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NY National Guard Major Terry Benson, a Queensbury resident, tapped to command training battalion
New York Army National Guard Major Terry Benson, a Queensbury resident, will take command of the 1st Battalion of the 106th Regional Training Institute during a June 12 ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill, NY. Benson, a full-time Natio...
Jun 1, 2022, 9:00am EDT
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42nd Infantry Division commemorated with Garden City wreath laying today, Saturday, May 28
Veterans of the 42nd Infantry Division will present a memorial wreath at the division's World War I memorial in Garden City at noon on Saturday, May 28, 2022. The division was formed in 1917 at Camp Mills which was located where Garden City is today. ...
May 28, 2022, 9:00am EDT

42nd Infantry Division commemorated with Garden City wreath laying on Saturday, May 28
Veterans of the 42nd Infantry Division will present a memorial wreath at the division's World War I memorial in Garden City at noon on Saturday, May 28, 2022. The division was formed in 1917 at Camp Mills which was located where Garden City is today. ...
May 27, 2022, 9:00am EDT
NY National Guard provides funeral honors to Korean War MIA Soldier returning home after 70 years
Nine members of the New York Army National Guard will render honors in Elmira, New York, May 27, 2022 to honor a Korean War Soldier whose remains were unidentified for 70 years after he fell in combat. Media are invited by the family to cover the fune...
May 26, 2022, 12:00pm EDT

Air Guard Technical Sgt. Byron Catu, a Monroe resident, honored for service during Afghan evacuation in 2021
New York Air National Guard Technical Sgt. Byron Catu, a Monroe resident, has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his actions taken while supporting the evacuation of Afghan allies of the United States from Kabul, Afghanistan in August of 20...
May 25, 2022, 12:51pm EDT

Air Guard Master Sgt. Michael Roe, a Poughkeepsie resident, awarded Meritorious Service Medal
New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Michael Roe, a Poughkeepsie resident, has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his actions taken while supporting the evacuation of Afghan allies of the United States from Kabul, Afghanistan in August o...
May 25, 2022, 10:22am EDT

Air Guard Technical Sgt. Craig Hernandez, a Yorktown resident, receives Meritorious Service Medal
New York Air National Guard Technical Sgt. Craig Hernandez, a Yorktown resident, has been awarded the Meritorious Service Medal for his actions taken while supporting the evacuation of Afghan allies of the United States from Kabul, Afghanistan in Augus...
May 25, 2022, 10:22am EDT
Central NY business honored by National Guard for extraordinary support to military family
New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Christian Larrabee recognized the Speedy Medical Transport company in East Syracuse, New York, and its owner, Jim Dispenza, with the Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) Patriot Award and Seven Seals Awa...
May 20, 2022, 11:55am EDT

New York Guard Col. Marchi Receives Lifetime Achievement Award from the State University of New York at Albany
New York Guard Col. Glenn Marchi, a Hopewell Junction, New York resident, recently received the Lifetime Achievement Award from his alma mater, the State University of New York at Albany, College of Emergency Preparedness, Homeland Security and Cyberse...
May 20, 2022, 9:44am EDT
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Greenwich resident Jeff Csoka promoted to colonel in the New York Army National Guard
Jeff Csoka, a Greenwich Connecticut resident, was promoted to Colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a May 15 ceremony at Camp Smith Training site near Peekskill, New York. Csoka, a graduate of the United States Military Academy who has se...
May 17, 2022, 2:00pm EDT