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NY Army National Guard Lt. Col. Jason Lefton, a Niskauna resident, graduates from Army War College on July 24
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Jason Lefton, a Niskayuna resident and Iraq War veteran is slated to graduate from the U.S. Army War College in Carlisle, Pennsylvania on July 24. The Army War College provides graduate-level instruction to seni...
Jul 17, 2020, 2:00pm EDT
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NY National Guard's 42nd Infantry Band to perform in Latham without an audience today for training
The New York Army National Guard's 42nd Infantry Division "Rainbow" Band will perform for the National Guard Soldiers, Airmen and civilian employees of the New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs at the Latham armory on Friday, July 17 at...
Jul 17, 2020, 10:00am EDT

NY Army National Guard 1st Sgt. William Perez, a Brooklyn resident, becomes top non-commissioned officer for 719th Truck Company
New York Army National Guard First Sergeant William Perez, a Brooklyn resident, has taken on new duties as the top non-commissioned officer for the 719th Composite Truck Company. Perez, who works for Robert A.M. Stern Architects in civilian life, of...
Jul 16, 2020, 4:00pm EDT
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Airmen from the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing participating in Michigan exercise this month
Thirty Airmen assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing are heading to Michigan to take part in exercise Northern Strike 20,one of the Department of Defense's largest annual readiness component training exercises. The exercise,...
Jul 13, 2020, 4:00pm EDT

Lt. Col. Brandon Gendron, a New York Army National Guard officer and Simsbury, Connecticut resident, takes command of engineer battalion
Lt. Col. Brandon Gendron, a New York Army National Guard officer who lives in Simsbury, took command of the 204th Engineer Battalion during a ceremony held at the battalion's Binghamton, N.Y. headquarters on Saturday, June 27. Gendron, who was commi...
Jun 30, 2020, 10:00am EDT
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Binghamton's New York Army National Guard Battalion, the 204th Engineer's, got a new commander on Saturday, June 27
Lt. Col. Brandon Gendron, a New York Army National Guard officer took command of the 204th Engineer Battalion during a ceremony held at the battalion's Binghamton, N.Y. headquarters on Saturday, June 27. Gendron, who was commissioned as an Army offi...
Jun 30, 2020, 10:00am EDT
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Niagara Falls Resident Venita Smith Receives NAACP Award
Senior Master Sgt. Venita Smith assigned to the 107th Attack Wing has been selected as the Air National Guard recipient of the NAACP Roy Wilkins Renown Service Award 2020. She was chosen from across the Air Force for this award emphasizing those who se...
Jun 22, 2020, 3:00pm EDT

NY National Guard marks Army Birthday with pandemic compliant cake-cutting ceremony
LATHAM, N.Y.--The New York National Guard marked the 245th birthday of the United States Army on Friday, June 12, with an abbreviated ceremony, designed to comply with efforts to prevent the spread of COVID-19. Instead of a cake cutting ceremony bef...
Jun 12, 2020, 3:02pm EDT
Albany Resident Josh Heimroth is Promoted to the Rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the New York Army National Guard
Albany resident Josh Heimroth has been promoted to the rank of lieutenant colonel in the New York Army National Guard. Heimroth, who currently serves as executive officer to the adjutant general of New York, was promoted during a ceremony at the New...
Jun 11, 2020, 12:00pm EDT
Schenectady Resident Ken Hennessy is Promoted to Sgt. 1st Class in the New York Army National Guard
Schenectady resident Ken Hennessy has been promoted to the rank of Sgt. 1st Class in the New York Army National Guard. Hennessy, assigned to the New York National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters, was promoted there during an outdoor ceremony on Jun...
Jun 9, 2020, 4:00pm EDT