Recent News from New York National Guard

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42nd Infantry 'Rainbow' Division Honors Veterans in Garden City Today

New York Army National Guard veterans present a memorial wreath on Saturday morning, May 29 at the World War I Rainbow Division Veterans Memorial here to honor the service of past 42nd Infantry Division Soldiers for Memorial Day. The 42nd Infantry Div...

May 29, 2021, 7:00am EDT

The 42nd Infantry Division Memorial in Garden City, N.Y., site of the division's creation at Camp Mills in 1917.

42nd Infantry 'Rainbow' Division Honors Veterans in Garden City Saturday

May 28, 2021, 4:00pm EDT

U.S. Army Sgt. Klayton McCallum, a combat medic from Cicero assigned to the New York National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, conducts a 12-mile foot march as part of the 10th Mountain Division Expert Field Medical Badge assessment at Fort Drum, N.Y., May 21, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Warren W. Wright Jr., New York National Guard)

NY Army National Guard Sgt. Klayton McCallum, a Cicero resident, earns Army's prestigious Expert Field Medical Badge.

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Klayton McCallum, a Cicero resident, has been awarded the Army's prestigious Expert Field Medical Badge following a week of intensive testing at Fort Drum in Jefferson County. McCallum currently serves as an evacuatio...

May 28, 2021, 1:37pm EDT

NY Army National Guard Lt. Col. Joshua Heimroth, an Albany resident, takes charge of recruiting battalion

New York Army National Guard Lt. Co. Joshua Heimroth, an Albany resident, assumed command of the New York National Guard Recruiting and Retention Battalion during a ceremony held Saturday, April 24 at the Saratoga Hilton. The 260-member element, whic...

May 28, 2021, 12:44pm EDT

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – U.S. Army Cpl. Dakoatah Miller, an infantryman with the New York National Guard’s 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, listens to testing instructions by a 10th Mountain Division lane coach during the Division’s Expert Infantryman Badge (EIB) assessment at Fort Drum, N.Y., May 17, 2021. EIB testing is a five-day assessment focusing on land navigation, weapon qualifications, a 12-mile foot march and multiple individual tasks designed to test proficiency in infantry skills. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Warren Wright Jr.)

NY Army Guard Corporal Dakoatah Miller, a Cortland resident, earns Army's prestigious Expert Infantryman Badge

Army National Guard Corporal Dakoatah Miller, a Cortland resident who will compete in the Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition in July, has been awarded the Army's prestigious Expert Infantryman Badge. The 21-year old Miller is a member of the...

May 26, 2021, 2:00pm EDT

FORT DRUM, N.Y. – U.S. Army Sgt. Troy Perez, an infantryman with the New York National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, conducts an equipment check of his AN/PVS-14 night vision device during the 10th Mountain Division Expert Infantryman Badge assessment at Fort Drum, N.Y., May 17, 2021. Ten infantry Soldiers and one medic from across the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team participated in the five-day assessment to earn the coveted Expert Infantryman and Expert Field Medical Badges. (Photo by U.S. Army Sgt. 1st Class Warren Wright Jr.)

NY Army National Guard Sgt. Troy Perez, a Queens resident, earns the Army's prestigious Expert Infantryman Badge

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Troy Perez, a Queens's resident, has been awarded the Army's prestigious Expert Infantryman Badge following a week of intensive testing at Fort Drum in Jefferson County. Perez serves as a fire team leader in Alpha Com...

May 26, 2021, 12:09pm EDT

U.S. Army Sgt. Joseph Ryan,a Ronkonkoma resident and infantryman assigned to the New York National Guard’s 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, conducts a 12-mile foot march as part of the 10th Mountain Division Expert Infantryman Badge assessment at Fort Drum, N.Y., May 21, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Warren W. Wright Jr., New York National Guard)

NY Army National Guard Sgt. Joseph Ryan, a Ronkonkoma resident, awarded prestigious Expert Infantryman Badge

New York Army National Guard Sgt. Joseph Ryan, a Ronkonkoma resident, has been awarded the prestigious Expert Infantryman Badge following a week of intensive testing at Fort Drum in Jefferson County. Ryan serves as an assistant squad leader in the Sco...

May 25, 2021, 4:00pm EDT

1st Lt. Phillip Mullen a member of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, an infantryman with the New York National Guard, conducts a 12-mile foot march as part of the 10th Mountain Division Expert Infantryman Badge assessment at Fort Drum, N.Y., May 21, 2021. (U.S. Army photo by Sgt. 1st Class Warren W. Wright Jr., New York National Guard)

NY Army National Guard Lt. Phillip Mullen, a Staten Island resident, earns Expert Infantryman Badge

New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Phillip Mullen, a Staten Island resident, has been awarded the prestigious Expert Infantryman Badge following a week of intensive testing at Fort Drum in Jefferson County. Mullen serves executive officer for the He...

May 25, 2021, 4:00pm EDT

New York Army National Guard Col. Bob Epp, right, receives the New York State Conspicuous Service Medal from Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York during retirement ceremonies on May 21 at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham.

Col. Bob Epp, a Halfmoon resident, retires after 37 years in the Army and the New York Army National Guard

New York Army National Guard Col. Bob Epp, a Halfmoon resident, has retired after 37 years of service in the Army and the Army National Guard. Epp, whose most recent assignment was serving as New York Counter Drug Task Force Coordinator, received the ...

May 24, 2021, 5:00pm EDT

New York Army National Guard Col. Wing Yu and his wife Michelle, following his promotion to colonel on May 22, 2021 at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill.

Watertown resident Wing Yu promoted to Colonel in the New York Army National Guard

Watertown resident Wing Y. Yu has been promoted to the rank of Colonel in the New York Army National Guard during promotion ceremonies held at the Camp Smith Training Site, near Peekskill on May 22, 2021. He was promoted to his new rank by Brigadier G...

May 24, 2021, 10:59am EDT

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