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Chatham resident Lars Olson enlists in New York Army National Guard to serve as helicopter pilot
Chatham resident Lars Olson, the owner of Lars Olsen Tennis, a tennis instruction service, has enlisted in the New York Army National Guard to become a UH-60 helicopter pilot. Olson, age 23, enlisted in the New York Army National Guard on October 14...
Oct 20, 2020, 2:00pm EDT
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Ronkonkoma-based National Guard helicopter battalion gets a new commander on Saturday, October 17
New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Regiment welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony October 17, 2020 at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Islip MacArthur International ...
Oct 19, 2020, 5:00pm EDT
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Barker resident Steven Hefferon promoted to Colonel in New York Air National Guard
New York Air National Guard Colonel Steven M. Hefferon, a Barker, New York resident, was promoted from lieutenant colonel during a ceremony conducted by the 107th Attack Wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station on Saturday, October 17. Hefferon, wh...
Oct 19, 2020, 5:00pm EDT

Cohoes resident Isabel Polanco promoted to Sgt. 1st Class in the New York Army National Guard
Cohoes resident Isabel Denis Polanco was promoted to the rank of Sgt. 1st Class in the New York Army National Guard during a ceremony held Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 at New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham. Polanco, who has served in the Army...
Sep 22, 2020, 4:00pm EDT
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Bethpage resident Matthew Ortiz, a staff sergeant in the New York Army National Guard finishes in second place in nationwide military skills event.
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Matthew Ortiz, a Bethpage resident and member of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry finished second in the Army National Guard's Best Warrior Competition held Sept. 13 to 16 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Ortiz, ...
Sep 22, 2020, 12:00pm EDT
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Command Chief Master Sgt. Maureen Dooley,a Rome resident, retires after 33 year Air Force and Air National Guard Career
LATHAM, New York--Forty-one years after enlisting in the Air Force, Rome resident and New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sergeant Maureen Dooley is hanging up her uniform. Dooley was recognized for eight years of service in the Active Air Forc...
Sep 18, 2020, 4:09pm EDT
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NY Army National Guard Captain Olin Miller, a Rexford resident, takes command of Syracuse-based company
New York Army National Guard Captain Olin Miller, a Rexford resident, took command of the Headquarters Company of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during a ceremony at the brigade's headquarters in Syracuse on Sept. 13. Properly know as Headqua...
Sep 18, 2020, 1:00pm EDT
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Dr. William LeCates, Cooperstown resident and Basset Medical Center president, is promoted to Colonel in the New York Army National Guard
Dr. William LeCates, a Cooperstown resident and the president of Bassett Medical Center, was promoted to Colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a ceremony on Friday morning at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. LeCates, who ...
Sep 18, 2020, 11:00am EDT
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1st Lieutenant Robert MacKay, an East Side resident, takes command of NY Army National Guard supply Company
New York Army National Guard 1st Lieutenant Robert Mackay, a resident of New York City's East Site, took command of the New York National Guard's 133rd Composite Supply Company during a ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill on Sept. 12. ...
Sep 16, 2020, 1:51pm EDT
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NY Army National Guard Leaders Learn Lessons at Ticonderoga Wednesday
Thirty-five New York Army National Guard leaders from across the state will participate in a battlefield tour and study of leadership at the site of the 1775 Revolutionary War Battle of Ticonderoga following a helicopter flight from Saratoga to Ticonde...
Sep 15, 2020, 4:00pm EDT
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