division Commander, during his retirement ceremony on Oct. 17, 2026, at New York National Guard headquarters. Reyes concluded 43 years of military service to his nation. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Grace Nechanicky)

Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Arnold Reyes, a Selden resident, retires after 43 years of military service

New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Arnold Reyes, a Selden resident, retired after 43 years of military service during an October 17 ceremony at the New York Army National Guard's headquarters in Latham. Reyes, a veteran of the Iraq War, en...
Oct 27, 2026, 12:30pm EDT
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U.S. Army Sgt. Maj. Kenneth Geib, a finance noncommissioned officer with the 27th Finance Battalion, New York Army National Guard, is promoted during a ceremony at the New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham, N.Y. on October 21, 2026. Geib will become the command Sergeant Major of the finance battalion on October 24, 2026, in Whitestone, N.Y.

Niskayuna Resident Promoted to Sergeant Major in the New York Army National Guard

New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Kenneth Geib, a Niskayuna resident, became the 27th Finance Battalion's highest-ranking enlisted Soldier during an October 21 ceremony at the New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham, N.Y. As the ba...
Oct 22, 2026, 1:10pm EDT
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NY National Guard will teach free emergency preparedness course at Olean Senior Center on Monday, October 26 at 4 p.m.

Members of the New York National Guard will be conducting a free emergency preparedness course at the Olean Senior Center on Monday, October 26 at 4 p.m. The Citizens Preparedness Corps program teaches residents how to prepare for any type of disaster...
Oct 20, 2026, 3:27pm EDT

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