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NY National Guard marks National Guard 385th Birthday on Monday with a ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters
The New York National Guard marks the 385th Birthday of the National Guard with senior Guard leaders joining a young Soldier and senior Airman in cutting a birthday cake at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, N.Y. on Monday, Dec. 13. Air N...
Dec 10, 2021, 12:00pm EST
NY Air Guard Master Sgt. Adam Gagne, a Tully resident, recognized for saving Soldiers life
New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Adam Gagne, at Tully resident, has received the 174th Attack Wing Safety Award for thinking quickly to save a friend's life on September 13, 2021. The incident occurred while they were setting up tree stands for...
Dec 10, 2021, 9:00am EST
NY Air Guard's 105th Airlift Wing awarded Meritorious Unit Award for service in 2020
The 1,300 men and women of the New York Air National Guard's 105th Airlift Wing have been awarded the Air Force's Meritorious Unit Award for their accomplishments during 2020. The award recognizes Air Force units for accomplishments in combat as well ...
Dec 3, 2021, 3:00pm EST
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Jay Symonds, a Manlius resident, has been promoted to sergeant major in the New York National Guard
Jay Symonds, a Manlius resident, was promoted to the rank of sergeant major in the New York Army National Guard during a ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham on Wednesday, Nov. 24. Symonds is currently serving in the New York Arm...
Nov 29, 2021, 2:00pm EST
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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 29, 2021 to help load about 125 Christmas trees being donated and sent to military bases...
Nov 29, 2021, 5:00am EST
Brooklyn resident Lt. Col. Jeffrey Roth takes charge of New York National Guard artillery battalion during Nov. 6 ceremony
Army National Guard Lt. Col. Jeffrey Roth, a resident of Brooklyn's Boerum Hill neighbor and a veteran of deployments to Kuwait and Jordan, took command of the New York Army National Guard's only field artillery battalion on Saturday, November 6, 2021....
Nov 10, 2021, 11:06am EST
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NY National Guard Col. Jason Lefton, a Niskayuna resident, takes command of 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade
New York Army National Guard Colonel Jason Lefton, a veteran of the Iraq War and a Niskayuna resident, took command of the 42nd Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigaded during a change of command ceremony held on November 6, 2021 at the New York National...
Nov 8, 2021, 12:00pm EST
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Division born in Garden City remembered with wreath laying on Saturday November 6
New York Army National Guard Soldiers will hoin veterans of the 42nd Infantry Division to present a wreath at the division's World War I memorial in Garden City at noon, Saturday, Nov. 6, 2021. The division was formed in 1917 at Camp Mills which was l...
Nov 3, 2021, 2:34pm EDT
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Rochester resident Austin Manville, a New York Army National Guard specialist, wins 27th Brigade Best Warrior contest
New York Army National Guard Specialist Austin Manville, a Rochester resident, was one of two winners in the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's Best Warrior contest, held October 20-23 in Youngstown and Niagara Falls. Manville, age 22, was the top wi...
Nov 1, 2021, 3:00pm EDT
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NY Army Guard Sgt. Brandon Clemente, a Poughkeepsie resident, wins 27th Infantry Brigade Best Warrior Competition
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Brandon Clemente, a Poughkeepsie resident, was one of two winners in the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's Best Warrior contest, held October 20-23 in Youngstown and Niagara Falls. Clemente, age 26, was the top winn...
Nov 1, 2021, 3:00pm EDT
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