Recent News from New York National Guard

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Yonkers-based National Guard battalion gets new commander during Camp Smith Ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 10

The 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, headquartered in Yonkers, New York, with elements in Peekskill and Orangeburg, will get a new commander during a formal change-of-command ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site in Cortlandt Manor on Saturday, Sep...

Sep 8, 2022, 5:00pm EDT

Rear Admiral Lawrence Weill, the commander of the New York Naval Militia, congratulates Naval Militia Captain Pietro Marghella, a New Rochelle resident, following promotion ceremonies at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York on Sept. 7, 2022. (NYS Division of Military and Naval Affairs photo by William Albrecht)

New Rochelle resident Pietro Marghella, a noted public health specialist, promoted to Captain in the New York Naval Militia

Pietro [Peter] Marghella, a New Rochelle resident, Navy veteran, and expert on disaster medicine and public health, was promoted to the rank of captain in the New York Naval Militia during a September 7 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters ...

Sep 8, 2022, 12:00pm EDT

Rear Admiral Lawrence Weill, the commander of the New York Naval Militia and Dr. Krista Golden, pin his new rank on Major Michael Golden, a Balston Spa resident, during promotion ceremonies at New York National Guard headquarters on Sept, 7, 2022. . (NYS Division of Military and Naval Affairs photo by William Albrecht)

Balston Spa resident Michael Golden promoted to Major in the Marine Corps component of the New York Naval Militia

Michael Golden, a Balston Spa resident and a veteran of the War in Afghanistan, was promoted to major in the Marine Corps component of the New York Naval Militia during a ceremony on Wednesday, Sept. 7 at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham....

Sep 7, 2022, 3:41pm EDT

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Terry Benson's daughter Zoey pins on his new rank, while Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, looks on during promotion ceremonies held on Tuesday, Sept. 6 at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. New York. ( U.S. Army National Guard photo by William Albrecht)

Queensbury resident Terry Benson promoted to lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard

Terry Benson, a Queensbury resident, was promoted to lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a ceremony on Tuesday, Sept. 6, a New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham. Benson, a full-time National Guard officers who serves...

Sep 6, 2022, 3:43pm EDT

New York Army National Guard Capt. Amanda Chen receives the guidon of her new command of the 42nd Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade Headquarters and Headquarters Company from Col. Jason Lefton, the aviation brigade commander, during an August 28 ceremony in Latham, New York. Chen, who has deployed twice before in her military career, will oversee the headquarters support personnel of the aviation brigade. U.S. Army National Guard photo by 1st Lt. Rhyan St. Clair.

NY Army National Guard Capt. Amanda Chen takes Command aviation headquarters company

New York Army National Guard Capt. Amanda Chen, an Albany, N.Y. resident, took command of the 42nd Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade Headquarters Company during an August 28 ceremony in Latham, New York. The company is made up of the headquarters ...

Aug 31, 2022, 1:38pm EDT

Fair goers stop by the New York Army National Guard display to get hands on with equipment such as a M119 Howitzer, UH-60 Black Hawk and M1117 Armored Security Vehicle which came from units across New York, during the New York State Fair, Syracuse, N.Y., August 26, 2019. The fair is the biggest recruiting event of the year for the New York Army National Guard where more than 1 million people are expected to attend the fair annually.

Army National Guard Recruiters on hand for Fonda Fair, August 31-September 5

Visitors to the Fonda Fair will be able to learn about opportunities in the New York Army National Guard and check out an armored Humvee by stopping by the recruiting station which will be set up at the fairgrounds during the run of the fair. Recruite...

Aug 30, 2022, 1:00pm EDT

Members of the New York Army National Guard will be present at the Columbia County Fair this year from August 31 to September 5.

Army National Guard Recruiters on hand for Columbia County Fair, August 31-September 5

Visitors to the Columbia County Fair will be able to learn about opportunities in the New York Army National Guard by stopping by the recruiting station which will be set up at the fairgrounds during the run of the fair. Recruiters from the New York A...

Aug 30, 2022, 12:00pm EDT

An HH-60 Pave Hawk search and rescue helicopter assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing sits on the runway in Campo Grande, Brazil after being off-loaded from a C-17 assigned to the 105th Airlift Wing, based at Stewart Air National Guard base in Newburgh on Aug. 20, 2022. The Airmen were in Brazil to participate in Exercise Tapio, a combined Brazilian-U.S. irregular warfare exercise in Campo Grade, Brazil. The New York Air National Guard dispatched 100 Airmen from the two wings to participate as part of the State Partnership Program relationship with Brazil. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Michael O’Hagan)

Hudson Valley Air National Guard wing moves rescue helicopters to Brazil for joint U.S.- Brazilian training exercise

Fourteen Airmen assigned to the Hudson Valley's 105th Airlift Wing of the New York Air National Guard moved almost 100 Airmen and three helicopters to Brazil to participate in a joint Brazilian-American training exercise which runs through August 31. ...

Aug 26, 2022, 9:58am EDT

New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Patrick Williamson, left,from Bayport, New York, and Senior Airmen Bailey Sullivan a resident of Nesconset, New York, special mission aviators assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing prepare for an HH-60 Pave Hawk mission while participating in Exercise Tapio on Aug. 22, 2022. The New York Air National Guard has a State Partnership Program relationship with Brazil. This is the second year the 106th Rescue Wing, based at Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westhampton Beach, New York has participated in the annual exercise. (U.S. Air National Guard photo by Maj. Michael O'Hagan)

Long Island-Air National Guardsmen are participating in Brazilian air combat exercise

Eighty Airmen assigned to Long Island's 106th Rescue Wing of the New York Air National Guard are in Brazil participating in a tactical exercise with their Brazilian Air Force counterparts which runs through August 31. Exercise Tapio is an annual Brazi...

Aug 26, 2022, 9:54am EDT

Airman 1st Class Andrew Noviasky, a member of the New York Air National Guard's 174th Attack Wing Maintenance Group, talks about the MQ-9 remotely piloted aircraft to visitors at the New York State Fair and the role his element plays in maintaining the aircraft on August 25, 2021. The MQ-9 is part of an exhibit sponsored by the 174th Attack Wing at the New York State Fair. ( U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Barbara Olney)

New York Army and Air Guard host exhibits at Great New York State Fair

Visitors to the Great New York State fair will be able to get a close-up look at New York Army and Air National Guard equipment and talk to Army and Air Guard members about their military service, when the fair kicks off on August 24, 2022. The New Yo...

Aug 23, 2022, 8:00am EDT

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