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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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Schenectady resident Jeannine Mannarino honored on retirement as New York National Guard civilian employee
Jeannine Mannarino, a Schenectady resident, was honored by the New York National Guard on Wednesday, October 27, as she marked her retirement as a federal civilian employee of the National Guard. Mannarino, who also served in the New York Army Nationa...
Oct 28, 2021, 8:00am EDT

New York City's historic "Fighting 69th" Infantry gets a new commander on October 24
A Clifton Park resident who is a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan will take charge of New York City's famous "Fighting 69th" Infantry on October 24, 2021. Lt. Col. Shawn Tabankin will take over the 800-Soldier 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry ...
Oct 19, 2021, 6:00pm EDT
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NY Army Guard Brig. Gen. Joseph Biehler, a Webster resident, takes command of 53rd Troop Command
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Joseph Biehler, a Webster resident and a veteran of combat deployments to both Iraq and Afghanistan, assumed command of the 53rd Troop Command during a change of command ceremony at the New York National Guard's Camp Smith Trainin...
Oct 19, 2021, 2:25pm EDT
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Albany resident Dennis Martinez promoted to colonel in the New York Army National Guard
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Dennis Martinez, an Albany resident, will be promoted to the rank of Colonel during a ceremony at the New York National Guard's Harlem Armory in New York City on Sunday, October 24. Martinez, who is originally fro...
Oct 18, 2021, 6:00pm EDT