Recent News from New York National Guard

Recent News

New York Army National Guard Specialist Dakoatah Miller, a Cortlandt resident assigned to the Headquarters Company of the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, is awarded the Army Commendation Medal by Command Sgt. Major Anthony McLean during the 2021 Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith, N.Y., on 24 October 2020. U.S. Army Spc. Dakoatah Miller, assigned to the 108th Infantry Regiment, is awarded the Army Commendation Medal during the 2021 Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith, N.Y., 22-24 October 2020. Miller came in first in the junior enlisted category in the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat event held October 23 and 24, 202 at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni)

NY Army National Guard Specialist, Dakoatah Miller, a Cortland resident, is 27th Infantry Brigade Best Warrior

New York Army National Guard Specialist Dakoatah Miller, a Cortland resident, has been named the Best Warrior for the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, following a two-day competition at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill. Miller, who is assig...

Oct 28, 2020, 4:00pm EDT

National Guard Maj. Charles Sanders, a Greenport, New York resident, receives the53rd Troop Command Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment guidon from Col. Isabel Smith the Chief of Staff of the 53rd Troop Command during a change of command ceremony at Camp Smith N.Y. October 24 2020. The 53rd Troop Command serves an important role within the New York Army National Guard as a General Officer Command Headquarters providing command and control to its units across the state of New York. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Harley Jelis)

Major Charles Sanders, a Greenport resident, named commander of National Guard's 53rd Troop Command's Headquarters Detachment

New York Army National Guard Major Charles Sanders, a Greenport resident and Afghan War veteran, took command of the Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment of the 53rd Troop Command during a ceremony conducted at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekski...

Oct 27, 2020, 11:00am EDT

Rexford resident William Carraher promoted to rank of Colonel in the New York Air National Guard

New York Air National Guard Colonel William L. Carraher, a Rexford, New York resident, was promoted from lieutenant colonel during a ceremony conducted by the 109th Airlift Wing at Stratton Air National Guard Base on Saturday, October 13. Carraher, ...

Oct 21, 2020, 3:00pm EDT

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. William Hoffman, a Manlius resident, gets his new rank pinned on by his wife Danielle during promotion ceremonies held at the Thompson Road Armory in Syracuse, New York on October 5, 2020. Hoffman, a full-time New York Army National Guard Officer will be serving as the assistant logistics officer at New York Army National Guard Headquarters in Latham, New York. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. 1st Class Katrina Zinsmeyer )

Manlius resident William Hoffman promoted to New York Army National Guard Lieutenant Colonel

William J. Hoffman, a Manlius resident and full-time Army National Guard officer, was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant Colonel during a ceremony held at the Thompson Road Armory in Syracuse on Monday, October 5, 2020. Hoffman has served as the Adm...

Oct 21, 2020, 3:00pm EDT

NY Army National Guard Private 1st Class Brandon Snyder, a Livonia resident, graduates from tough Army tactics and leadership course

New York Army National Guard Private 1st Class Brandon Snyder, a Livonia resident, assigned to the 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, is a recent graduate of the Army's prestigious Ranger School. Snyder, who joined the New York Army National Gu...

Oct 21, 2020, 2:00pm EDT

Lars Olson, from Chatham, N.Y., recites the enlistment oath at the headquarters of 3rd Battalion, 142nd Aviation at Army Aviation Support Facility #3, in Latham, N.Y. on, Oct. 16, 2020. Olson is the first member of the N.Y. Army National Guard to enlist in such a way where he will go to Warrant Officer Candidate School and then pilot training, rather than serving for a while before becoming a pilot. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Ryan Campbell)

Chatham resident Lars Olson enlists in New York Army National Guard to serve as helicopter pilot

Chatham resident Lars Olson, the owner of Lars Olsen Tennis, a tennis instruction service, has enlisted in the New York Army National Guard to become a UH-60 helicopter pilot. Olson, age 23, enlisted in the New York Army National Guard on October 14...

Oct 20, 2020, 2:00pm EDT

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Matthias Greene receives the battalion guidon of the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Regiment from Col. Michael Charnley, the 42nd Combat Aviation Brigade Commander, during his change of command ceremony October 17, 2020 at the Ronkonkoma Army Aviation Support Facility at Islip MacArthur International Airport, New York. During the ceremony, Lt. Col. Matthias Greene assumed command of the battalion from Lt. Col. Jason Lefton. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Matthew Gunther)

Ronkonkoma-based National Guard helicopter battalion gets a new commander on Saturday, October 17

New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 3rd Battalion, 142nd Assault Helicopter Regiment welcomed a new commander during a change of command ceremony October 17, 2020 at the Army Aviation Support Facility at Islip MacArthur International ...

Oct 19, 2020, 5:00pm EDT

New York Air National Guard Colonel Steven M. Hefferon, a Barker, New York resident, has his new rank pinned on by his daughter Jessica and wife Tobi during ceremonies at Niagara Falls Air National Guard Base on Saturday, October 17. ( U.S. Air National Guard photo courtesy 107th Attack Wing)

Barker resident Steven Hefferon promoted to Colonel in New York Air National Guard

New York Air National Guard Colonel Steven M. Hefferon, a Barker, New York resident, was promoted from lieutenant colonel during a ceremony conducted by the 107th Attack Wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station on Saturday, October 17. Hefferon, wh...

Oct 19, 2020, 5:00pm EDT

New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Isabel Polanco receives her new rank from her mother Delia Velazquez, during ceremonies marking Polanco's promotion outside New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York on Sept. 22, 2020. Polanco serves as the plans and mobilization non-commissioned officer for the New York Army National Guard Military Personnel Office. ( U.S. Army National Guard photo by Eric Durr)

Cohoes resident Isabel Polanco promoted to Sgt. 1st Class in the New York Army National Guard

Cohoes resident Isabel Denis Polanco was promoted to the rank of Sgt. 1st Class in the New York Army National Guard during a ceremony held Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020 at New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham. Polanco, who has served in the Army...

Sep 22, 2020, 4:00pm EDT

CAMP SHELBY, MISSISSIPPI--Staff Sgt. Matthew Ortiz a member of the New York National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry and a Bethpage resident, disassembles an M249 Squad Automatic Weapon as part of a weapons proficiency event during the Army National Guard 2020 Best Warrior Competition Sept. 14 2020 being conducted at Camp Shelby. The Best Warrior Competition is a four-day competition that tests competitors Army aptitude through board interviews physical fitness tests written exams warrior tasks and battle drills.Ortiz finished in second place in his category of the competition.(Courtesy Mississippi National Guard)

Bethpage resident Matthew Ortiz, a staff sergeant in the New York Army National Guard finishes in second place in nationwide military skills event.

New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Matthew Ortiz, a Bethpage resident and member of the 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry finished second in the Army National Guard's Best Warrior Competition held Sept. 13 to 16 at Camp Shelby, Mississippi. Ortiz, ...

Sep 22, 2020, 12:00pm EDT

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