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NY Army Guard Command Sgt. Major Morgan Cady, a Boonville resident, becomes top enlisted leader for brigade headquartered in Buffalo
New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Morgan Cady, a Boonville resident and Iraq war veteran, became the senior enlisted leader of the Guard's 153rd Troop Command Brigade during a ceremony in Buffalo's historic Connecticut Street Armory on Sa...
Dec 15, 2025, 9:41am EST
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Col. William Snyder, a Grand Island resident, takes command of Buffalo-based Army National Guard brigade
New York Army National Guard Col. William Snyder, a Grand Island resident and veteran of the war in Afghanistan, took command of the Guard's 153rd Troop Command Brigade during a ceremony in the historic Connecticut Street Armory on Saturday. Dec. 13, ...
Dec 15, 2025, 9:22am EST
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NY National Guard marks 389th anniversary of the National Guard with cake-cutting ceremony on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025
The New York Army Guard's top warrant officer who's served since 1986, and an Airman who enlisted in 2023, saluted the National Guard's 389th Birthday during a Dec. 12 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York. Chief Warrant...
Dec 12, 2025, 1:17pm EST
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Front Royal resident Edward Tirado retires from the New York Air National Guard after 39 years of service
New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Edward Tirado, a Front Royal, Virginia resident, marked the end of a 39-year military career with a retirement ceremony on Dec. 7 at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base. Tirado enlisted in the United Sta...
Dec 11, 2025, 1:34pm EST
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East Patchogue resident Eric Carver retires from the New York Air National Guard after 39 years of service
New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. Eric Carver, an East Patchogue, New York resident, marked the end of a 39-year military career with a retirement ceremony on Dec. 7, 2025, at Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base. Carver enlisted in...
Dec 11, 2025, 1:30pm EST
NY Army National Guard Major General Michel Natali honors President Martin Van Buren in Kinderhook ceremony
New York Army National Guard Major General Michel Natali paid tribute to the nation's eighth president -Martin Van Buren- as he laid a wreath from President Donald J. Trump at Van Buren's gravesite here on Friday, Dec. 5. Van Buren, who was nicknamed ...
Dec 6, 2025, 5:12am EST
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Local NY National Guard volunteers assist with Trees for Troops Loadout on Monday, December 1
Volunteers from the New York Army National Guard are expected to join with Capital District area veterans at Ellms Tree Farm in Ballston Spa, N.Y. on Monday, December 1, 2025 to help load about 125 Christmas trees being donated and sent to military bas...
Nov 28, 2025, 3:00pm EST
Queens resident assumes duties as top non-commissioned officer for NY Army Guard artillery battalion
New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Neftali Perez, a Queens resident, formerly took over as the highest-ranking enlisted leader in the 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery, during a November 8 ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site near Peeks...
Nov 24, 2025, 1:02pm EST
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Latham-based New York National Guard MPs return from Guantanamo Bay deployment on Saturday, Nov. 22
One hundred and four Soldiers assigned to the New York Army National Guard's 206th Military Police Company returned to their Latham headquarters on Saturday, Nov. 22, following a nine- month deployment to the Guantanamo Bay Naval Base in Cuba. The Sol...
Nov 24, 2025, 10:48am EST
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New Paltz resident Ryan Dannemann, commander of Air Guard's 105th Airlift Wing promoted to one-star general
Ryan Dannemann, a New Paltz resident who commands the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing commander, was promoted to the rank of brigadier general in a ceremony held at Stewart Air National Guard Base Nov. 2, 2025. Dannemann, who took com...
Nov 21, 2025, 3:04pm EST
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