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New York Guard, state volunteer defense force, conducts annual training at Camp Smith Training Site Sep. 12-17
Some 160 members of the New York Guard, the state's volunteer state defense force, will conduct their week-long annual training at Camp Smith Training Site here September 12-17. Training will include certification of chainsaw operators for debris clear...
Sep 14, 2021, 10:00am EDT
Niskayuna resident Jason Lefton promoted to Colonel in the New York Army National Guard
Niskayuna resident Jason Lefton, a veteran of the Iraq War, was promoted to the rank of colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Latham on Tuesday, Sept. 7. Lefton currently serves as the N...
Sep 9, 2021, 8:00am EDT
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New NY Army National Guard officers come from Yonkers, Mount Vernon and Syracuse
Three New York Army National Guard Soldiers from Yonkers, Mount Vermon and Syracuse raised their right hands and affirmed their oath of office as part of their graduation of the Officer Candidate School Commissioning ceremony August 28, 2021 at Camp Sm...
Sep 1, 2021, 3:53pm EDT
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East Greenbush resident Jude Mulvey retires from New York Army National Guard after 22 years of service
New York Army National Guard Colonel Jude Mulvey, an East Greenbush resident, was recognized for 22 years of service during her retirement ceremony on August 26 at New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham. Mulvey, an Army lawyer, is a veteran of...
Aug 27, 2021, 1:00pm EDT
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NY Army National Guard Lt. Col. Mark Frank, a Cohoes resident, named Superior Graduate by U.S. Army War College
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Mark Frank, a Cohoes resident, graduated as a Superior Graduate from the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on July 23. The Army War College provides graduate-level instruction to senior military offi...
Aug 17, 2021, 11:23am EDT
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Command Sgt. Major Joseph Landy, a Spiegletown resident and Iraq War veteran retires from New York Army National Guard after 38 years
New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Joseph Landy, a Spiegletown resident, has retired after 38 years of service. Landy, who works for the Capital District Transportation Authority, most recently served as the senior enlisted leader for the...
Aug 12, 2021, 2:55pm EDT

Halfmoon resident Eric Underhill is promoted to colonel in the New York Air National Guard
Eric Underhill, a Halfmoon resident, was promoted to Colonel in the New York Air National Guard during promotion ceremonies held on Friday, August 6, at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Underhill, a veteran of the 1991 Persian Gulf War ...
Aug 10, 2021, 11:07am EDT

Schenectady resident Michelle Buonome promoted to colonel in New York Air National Guard
Schenectady resident Michelle Buonome was promoted to colonel in the New York Air National Guard during promotion ceremonies held August 5 at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Buonome, who currently serves as the head of the New York Nat...
Aug 6, 2021, 2:03pm EDT

Former 109th Airlift Wing commander promoted to one-star general during August 6 ceremony at Stratton Air National Guard Base
STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, SCOTIA, N.Y. - Returning to the base she previously commanded, New York Air National Guard Brig. Gen. Michele Kilgore, a Lancaster resident, was promoted to one-star general during a ceremony held at Stratton Air Natio...
Aug 6, 2021, 1:50pm EDT
NY Army National Guard Col. Jim Cahill, a Clifton Park resident, retires after 35-year military career
New York Army National Guard Colonel Jim Cahill, a Clifton Park resident, was honored during retirement ceremonies held on July 30 at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Cahill, who joined the New York Army National Guard in 1985, most rec...
Aug 4, 2021, 3:09pm EDT
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