Recent News from New York National Guard

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Staff Sgt. Danny Martinez, assigned to the New York Army National Guard's 53rd Troop Command Headquarters at Camp Smith, N.Y., stands with Col. Carlton Cleveland (left), Col. Isabel Smith (center right), and Command Sgt. Maj. Corey Cush (right) following his presentation of the Army's Supply Excellence Award during the New York National Guard Commanders' Call in Latham, N.Y., Dec. 9, 2017. Martinez received the Regional Supply Excellence Competition Plaque, and three award coins. (N.Y. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Andrew Valenza)

New York National Guard Staff Sgt. Danny Martinez Recieves Army Logistics Award

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Danny Martinez, a Hopewell Junction, N.Y. resident, has been recognized by the New York Army National Guard for his role in helping his Camp Smith-based unit earn the Army's Supply Excellence Award. Martinez i...

Dec 10, 2017, 12:55pm EST

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Todd Balog (left), commander of the Special Troops Battalion, is congratulated by his wife Amy and sonse Hyrum and Aiden following his promotion by Col. Stephen M. Bousquet, commander of the 369th Sustainment Brigade, at the New York State Military Museum in Saratoga Springs, N.Y., December 8, 2017.

Spa City Guardsman Promoted to Lieutenant Colonel

New York Army National Guard Major Todd Balog, an Afghanistan veteran with more than 16 years of active and Guard military service, received his promotion to the rank of lieutenant colonel in a ceremony December 8, 2017 at the New York State Military M...

Dec 10, 2017, 12:19pm EST

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Ken Bozier congratulates his son, New York Army National Guard Pvt. Justin Bozier, following his graduation from Army Basic Combat Training at Fort Benning, Ga. November 9, 2017. The younger Bozier now goes on to qualify as a signal maintainer in the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion. The two are joined by ROTC cadet Jordon Bozier, Justin’s twin brother in service, to add to the military family. Courtesy photo.

New Rochelle Soldier completes Basic Training as part of National Guard Military Family

The Army National Guard says it is family, and in the Bozier household from New Rochelle, N.Y., they live up to that creed with the November 9, 2017 basic combat training graduation of Pvt. Justin Bozier, age 19, here at the U.S. Army Maneuver Center o...

Dec 7, 2017, 2:44pm EST

N.Y. Army National Guard Lt. Col. Joseph Claus, presents his brother, Master Sgt. Leonard Claus with a ceremonial Non-Commissioned Officer's Sword during their retirement ceremony, in Latham, N.Y., Dec. 2, 2017. The two brothers had a combined 63 years of service, both enlisting in the late 80's. (Photo Credit: Pfc. Andrew Valenza)

Renssealer County brothers mark end of Army National Guard careers in joint retirement ceremony

Two brothers who deployed to Iraq together in 2005 marked the end of their service in the New York Army National Guard during a joint retirement ceremony held Saturday, Dec. 2, at New York National Guard Headquarters here. Lt. Col. Joseph Claus, age...

Dec 7, 2017, 5:00am EST

Four New York Air National Guardsman at the Eastern Air Defense Sector Receive New Ranks

Maj. Gen. Anthony P. German, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the recent promotion of members of the New York Air National Guard's 224th Air Defense Group in recognition of their capability for additional responsibility and le...

Dec 6, 2017, 3:48pm EST

Command Chief Master Sgt. Amy Giaquinto, the senior enlisted advisor to the Adjutant General of New York, speaks to members of the 107th Attack Wing in Niagara Falls, N.Y. on Oct. 17, 2017. Giaqunito is the first woman and the first Air National Guard member to hold that role in New York. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Ryan Campbell)

Ballston Spa resident is the first woman and first Air National Guard member to serve as top enlisted leader in New York National Guard

New York Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Amy Giaquinto, a Ballston Spa resident, is now serving as the top enlisted leader for the 16,000 men and women of the New York Army and Air National Guard. Giaquinto is the first Air National Gua...

Nov 16, 2017, 8:00am EST

New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Christopher P. Cushman (right) receives his retirement papers from Major General Kevin Bradley, a former commander of the 174th Attack Wing, during his retirement ceremony at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base on Nov. 5, 2017.

Chief Master Sergeant Christopher P. Cushman, a Marcellus resident, retires from New York Air National Guard

New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sergeant Christopher P. Cushman, a Marcellus resident, has retired from the military after serving over 30 years. Cushman was recognized for his service during a retirement ceremony held at Hancock Field Air ...

Nov 15, 2017, 4:00pm EST

New York Army National Guard, Maj. Michael Audette, and his sons Gabriel and Samuel pose with each other following Audette’ s traditional military "final flight" at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Latham, N.Y. on November 1, 2017. He and his wife currently reside in Rexford, N.Y. (New York Army National Guard photo by Capt. Jean Marie Kratzer)

Army National Guard Major Michael Audette, Iraq veteran and Rexford resident, makes "final flight"

New York Army National Guard Maj. Michael Audette, an Army aviator capped his 23-year career on Wednesday, November 1, with a traditional military "final flight" in which he was greeted on return with a salute from airport fire trucks and a line of wel...

Nov 15, 2017, 1:45pm EST

New York Army National Guard Major Ian Seagriff and Staff Sergeant Justin Wolcott present a memorial wreath on behalf of the New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division at the World War I Rainbow Division Veterans Memorial located on Long Island in Garden City in 2015.

National Guard's 42nd Infantry 'Rainbow' Division Honors Veterans in Garden City Nov. 10

New York Army National Guard Soldiers join with veterans of the Army's famous 42nd Infantry Rainbow Division to present a memorial wreath on Friday morning, Nov. 10 at the World War I Rainbow Division Veterans Memorial here to honor the service of past...

Nov 9, 2017, 12:00pm EST

David Vesper gets “pinned” to senior master sergeant by Tech. Sgt. Logan Brennan (left) and Senior Master Sgt. Michael Cousineau during his promotion ceremony at McMurdo Station, Antarctica on Nov. 4, 2017. Vesper is assigned to the 139th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron in support of Operation Deep Freeze. He is deployed from the New York Air National Guard’s 109th Airlift Wing in Scotia, New York. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Catharine Schmidt)

Gansevoort resident David Vesper promoted to senior master sergeant in New York Air National Guard during Nov. 4 ceremony in Antarctica

New York Air National Guard member David Vesper, a Gansevoort, was promoted to senior master sergeant during a ceremony held at McMurdo Station, Antarctica on Nov. 4. Vesper a member of the 109th Airlift Wing's 139th Expeditionary Airlift Squadron, ...

Nov 8, 2017, 2:26pm EST

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