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NY Army National Guard Capt. Danielle Dias, a Wappingers Falls resident, takes command of Army Guard public affairs detachment
New York Army National Guard Capt. Danielle Dias took command of the 138th Public Affairs Detachment during a ceremony held at Camp Smith Training Site in Cortlandt Manor on May 18, 2025. Dias replaces Capt. Stephanie Fernandez, who had led the small ...
May 22, 2025, 3:34pm EDT
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New York National Guard Headquarters Marks Memorial Day with short ceremony
LATHAM, New York -The Soldiers, Airmen and civilians of the New York National Guard's Latham. New York headquarters marked Memorial Day on Thursday, May 22, with a short ceremony. Rainy weather resulted in the ceremony being held in the building's lob...
May 22, 2025, 2:29pm EDT
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NY National Guard Maintainers are Runner-ups for Best in Army Guard Medium Units in 2025
The New York Army National Guard's 145th Maintenance Company has been named runner-up for the title of best medium sized Army Guard maintenance unit for 2025. The company, which is based at the Manor Road Armory on Staten Island, was recognized by the...
May 20, 2025, 3:01pm EDT
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Lt. Col. Eric Fritz, a Webster resident, takes command of New York Army Guard helicopter battalion
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Eric Fritz, a Webster resident, assumed command of the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Battalion, during a May 17, 2025, ceremony at the Army aviation facility at Albany International Airport. The battalio...
May 20, 2025, 2:44pm EDT
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NY Army Guard's 153rd Troop Command presents delayed Purple Heart Medal to former Army MP and Jamestown native Justin Oaks
A former Army Military Police Soldier received a long-delayed Purple Heart from the New York Army National Guard's 153rd Troop Command during a May 17 ceremony at Buffalo's Connecticut Street Army. Col. William Snyder, the 153rd's executive officer, p...
May 20, 2025, 2:00pm EDT
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Greenville resident Justin Oaks, a graduate of Bradford Area High School, receives long-delayed Purple Heart medal from New York Army National Guard
The New York Army National Guard presented former U.S. Army Pfc. Justin Oaks, a Greenville resident , with a long- delayed Purple Heart on Saturday, May 17, during a ceremony at Buffalo's Connecticut Street Army. Oaks, who graduated from Bradford Area...
May 20, 2025, 8:40am EDT
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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