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Yaphank Air Guard member promoted at 106th Rescue Wing
Jasmin Roman, a resident of Yaphank, New York, who grew up in Newburgh, New York, was promoted to chief master sergeant in the New York Air National Guard in a ceremony at the 106th Rescue Wing October 16, 2023. Roman has been a member of the wing, ba...
Oct 19, 2023, 2:10pm EDT
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Bronx Residents Change Responsibilities in NY Guard State Defense Force
The New York Guard's 88th Area Command, the state defense force component of the New York Military Forces, welcomed 1st Sgt. Joseph Ronda as its senior noncommissioned officer (NCO) during a change of responsibility ceremony September 16, 2023 at the M...
Oct 12, 2023, 10:50am EDT

New York Army National Guard Honor Guard provides burial honors for World War II Soldier from Waterbury on October 10
A World War II Soldier from Waterbury Connecticut who went missing during the Battle of the Huertgen Forest in Germany, will be laid to rest on Tuesday, October 10, by a New York Army National Guard Honor Guard at Calverton National Cemetery on Long Is...
Oct 6, 2023, 5:52pm EDT

NY Air Guard commander recognizes President Chester Arthur during Albany Rural Cemetery ceremony
The commander of the New York Air National Guard honored Chester Arthur, the 21st President of the United States, during a ceremony at his grave in Albany Rural Cemetery on October 5, 2023, commemorating his 194th birthday. Major General Denis Donnell...
Oct 5, 2023, 2:51pm EDT

NYS Military Museum Holds Re-Opening Celebration October 7
The New York State Military Museum and Veterans Research Center will hold a Grand Re-Opening Celebration featuring an Army Band and a Civil War musical group along with free ice cream on Saturday, October 7, 2023 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The museum, at ...
Oct 3, 2023, 4:00pm EDT

Clifton Park resident turns over command of National Guard's Joint Forces Headquarters, headquarters detachment
New York Army National Guard Capt. Darren Hagan, a New Windsor resident, took command of the Latham-based unit responsible for the Soldiers assigned to the New York National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters during a Wednesday, Sept. 27 ceremony. Hagan...
Sep 28, 2023, 12:12pm EDT
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New Windsor man takes command of New York National Guard headquarters unit
New York Army National Guard Capt. Darren Hagan, a New Windsor resident, took command of the unit responsible for the Soldiers assigned to the New York National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters during a Wednesday, Sept. 27 ceremony. Hagan, a veteran o...
Sep 27, 2023, 2:57pm EDT
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NY Army National Guard colonel from Ballston Spa retires after 26 of service
New York Army National Guard Col. Peter Mehling, a Ballston Spa, N.Y. resident and veteran of Iraq, Kuwait and Bosnia with more than 26 years of military service, received the Army's Legion of Merit during his retirement ceremony held at the National G...
Sep 27, 2023, 2:50pm EDT
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Former EADS Command promoted to brigadier general in the New York Air National Guard
Paul M. Bishop, an Oriskany resident and former commander of the Eastern Air Defense Sector, was promoted to brigadier general (one-star) in the New York Air National Guard during a Sept. 6, 2023, ceremony at the Capitol Theater in Rome, New York. Bis...
Sep 14, 2023, 3:21pm EDT
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Lt. Col. Delbert "Del" Gustave, a Newark resident, takes command of New York National Guard Battalion
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Delbert "Del"Gustave, a Newark resident and veteran of the Iraq War , took command of the Guard's 427th Brigade Support Battalion, during a Sept. 9 ceremony at he battalion's headquarters in Syracuse, New York. ...
Sep 14, 2023, 3:15pm EDT
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