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NY Army National Guard Helicopter to conduct water bucket training Lake Ontario April 2
A New York Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter and 10 crewmembers will conduct water bucket training on Lake Ontario along the eastern shoreline at Hamlin Beach State Park on Tuesday, April 2, 2019 between 10 am and 1 pm. The helicopter cre...
Apr 1, 2019, 6:00pm EDT
Military Museum Exhibit Highlights New Yorkers in Korean, Vietnam Wars
The New York State Military Museum formally unveils its newest permanent exhibit with tours and discussion with the public at the military museum this Saturday, March 30th from 6 to 8 p.m. The public is invited Saturday evening to help celebrate this u...
Mar 28, 2019, 1:00pm EDT
New York National Guard Soldiers Compete for Best Warrior Title at Camp Smith
The New York Army National Guard's top eight Soldiers and Non-Commissioned Officers will compete in the state's Best Warrior Competition at the National Guard's Camp Smith Training Site here Wednesday through Saturday, March 27-30. Members of the me...
Mar 27, 2019, 12:00pm EDT
NY National Guard's 27th Division owned New York City's Streets on March 25, 1919
On March 25, 1919, 20,000 men of the New York National Guard's 27th Division owned the streets of Manhattan. Two million people turned out to see the division march five miles up Fifth Avenue after they came home from World War I. City officials ...
Mar 20, 2019, 10:00am EDT
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Lt. Col. Joseph Whaley, a Rockville Centre resident, takes command of New York National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry
A Rockville Centre resident who is a West Point graduate and a veteran of the Iraq War took charge of the New York National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry on Saturday, March 16. Lt. Col. Joseph Whaley took over the 800-Soldier battalion, known...
Mar 18, 2019, 4:00pm EDT
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New York National Guard signs State Partnership Program agreement with Brazilian armed forces
Major General Raymond Shields, the Adjutant General of New York and Brazilian Navy Rear Admiral Guilherme da Silva Costa, representing the Brazilian Armed Forces, signed an agreement creating a training partnership between the New York National Guard a...
Mar 15, 2019, 10:22am EDT
Kimblerly Carmody, a Lake George resident, retires after 24 years of service in the New York Air National Guard
New York Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Kimberly Carmody, a Lake George resident, was honored for her 24 years of service during a retirement ceremony on Thursday, March 14 at New York National Guard headquarters. Carmody, who has served as a...
Mar 15, 2019, 10:14am EDT
Kimblerly Carmody, a Pine Bush High School graduate, retires after 24 years of service in the New York Air National Guard
New York Air National Guard Senior Master Sgt. Kimberly Carmody, a Lake George resident who graduated from Pine Bush High School, was honored for her 24 years of service during a retirement ceremony on Thursday, March 14 at New York National Guard head...
Mar 15, 2019, 10:11am EDT
Valatie resident Justin Westfall promoted to Master Sergant in the New York Army National Guard
Justin Westfall, a Valatie resident and veteran of Iraq has been promoted to Master Sergeant. in the New York Army National Guard. Westfall was promoted by Col. Steven Rowe, director of the United States Property and Fiscal Office of New York in a c...
Mar 15, 2019, 7:00am EDT
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New York National Guard troops to lead NYC St. Patrick's Day Parade for 168th time
For the 168th time Saturday, March 16, the New York Army National Guard's 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry-the famous "Fighting 69th-will lead the New York City St. Patrick's Day parade. The 69th Infantry was originally organized as a militia unit for I...
Mar 13, 2019, 12:00pm EDT