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NY Air Guard Master Sgt. Tricia Shivers, a Canastota resident, is honored by New York Air National Guard
New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Tricia Shivers, a Canastota resident, and a member of the 174th Attack Wing which his based at Hancock Field Air National has been named Outstanding First Sergeant of the Year by the 5,800- member New York Air Na...
Mar 16, 2021, 12:30pm EDT
Lt. Col. Steven Perry, a Thiells, Rockland County resident, takes command of Kingston-based National Guard Battalion
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Steven Perry, a Thiells, Rockland County resident and a veteran of the Iraq War, took command of the 104th Military Police Battalion at its Kingston headquarters on Saturday March 6. Perry took over the command ...
Mar 11, 2021, 12:42pm EST
Lt. Col. Michael Hastings, takes command of Yonkers' National Guard Signal Battalion
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Michael Hastings,assumed command of the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, whic his headquarterd in Yonkers, during a ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill on Saturday, Feb. 27. The battalion, i...
Mar 2, 2021, 5:00pm EST
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Lt. Col. Michael Hastings, a Mechanicville resident, takes command of National Guard Signal Battalion
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Michael Hastings, a Mechanicville resident and Afghan War veteran, assumed command of the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion during a ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill on Saturday, Feb. 27. T...
Mar 2, 2021, 3:00pm EST
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Mural at Camp Smith honors African-American World War 1 Hero Sgt. Henry Johnson
The new simulations center at the New York National Guard's Camp Smith Training Site, now includes a mural dedicated to Sgt. Henry Johnson, a World War I Soldier who was posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor in 2015. The mural salutes the New York...
Mar 1, 2021, 10:41am EST
NY National Guard Command Sgt. Major Anthony V. McLean, a Middletown resident, retires after 39 years
New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Anthony V. McLean, a veteran of the war in Iraq,a retired New York City Police Detective, and a Middletown resident, will retire on February 28 after 39 years of military service. McLean's final role as...
Feb 22, 2021, 5:00pm EST
Soldiers from National Guard unit headquartered in Utica visit NY National Guard heroes graves at Arlington
New York National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 2nd Battalion of the 108th Infantry Regiment which is headquartered in Utica, visited the graves of New York National Guard Soldiers interred at Arlington National Cemetery during a break from their secu...
Feb 22, 2021, 3:00pm EST
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NY Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Edwin Garris, a Buffalo resident, takes top enlisted job in 27th Infantry Brigade
SYRACUSE, NY --New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Edwin L. Garris, a Buffalo resident and a veteran of Operation Desert Storm, and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has become the top non-commissioned officer in the 27th Infantry Brigade C...
Feb 22, 2021, 1:00pm EST
NY National Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade, headquartered in Syracuse, gets a new top enlisted leader
New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Edwin L. Garris, a veteran of the Persian Gulf War in 1991 and the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan has become the top noncommissioned officer in the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. Garris, a Buffalo re...
Feb 22, 2021, 1:00pm EST
Isabel Rivera Smith, a Goshen resident, promoted to one-star general in the New York National Guard
Isabel Rivera Smith, a Goshen resident and Iraq War Veteran who started in the Army as a truck driver in 1985, has been promoted to brigadier general in the New York Army National Guard. Smith, who enlisted in the Army in 1985, serves as the directo...
Feb 19, 2021, 10:00am EST
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