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Utica-based National Guard medics will compete at Army-wide best medic event January 23-27
For the second year in a row, two New York Army National Guard combat medics from Utica's 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, will represent the 336,000 members of the Army National Guard at the Army's annual Best Medic Competition. Army National...
Jan 17, 2023, 10:00am EST
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Berne resident Jacqueline O'Keefe retires from New York Army National Guard after 40 years of service
Berne resident Jacqueline O'Keefe, retired from the New York Army National Guard after 40 years of military service during a Dec. 19 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. O'Keefe, who was a Chief Warrant Officer 5, had been servi...
Dec 19, 2022, 2:36pm EST

Chief Warrant Officer 5 Mark Shumway, a Greenwich resident, promoted to top NY Army National Guard position
Chief Warrant Officer 5 Mark Shumay, a Greenwich resident and veteran of the Iraq War, was named the Command Chief Warrant Officer of New York during a Monday, Dec. 19 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Shumway replaced Chief ...
Dec 19, 2022, 12:28pm EST
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Airman 1st Class Emma Davignon, a Cobleskill resident, plays role in National Guard birthday ceremony
New York Air National Guard Airman 1st Class Emma Davignon, a Cobleskill resident, played a key role in a Dec. 13 ceremony marking the 386th anniversary of the founding of the National Guard. Davignon was one of two National Guard members selected to ...
Dec 14, 2022, 10:13am EST
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NY Army Guard Master Sgt. Jerry Swain, a Mount Morris resident, participates in National Guard birthday ceremony
New York Army National Guard Master Sgt. Jerry Swain, a Mount Morris resident, played a key role in a Dec. 13 ceremony marking the 386th anniversary of the founding of the National Guard. Morris, a religious affairs non-commissioned officer who works ...
Dec 14, 2022, 9:47am EST
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NY State Guard honors Irish Brigade role in Civil War 1863 Battle of Fredericksburg
Twenty members of the New York Guard, the state's volunteer defense force, will commemorate the 545 Irish-American Soldiers from New York City, Boston, and Philadelphia who died at the Civil War Battle of Fredericksburg in 1863 at a ceremony in Queens ...
Dec 9, 2022, 1:00pm EST

174th Attack Wing medical group gets new commander during Dec. 3 ceremony
New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. Misty Looney assumed command of the 174th Attack Wing's Medical Group during a change of command ceremony held on Dec. 3, 2022 at Hancock Field Air National Guard Base. Looney, a Washington D.C. resident who former...
Dec 7, 2022, 4:00pm EST

Liverpool resident John Kempisty promoted to Chief Master Sergeant in New York Air National Guard
Liverpool resident John Kempisty has been promoted to chief master sergeant in the New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing. Kempisty, who serves in the wing's 174th Communications Squadron as cyberspace operations chief, was promoted by Major ...
Dec 7, 2022, 11:00am EST

NY National Guard volunteers join veterans for Trees for Troops loading
More than 15 volunteers from the New York Army and Air National Guard join with Capital District area veterans at Ellms Tree Farm in Ballston Spa, N.Y. on November 28, 2022 to help load about 125 Christmas trees being donated and sent to military bases...
Nov 25, 2022, 3:00pm EST

Alexandria resident Patrick A Winkler, has been promoted to major in the New York Army National Guard while deployed to Germany,
Alexandria resident Patrick A Winkler, has been promoted to major in the New York Army National Guard while deployed to Germany, in recognition of his capability for additional responsibility and leadership. Winkler, a military intelligence officer cu...
Nov 18, 2022, 1:43pm EST
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