Recent News from New York National Guard

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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

Major General Dawn Deskins, the deputy director of the Air National Guard (left) presents a retirement certificate to New York Air National Guard Command Chief Master Sgt. Maureen Dooley during retirement ceremonies for Dooley held at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, New York on Sept. 18, 2020. Deskins and Dooley served together at the Eastern Air Defense Sector in Rome, N.Y. and both played key roles in the Air Force response to the attacks of Sept. 11, 2001. ( New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs photo by William Albrecht

Command Chief Master Sgt. Maureen Dooley,a Rome resident, retires after 33 year Air Force and Air National Guard Career

LATHAM, New York--Forty-one years after enlisting in the Air Force, Rome resident and New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sergeant Maureen Dooley is hanging up her uniform. Dooley was recognized for eight years of service in the Active Air Forc...

Sep 18, 2020, 4:09pm EDT

Capt. Olin Miller,a Rexford resident who commands Headquarters Company of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, addresses his unit during a change-of-command ceremony in Syracuse, New York, September 13. The 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team is comprised of approximately 3,000 Army National Soldiers in units across New York. (Army National Guard Photo by Capt. Avery Schneider)

NY Army National Guard Captain Olin Miller, a Rexford resident, takes command of Syracuse-based company

New York Army National Guard Captain Olin Miller, a Rexford resident, took command of the Headquarters Company of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team during a ceremony at the brigade's headquarters in Syracuse on Sept. 13. Properly know as Headqua...

Sep 18, 2020, 1:00pm EDT

Colonel William LeCates, the New York Army National Guard State Surgeon, receives his colonel's rank from his wife Debbie during his promotion ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham on Friday, Sept. 18. LeCates, a Cooperstown resident, is the president of Bassett Medical Center. ( New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs photo by William Albrecht)

Dr. William LeCates, Cooperstown resident and Basset Medical Center president, is promoted to Colonel in the New York Army National Guard

Dr. William LeCates, a Cooperstown resident and the president of Bassett Medical Center, was promoted to Colonel in the New York Army National Guard during a ceremony on Friday morning at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham. LeCates, who ...

Sep 18, 2020, 11:00am EDT

New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Robert Mackay, the commander of the 133rd Composite Supply Company, New York Army National Guard,speaks to his Soldiers during a change of command ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site in Cortlandt Manor, N.Y. on September 12, 2020. Mackay is a resident of Manhattan's East Side. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Amouris Coss)

1st Lieutenant Robert MacKay, an East Side resident, takes command of NY Army National Guard supply Company

New York Army National Guard 1st Lieutenant Robert Mackay, a resident of New York City's East Site, took command of the New York National Guard's 133rd Composite Supply Company during a ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill on Sept. 12. ...

Sep 16, 2020, 1:51pm EDT

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