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Genesee County man named top noncommissioned officer in National Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade
New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Travis Wood, 32, a Basom resident, was named top noncommissioned officer in the 3,600-member 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, following a Nov. 3 to 5 military skills competition. Wood, an infantryman who is assi...
Nov 7, 2023, 9:02am EST
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Rochester resident named winner in Army National Guard brigades Best Warrior Competition
New York Army National Guard Specialist Peter Fillion, a 23-year old Rochester resident, was named top Soldier in the 3,600-member 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, following a Nov. 3 to 5 military skills competition. Fillion, an infantryman who is a...
Nov 6, 2023, 3:51pm EST
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Victor resident Christopher Cronin promoted to one-star general in the New York Army National Guard
New York Army National Guard Col. Christopher Cronin, a veteran of combat operations in Afghanistan and a Victor resident, became the New York Army National Guard's newest general officer Saturday, November 4 as he was promoted to one-star brigadier ge...
Nov 6, 2023, 2:32pm EST
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Walworth resident Lawrence Weill, commander of the 3,100-member New York Naval Militia, retires
Walworth resident Lawrence "Larry" Weill ended a 42-year naval career on Friday, Nov. 3 as he turned over command of the New York Naval Militia and retired from service. Weill, a one-star rear admiral in the Naval Militia, was replaced by Naval Militi...
Nov 6, 2023, 11:30am EST
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West Sayville man, promoted to chief master sergeant in the New York Air National Guard
Neil Allison, a resident of West Sayville, New York, and originally from Underhill, Vermont, was promoted to chief master sergeant with the New York Air National Guard's 106th Rescue Wing, in a ceremony at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base in Westh...
Nov 6, 2023, 11:06am EST
Averill Park resident takes command of 3,100-member New York Naval Militia during Friday, Nov. 4 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters
An Averill Park resident took command of the 3,100-member New York Naval Militia during a Friday, Nov. 3 ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. Naval Militia Rear Admiral Michael Perry, who previously served as the organization's ...
Nov 3, 2023, 2:11pm EDT
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Finger Lakes resident pins rank of one-star general in NY National Guard Saturday
New York Army National Guard Col. Christopher Cronin, a veteran of combat operations in Afghanistan, becomes the New York Army National Guard's newest general officer Saturday, November 4 as he pins on the rank of a one-star brigadier general during a ...
Nov 3, 2023, 1:00pm EDT
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NY Army Guard Sgt. Major Joseph Fisher, a Bloomingdale resident, retires after 31 years of service
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Major Joseph Fisher, a Bloomingdale resident, and a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, retired after more than 31 years of service during an October 26, 2023, ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters ...
Oct 27, 2023, 12:35pm EDT
NY Army National Guard Soldiers heading to Brazil for Exercise Southern Vanguard
LATHAM, New York--Forty-eight New York Army National Guard Soldiers are heading for Brazil the weekend of October 28-29 to participate in an exercise with Brazil's 52nd Jungle Infantry Battalion, and Soldiers from the 101st Airborne Division (Air Assau...
Oct 26, 2023, 10:00am EDT
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Col. Patrick Clare, son of Jordan residents, takes command of historic 369th Sustainment Brigade
New York Army National Guard Col. Patrick Clare, who graduated from Jordan-Elbridge High School in 1994, took command of one of the most famous units in the National Guard--the "Harlem Hellfighters"-during a Sunday, October 22 ceremony at Camp Smith Tr...
Oct 26, 2023, 10:00am EDT
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