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York resident Thomas Spencer, an Iraq War Veteran, retires after 37 years of service in Army National Guard
New York Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Thomas Spencer, a York, Maine resident and veteran of the Iraq War and the Persian Gulf War, ended his 37 years of military service on February 3, 2024, during a ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in...
Feb 7, 2024, 2:33pm EST
NY Air Guard resident Lt. Col. David Carrick retires after 39-year military career during February 3 ceremony
New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. David Carrick, a Riverhead resident, ended his 39-year military career with the 106th Resvue Wing, during a retirement ceremony on February 3 at the wing firehouse at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westham...
Feb 7, 2024, 11:54am EST
Westhampton Beach resident James Nizza ends Air National Guard career after 32-years of military service
New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. James S. Nizza, a Westhampton Beach resident, closed a 32-year military career during a retirement ceremony held on Feb. 3 at the 106th Rescue Wing Firehouse at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base. Ni...
Feb 6, 2024, 3:08pm EST
NY Air Guard Staff Sgt. Sam Dolittle, a Cornwall resident, named best emergency manager in the country by Air National Guard
NEWBURGH, N.Y. - New York Air National Guard Staff Sgt. Sam Doolittle, a Cornwall resident and an emergency manager with the 105th Airlift Wing's Civil Engineer Squadron, has been recognized by the Air National Guard for his exemplary leadership, innov...
Feb 6, 2024, 9:04am EST
Webster Resident Major General Joseph Biehler takes command of 42nd Infantry Division
New York Army National Guard Major General Joseph Biehler, a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan War, took command of the Troy, New York-based 42nd Infantry Division during a ceremony held on February 3, 2024, at New York National Guard headquarters in...
Feb 5, 2024, 2:01pm EST
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Troy's 42nd Infantry Division gets new commander during February 3rd ceremony
New York Army National Guard Major General Joseph Biehler, a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan War, took command of the Troy, New York-based 42nd Infantry Division during a ceremony held on February 3, 2024, at New York National Guard headquarters in...
Feb 5, 2024, 1:44pm EST
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North Greenbush resident Carl Chapman, retires from New York Army National Guard after 24 years of service
Chief Warrant Officer 3 Carl Chapman, a North Greenbush resident, retired from the New York Army National Guard during a Feb. 2 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham after 24 years of service. Chapman, a human resources technical ...
Feb 5, 2024, 9:37am EST
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Cumberland resident Peter Fiorentino promoted to Army National Guard One Star General
Peter Fiorentino, a Cumberland, Rhode Island resident and a veteran of combat operations in Iraq, became the New York Army National Guard's newest one-star general on Friday, January 26. Fiorentino, who served in the Massachusetts Army National Guard,...
Jan 31, 2024, 10:18am EST
Ballston Spa resident Al Thiem, an Iraq War veteran, retires after 42 years of service in the Army National Guard
LATHAM, New York --Ballston Spa resident Albert Thiem, who served as an Army National Guard sergeant, a lieutenant colonel, and a warrant officer, ended his 42 and-a-half-year military career on Friday, January 26, during a retirement ceremony at New Y...
Jan 29, 2024, 9:45am EST
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Centereach Resident takes command of the first field feeding company in New York Army National Guard
New York Army National Guard Capt. Jowayne Meadows, a Centereach resident, assumed command of the newly activated 1501st Quartermaster Company during a ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill on January 20, 2024. The new unit is a field fe...
Jan 24, 2024, 10:00am EST
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