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NY Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Matthew Ortiz performs maintenance on a grenade launcher during the NY National Guard Best Warrior Competition held at Camp Smith Training Site on July 25.

NY Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Matthew Ortiz, a Bethpage resident, winner in Best Warrior Competition

Matthew Ortiz, a Bethpage resident and a staff sergeant in the New York Army National Guard, was the winner in a competition to pick the top non-commissioned officer in the 10,300-member force held July 25-26 at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill....
Jul 31, 2020, 8:00am EDT
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Yorktown Heights resident Corporal Troy Perez wins New York Army National Guard Best Warrior event

Troy Perez, a Yorktown Heights resident and a corporal in the New York Army National Guard, was the winner in a competition to pick the top junior enlisted Soldier in the 10,300-member force held July 25-26 at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill. ...
Jul 31, 2020, 8:00am EDT
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An LC-130 assigned to the New York Air National Guard's 109th Airlift Wing, based at Stratton Air National Guard Base in Scotia, N.Y. offloads cargo in Greenland on April 26, 2019.. Similar aircraft will be flying missions in Greenland in August to resupply the only science station on the Greenland ice cap where teams winter over to collect data. ( Photo courtsey Tech Sgt. Gabriel Enders)

109th Airlift Wing launches critical resupply mission for Greenland science station

The 109th Airlift Wing will launch a three-week mission to carry critical supplies to Summit Station, the only year-round science station that operates on the Greenland ice cap on August 4th. Three LC-130 Skibirds, supported by 20 aircrew members an...
Jul 29, 2020, 8:00am EDT
Major General Raymond F. Shields, the New York Army National Guard Adjutant General, presents Col. Jeffrey Baker with the Legion of Merit during Baker’s retirement ceremony at Joint Force Headquarters, Latham New York, July 23, 2020. Baker is retiring after 30 years of service. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Matthew Gunther)

Rotterdam resident retires from Army National Guard after 30 years of military service

JOINT FORCE HEADQUARTERS, LATHAM, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Colonel Jeffrey Baker, a resident of Rotterdam, has retired after 30 years of service. He was honored at a ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Latham, N.Y. July 23r...
Jul 24, 2020, 2:10pm EDT
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Lt. Col. Todd Balog,  the  commander of the 369th Special Troops Battalion, passes the guideon  of the 145th Maintenance Company to 1st Lt. Rachid Kabbabe, incoming commander of the company, during a change of command ceremony at the Staten Island armory, N.Y., July. 20, 2020. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni)

1st Lt. Rachid Kabbabe , a Middle Village, Queens resident, takes command of Staten Island Army National Guard company

New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Rachid Kabbabe, a resident of Middle Village, Queens, assumed command of the Staten Island-based 145th Maintenance Company during a ceremony at the Manor Road Armory on Staten Island on July 20. The company's Sol...
Jul 22, 2020, 1:00pm EDT
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Lt. Col. Jason Lefton

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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The 42nd Division Band performs at the Saratoga Track in 2017. Due to COVID-19, there will be no public performances of the band in 2020, but the Soldiers will perform at the Latham armory July 17.

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
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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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New York Air National Guard pararescue specialists assigned to the 106th Rescue Wing's 103rd Rescue Squadron conduct a rescue exercise during exercise Northern Strike 18 on August 10, 2018 at the Camp Grayling Joint Maneuver Training Center. Thirty members of the 106th Rescue Wing will be taking part in this year's Northern Strike exercise which runs from July 16 to July 31. (Air National Guard photo by Airman 1st Class Tiffany Clark)

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
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Brandon Gendron (left) receives the colors of the 240th Engineer Battalion from Col. Jamey Barcomb, the commander of the 153rd Troop Command during change of command ceremonies held on Saturday, June 27 , 2020 at the New York State Armory in Binghamton, N.Y. Gendron replaced Lt. Col. Wing Yu as the commander of the battalion which has elements in Binghamton, Kingston, Horseheads, Walton. Buffalo, and the Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by  Kevin O'Reilly)

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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New York’s Division of Military and Naval Affairs encompasses all of New York’s Military Forces including the New York Army National Guard, Air National Guard, Naval Militia and New York Guard. Learn more at www.dmna.ny.gov

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