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NY Army Guard Soldiers from Troy-based 42nd Infantry Division have returned home from Middle East
The last of 500 New York National Guard Soldiers who deployed to the Middle East with the headquarters of the 42nd Infantry Division returned to New York from their active-duty deployment at the beginning of June. The Soldiers mobilized at the end of ...
Jun 25, 2026, 1:59pm EDT
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New York Army National Guard Band will play free patriotic concerts across New York
The New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division "Rainbow" Band will mark the 250th anniversary of American independence with eight patriotic concerts being held across New York. The 90-minute concerts by the 23- Soldier band feature patrioti...
Jun 23, 2026, 1:01pm EDT
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NY Army Guard Brig. Gen. Christopher Cronin, a Victor resident, retires after 35 years of service
New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Christopher Cronin, a Victor resident, retired after 35 years of military service on Sunday, June 14, 2026. Cronin, who commissioned in the Army as an Infantry officer upon graduating from Syracuse University in...
Jun 17, 2026, 3:24pm EDT
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NY Army Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade, headquartered in Syracuse, gets a new commander during West Point ceremony
New York Army National Guard Col. Matthew Kilgore, a Cornwall resident, assumed command of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, which is headquartered in Syracuse, during a Sunday June 14 ceremony at his alma mater, the United States Military Academy...
Jun 17, 2026, 2:32pm EDT
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NY Army Guard Command Sgt. Major Jonathan Cross, a Lakeview resident, is new senior enlisted leader for 4,000-Soldier brigade
New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Jonathan Cross, a Lakeview resident, is now the top enlisted leader for more than 4,000 Soldiers of the Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Cross assumed responsibility as new top enlisted leader ...
Jun 17, 2026, 2:27pm EDT
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Col. Matthew Kilgore, a Cornwall resident, takes command of NY Army Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team
New York Army National Guard Col. Matthew Kilgore, a Cornwall resident, assumed command of the 4,000 Soldiers of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during a Sunday June 14 ceremony at his alma mater, the United States Military Academy at West Point,...
Jun 17, 2026, 2:04pm EDT
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NY Air Guard Major GEmma Fiduk, an East Windsor, NJ resident, takes command of 105th Airlift Wing's Civil Engineer Squadron
New York Air National Guard Major Gemma Fiduk, an East Windsor, New Jersey resident, assumed command of the 105th Airlift Wing's Civil Engineer Squadron during a June 7 ceremony at Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh, New York. Fiduk replaced ...
Jun 12, 2026, 3:22pm EDT
Fayetteville High School Student Helps New York National Guard Salute Army's 251st Birthday
A 17-year-old Fayetteville Manlius High School junior helped the New York National Guard mark the Army's 251st birthday during a ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham on Friday, June 12. London Brown, a Fayetteville resident who ...
Jun 12, 2026, 3:09pm EDT
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New York National Guard marks Army's 251st Birthday with cake-cutting ceremony at Latham headquarters
A 60-year-old Army Guard warrant officer with 40 years of service, and a 17-year-old high school junior who enlisted in April, celebrated the Army's 251st birthday during a June 12, 2026, cake-cutting ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in...
Jun 12, 2026, 2:51pm EDT
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Three Air National Guard Members Pedal for Mohawk Valley's Missing Children Group
Three New York Air Guardsmen assigned to the Eastern Air Defense Sector spent June 5 tackling an 80-mile bike ride to support the Mohawk Valley Chapter of The Ride for Missing Children. The organization works to raise awareness about child exploitatio...
Jun 12, 2026, 10:45am EDT
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