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Colonie resident Steven Quinn is promoted to Sgt. 1st Class in the New York Army National Guard
Steven Quinn, a Colonie resident, has been promoted to the rank of Sgt. 1st Class in the New York Army National Guard. He was promoted during a ceremony held on November 7 at the Division of Military and Naval Affairs Headquarters in Latham. Quin...
Nov 12, 2019, 1:09pm EST
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NY Army National Guard Capt. Patrick Shuart, Monticello resident, takes command of Headquarters and Support Company
New York Army National Guard Capt. Patrick Shuart, has assumed command of the 42nd Infantry Division Headquarters and Support Company in Troy. Shuart leads over 200 soldiers who provide maintenance, medical, and food service support to the division'...
Nov 1, 2019, 11:09am EDT
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New York Military Museum Hosts Veteran of the Year Event Saturday, Nov. 2
The New York State Military Museum will host the 2019 Veteran of the Year Award sponsored by the Association of the United States Army and the Friends of the New York State Military Museum on Saturday, Nov. 2 at 1 p.m. The ceremony will recognize Al...
Nov 1, 2019, 10:27am EDT
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NY Army National Guard Capt. Richard Turner, Verona resident, takes command of 42nd Division Signal Company
New York Army National Guard Capt. Richard Turner, a Verona resident, assumed command of the 42nd Infantry Division Signal Company during an October 24 ceremony at Fort Drum, N.Y. The 150 member company provides communications support to military un...
Oct 31, 2019, 3:58pm EDT
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State Department honors NY Guard Soldier for Iraq service
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Jhon Ortiz has received the State Department's Meritorious Honor Award for outstanding performance while deployed in Iraq. Ortiz, a Corona, N.Y. resident, was recognized Sept. 5 for working with Diplomatic Security ...
Oct 21, 2019, 12:06pm EDT
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New York Naval Militia Rear Admiral Timothy Zakriski, a Glenville resident, retires after 39 years of service
New York Naval Militia Rear Admiral Timothy Zakriski, a Glenville resident, turned over command of the 2,700- member force to Rear Admiral Warren Smith, a Rhinebeck resident during change of command ceremonies on Friday, October, 18, at New York State ...
Oct 20, 2019, 8:00pm EDT
Naval Militia Rear Admiral Warren Smith, a Rhinebeck resident, takes command of 2,700-member force in ceremony on Friday, Oct. 18
New York Naval Militia Rear Admiral Warren Smith, a Rhinebeck resident, relieved Glenville resident Rear Admiral Timothy Zakriski as commander of the 2,700-member force during a change of command ceremony on Friday, October, 18, at the New York State D...
Oct 18, 2019, 3:58pm EDT
Scotia-based New York Air Guard members return from five month deployment
Twenty-four members of the New York Air National Guard's 139th Aeromedical Evacuation Squadron recently returned from a five month deployment during which they helped transport 1,300 service members from war zones in the Middle East and Afghanistan to ...
Oct 18, 2019, 3:08pm EDT
Porter Corners Resident Commissioned as a 2nd Lieutenant in New York Army National Guard
Samantha Dominguez, a Porter Corners, N.Y., resident, has been commissioned as a 2nd lieutenant in the New York Army National Guard. She was commissioned during a ceremony held on Oct. 8 at the Albany Stratton Veterans Administration Medical Center ...
Oct 15, 2019, 1:00pm EDT
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NY Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Thomas Carpenter, a Prospect resident, heading for Brazilian Jungle Warfare Training School
New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Thomas Carpenter, a Prospect resident, is heading to Brazil for six weeks of training at the Brazil Army Jungle Warfare Training Center in Manaus, Brazil. Carpenter, a member of Headquarters Company, 2nd Batta...
Oct 11, 2019, 12:01pm EDT
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