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New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Jack James

Palm Harbor resident Jack James, a NY National Guard brigadier general, will serve as deputy commander of history Army Guard division

New York Army National Guard Brigadier General Jack James, a resident of Palm Harbor, has been named one of two deputy commanders of the 42nd Infantry Division, a unit responsible for the training of Army National Guard units in New York, New Hampshire...
Oct 13, 2021, 6:00am EDT
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New York Guard Brig. Gen. Peter Riley accepts the colors of the New York Guard from Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, during change of command ceremonies at Camp Smith Training Site on Sept. 18, 2021. ( U.S. Army National Guard photo by NYG Captain Mark Getman)

Warwick resident takes command of New York Guard, the state's volunteer defense force

A Warwick resident who served in Iraq with the New York National Guard in 2005 is the new commander of the New York Guard, the state's volunteer defense force. Peter Riley, a retired Army National Guard colonel, was promoted to a state Brigadier Gener...
Sep 20, 2021, 2:46pm EDT
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New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Paul Cange, a Syracuse resident, will represent the U.S. and New York National Guard during the Brazilian Jungle Warfare Training Center's annual international course which begins later in September. ( U.S. Air National Guard photo by Master Sgt. Barbara Olney)

NY Air Guard Tech. Sgt. Paul Cange, a Syracuse resident, will represent U.S. at Brazilian Jungle Warfare Training Center international class

New York Air National Guard Technical Sgt. Paul Cange, a Syracuse resident and 14-year veteran of the Air National Guard, is headed to Brazil at the end of September to attend the Brazilian Army's Jungle Warfare Training Center. Cange, a member of the...
Sep 20, 2021, 1:55pm EDT
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New York Army National Guard Corporal Dakoatah Miller takes a break during the Army National Guard Best Warrior competition in Arizona earlier this year. Miller, a Cortland resident, will be attending the special international students class at the Brazilian Jungle Warfare Training Center in October and November.

NY National Guard Cpl Dakoatah Miller, a Cortland resident, will train at Brazilian Jungle Warfare Training Center

New York Army National Guard Corporal Dakoatah Miller, a Cortland resident who finished second in the Army National Guard's nationwide Best Warrior competition in July, is now heading to Brazil to attend the Brazilian Army's world-standard jungle warfa...
Sep 20, 2021, 1:55pm EDT
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US Army Cpl. Walter Smead.

New York National Guard Renders Honors to Korean War MIA Soldier Monday, September 20 in Schuylerville

A New York Army National Guard Honor Guard will render funeral honors to Korean War Veteran Cpl. Walter Smead as he is laid to rest at Gerald B.H. Solomon Saratoga National Cemetery in Schuylerville, N.Y. Monday, September 20. WHO: Members of the New ...
Sep 20, 2021, 6:00am EDT
Brig. Gen. Andrew D. Preston, left, the commandant of the Field Artillery School and Army Chief of Artillery, joins Capt, Daniel Rogers, the commander of  Alpha Battery, 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery  in affixing an award streamer to the company guidon during a ceremony honoring the unit held  in  New Windsor, New York on Sept. 11, 2001.  The battery received the Hamilton Award which recognizes the outstanding artillery battery in the Army National Guard. (U.S. Army National Guard Photo by Major Jean Marie Kratzer)

New Windsor Army National Guard artillery unit honored for excellence by Army Field Artillery School

The New York Army National Guard field artillery battery based at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in New Windsor, has been named the best in the entire Army National Guard by the U.S. Army Field Artillery School. The Alexander Hamilton Award was pre...
Sep 17, 2021, 6:00am EDT
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New York Army National Guard Major General Michele Natali, the Assistant Adjutant General Army, presents an award to Col. Patrick Macklin during his retirement ceremony on Sept. 11, 2021 at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York. Macklin, who was comissioned in 1991 is currently assigned to National Guard Bureau. ( U.S. Army National Guard photo by Col. Richard Goldenberg)

NY Army National Guard Colonel Patrick Macklin, Wantagh resident, retires after 30-year military career

Army National Guard Col. Patrick Macklin, an Iraq War veteran with more than 30 years of military service, retired from service during a ceremony held at the National Guard Joint Force Headquarters in Latham, N.Y., on September 11, 2021. Macklin, a Wa...
Sep 15, 2021, 2:56pm EDT
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Lt. Col. Monique Foster, a Schenectady resident. retires after career in New York Army National Guard and Coast Guard

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Monique Foster, a Schenectady resident, is retiring from the military after a career that began with her graduation from the United States Coast Guard Academy in 1984. Her last assignment was as the commander of t...
Sep 15, 2021, 2:00pm EDT
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New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen clear downed trees near the intersection of the Queens Midtown Expressway and 71st Street in Maspeth Aug. 8, 2020. New York National Guard Soldiers and Airmen responded in the Queens area and Putnam County after Hurricane Isaias moved through the region Aug. 5, 2020.

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
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New York Army National Guard Col. Jason Lefton and his family -- from left, Seth, his wife Heather, and Mack--prior to his promotion ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Latham, New York on September 7, 2021. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Eric Durr)

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 York’s Division of Military and Naval Affairs encompasses all of New York’s Military Forces including the New York Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Naval Militia and New York Guard. Learn more at www.dmna.ny.gov

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