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New York National Guard Col. Brandon Gendron poses for photo with his wife Suzanne, son Jack and daughter Kyleigh after his promotion ceremony on May 20, 2024 at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York. Gendron is the operations, training and plans officer for the New York Army National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Stephanie Butler)

Simsbury Resident Brandon Gendron gets promoted to Colonel in the New York Army National Guard

Brandon Gendron, a Simsbury, Connecticut resident, was promoted to Colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a May 20, 2024, promotion ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the ...
May 21, 2024, 1:51pm EDT
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New York Army National Guard Sgt. Peter Fillion, an infantryman assigned to Charlie Troop, 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalry Regiment, and an Amherst resident, lobs a simulated grenade during the 2024 Region I Best Warrior Competition on Camp Smith, New York, May 14, 2024. Soldiers threw grenades in six separate scenarios during the event, one of many taskings during the four-day competition. Fillion won the regional competition. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Joseph Liggio)

NY Army National Guard Sgt. Peter Fillion, an Amherst resident, wins National Guard's northeast region Best Warrior contest

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Peter Fillion, an Amherst resident, will represent the northeastern states during the Army National Guard's Best Warrior Competition in Vermont in August. Fillion, a member of C Troop of the 2nd Squadron, 101st Cavalr...
May 20, 2024, 9:17am EDT
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New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Adam Crist, a Buffalo resident, loads a magazine on the range during the Winston P. Wilson Championship at the Robinson Maneuver Training Center, Arkansas, on May 2, 2024. The international event is designed to determine the best small arms marksmanship team and drew 48 teams from around the world including the U.S. and its territories, Ireland, France, and England. Four New York Army National Guard Soldiers took part in the competition. (New York National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Gunther)

NY Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Adam Crist, a Buffalo resident, competes in national shooting match

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt Adam Crist, a Buffalo resident, competed in the National Guard's annual marksmanship competition in Arkansas which ran from April 29 to May 3. The Winston P. Wilson Marksmanship Competition, named after the Chief...
May 16, 2024, 12:03pm EDT
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New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Robert Lamonte II, left, checks a target during the 53rd annual Winston P. Wilson Championship at the Robinson Maneuver Training Center, in Arkansas, on April 30, 2024. The international event is designed to determine the best small arms marksmanship team and drew 48 teams from around the world including the U.S. and its territories, Ireland, France, and England. The New York Army National Guard sent a team of four marksmen to the competition. (New York National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Gunther)

NY Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Robert Lamonte II, a Guilderland resident, takes part in national marksmanship competition.

New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Robert Lamorte II, a Guilderland resident, competed in the National Guard's annual marksmanship competition in Arkansas which ran from April 29 to May 3. The Winston P. Wilson Marksmanship Competition, nam...
May 16, 2024, 11:15am EDT
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New York Army National Guard Sergeant Craig Rowell loads a magazine during the 53rd annual Winston P. Wilson Championship at the Robinson Maneuver Training Center, Arkansas, on May 2, 2024. The international event is designed to determine the best small arms marksmanship team and drew 48 teams from around the world including the U.S. and its territories, Ireland, France, and England. Rowell was one of four New York Army National Guard Soldiers who competed. (New York National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Gunther)

NY Army Guard Sgt Craig Rowell, an Alden resident, competes at national marksmanship competition

New York Army National Guard Sgt Craig Rowell, an Alden resident, competed in the National Guard's annual marksmanship competition in Arkansas which ran from April 29 to May 3. The Winston P. Wilson Marksmanship Competition, named after the Chief of ...
May 16, 2024, 9:04am EDT
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New York National Guard Soldiers Staff Sgt. Warren Solomon, a Lewiston resident, marks targets during the 53rd annual Winston P. Wilson Championship at the Robinson Maneuver Training Center, Arkansas, on 28 April2024. Solomon was one of four New York Army National Guard Soldiers who participated in the event. The international event is designed to determine the best small arms marksmanship team and drew 48 teams from around the world including the U.S. and its territories, Ireland, France, and England. (New York National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Matthew Gunther)

NY Army Guard Staff Sgt. Warren Solomon, a Lewiston resident, Competes in Nation-wide Marksmanship contest

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Warren Solomon, a Lewiston resident, competed in the National Guard's annual marksmanship competition in Arkansas which ran from April 29 to May 3. The Winston P. Wilson Marksmanship Competition, known as the W...
May 15, 2024, 2:58pm EDT
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New York Army National Guard Soldiers competing in the state Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith Training Site are lined up and ready to start the 12-mile "ruck march" on April 18, 2024. The winners of eight state Best Warrior competitions will be competing to be the tops in the northeast during a similar competition on Thursday, May 16 in Lower Manhattan.

Best Soldiers in the northeast competing in 12-mile forced march along Hudson River bike trail in lower Manhattan on Thursday, May 16

Sixteen National Guard Soldiers competing to be the Best Warrior in the northeast will be conducting a 12-mile "ruck march" from the Battery Park helipad to the USS Intrepid and back along the Hudson River bike trail on Thursday morning, May 16. The S...
May 15, 2024, 12:00pm EDT
Two New York Army National Guard Soldiers sprint for the finish line during the New York Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill on April 18, 2024. Sixteen Soldiers from across the northeast will be taking part in the regional Best Warrior competition at Goat Island in Nigara Falls State Park on Wednesday, May 15 at 6 a.m.

Sixteen National Guard Soldiers will be racing to be Best Warrior for the northeast at Niagara Falls State Park on Wednesday Morning, May 15

Sixteen Army National Guard Soldiers from New England, New York and New Jersey will be running a 5-mile race around Goat Island early Wednesday morning, May 15, as par of a regional Best Warrior Competition being hosted by the New York Army National Gu...
May 14, 2024, 11:00am EDT
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New York Army National Guard Col. Steven Rowe, a Clifton Park resident, right, receives the New York State Conspicuous Service Medal from Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, during his retirement ceremony on May 10, 2024 at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Rowe, who served as New York Army National Guard Chief of Staff is retiring after 35 years in the Army Reserve, active Army, and Army National Guard. U.S. Army National Guard photo by Stephanie Butler

New York Army Guard Col. Steve Rowe, a Clifton Park resident, retires after 35 years of military service

New York Army National Guard Col. Steve Rowe, a Clifton Park resident, was honored during a retirement ceremony held at New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham. Rowe, whose most recent assignment was as Chief of Staff of the New York Army Natio...
May 13, 2024, 12:55pm EDT
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Essa Njie, a Bronx resident, takes part in the stress shoot event during the New York Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition held at Camp Smith Training Site in Cortlandt Manor on April 17, 2024. The New York Army National Guard will be hosting Soldiers from New York, New Jersey and New England during a regional competition on May 14, 2024.

NY National Guard conducts regional Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith Training Site

The New York Army National Guard will be hosting the northeast region Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith Training Site on May 14. Sixteen National Guard Soldiers from New England, New York, and New Jersey will be competing to represent the region ...
May 13, 2024, 11:00am EDT
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