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New York Army National Guard Specialist Austin Manville

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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Sgt. Brandon Clemente, an infantryman assigned to the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, sends a spot report by radio in Youngstown, New York, October 22. Assembly and use of the radio was one of many tasks evaluated during the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team's Best Warrior Competition. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Maj. Avery Schneider)

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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New York National Guard civilian employee Jeannine Mannarino stands at attention with Major General Michel Natali, the Assistant Adjutant General, Army, during a ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York, on October 27 2021, marking her retirement as a civilian employee of the National Guard. Mannarino, who served in the National Guard for 24 years, retiring as a master sergeant, has 41 years of service as a Guard Soldier and civilian employee. (New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs photo by Eric Durr)

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
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shawn Tabankin, the Chief of Plans for Task Force Spartan, shows Col. Raed al Alsakran, Chief of Plans for the 42nd Infantry Division Headquarters and Task Force Spartan, speaks with his counterpart from the Kuwaiti Land Forces, June 8, 2020. Tabankin will now command the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, based in New York City.

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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CAMP SMITH, N.Y. –Brig. Gen. Joseph L. Biehler, the commander of the New York Army National Guard’s 53rd Troop Command, receives the unit’s flag, or colors, from Maj. Gen. Raymond Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, during a change of command ceremony in Camp Smith, N.Y. Oct. 17, 2021. During the ceremony, Brig. Gen. Jack A. James relinquished command of the 53rd Troop Command to Biehler after two years leading the organization. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Warren W. Wright Jr., 138th Public Affairs Detachment)

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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Lt. Col. Dennis Martinez

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
U.S. Army Lt. Col. Shawn Tabankin, the Chief of Plans for Task Force Spartan, shows Col. Raed al Alsakran, Chief of Plans for the Kuwaiti Land Forces, a mobile command post in Kuwait on June 8, 2020. Tabankin will take over New York City's historic "Fighting 69th" Infantry regiment on October 24, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Trevor Cullen)

Lt. Col. Shawn Tabankin, a Clifton Park resident, will lead New York City's historic "Fighting 69th" Infantry

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 takes over the 800-Soldier 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry, from...
Oct 15, 2021, 2:00pm EDT
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Brigadier General Joseph Biehler will take command of the New York Army National Guard's 53rd Troop Command on Oct. 17.

Camp Smith-based 53rd Troop Command gets new commander during Sunday, October 17 ceremony

Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Joseph Biehler, a veteran of deployments to Iraq, Afghanistan, and Kuwait, will take command of the New York National Guard's 53rd Troop Command at its Camp Smith headquarters on Sunday, October 17. Members of the media ...
Oct 15, 2021, 7:00am EDT
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Sgt. Alexander Sonneville

NY Army Guard Sgt. Alexander Sonneville, a Webster resident, earns new Army Expert Soldier Badge

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Alexander Sonneville, a Webster resident, is one of the first four New York National Guard Soldiers to earn the U.S. Army's newest skills badge. Sonneville and three other Soldiers were awarded the Expert Soldier Badg...
Oct 14, 2021, 3:00pm EDT
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New York Army National Guard Specialist Nicholas Weber

NY Army National Guard Specialist Nicholas Weber, a Cicero resident, earns Army's new Expert Soldier Badge

New York Army National Guard Specialist Nicholas Weber, a Cicero resident, is one of the first four New York National Guard Soldiers to earn the U.S. Army's newest skills badge. Weber and three other Soldiers were awarded the Expert Soldier Badge on O...
Oct 14, 2021, 2:00pm EDT
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