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NY Army National Guard Col. Dave Martinez, an Albany resident, retires after 35 years of service
New York Army National Guard David Martinez, an Albany resident, was recognized for 35 years of service during a retirement ceremony at New York National Guard headquarters on Friday, March 1. Martinez, a veteran of the Iraq War, was awarded the Leg...
Mar 2, 2019, 7:00am EST
The Harlem Hell Fighters returned to heroes welcome in New York City 100 years ago
The African-American Soldiers of the New York National Guard's 15th Infantry Regiment didn't get a parade when they left for World War I in 1917. There were New York City parades for the Guardsmen of the 27th Division and the 42nd Division and the d...
Feb 13, 2019, 7:56am EST
NY Army National Guard 1st Lt. Jennifer Alvarez, a Bayside, Queens resident, takes command of National Guard Company
New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Jennifer Alvarez, a Bayside, Queens resident, took command of the Operations Company of the 42nd Infantry Division during a February 10, 2019 ceremony at division headquarters in Troy, N.Y. The 42nd Infantry Divi...
Feb 11, 2019, 3:29pm EST
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Staten Island based National Guard Soldiers leave for training in Iowa this weekend
Ninety-seven New York Army National Guard Sldiers from Staten Island will spend the next two weeks training at Camp Dodge, Iowa, beginning on Saturday, Feb. 9. The members of the 145th Maintenance Company, who are based at the Manor Road Armory, spe...
Feb 8, 2019, 3:00am EST
NY Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. John Bellissimo, a Rocky Point resident, retires after 34 years of service
New York Air National Guard Chief Master Sgt. John F. Bellissimo, a Rocky Point resident, was awarded the Meritorious Service Medal during his retirement ceremony at F.S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base on Feb. 2, 2019. Bellissimo, who served as th...
Feb 7, 2019, 2:00pm EST
Upper West Side resident Karen White Joins New York Army National Guard as a Judge Advocate General
Karen White, a resident of the Upper West Side was recently sworn in as a 1st Lieutenant in the New York Army National Guard's Judge Advocate General Corps. White, who is a 2011 graduate of Vanderbilt University and a 2014 graduate of Vermont Law Sc...
Feb 6, 2019, 12:00pm EST
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109th Airlift Wing hosts retirement ceremony for Major General Anthony German, an Oneonta resident and former wing commander, on Saturday, Feb. 2
The 109th Airlift Wing will host a retirement ceremony for Major General Anthony German, an Oneonta resident and the adjutant general of New York--the commander of the New York National Guard-- from 2016 to 2018 and the commander of the wing from 2006 ...
Feb 1, 2019, 8:00pm EST
109th Airlift Wing hosts retirement ceremony for Major General Anthony German, former wing commander, on Saturday, Feb. 2
The 109th Airlift Wing will host a retirement ceremony for Major General Anthony German, the adjutant general of New York-the commander of the New York National Guard-- from 2016 to 2018 and the commander of the wing from 2006 to 2010 on Saturday Feb. ...
Feb 1, 2019, 9:00am EST
300 New York Army National Guard Soldiers return to New York from Middle East mission
Three hundred members of the New York Army National Guard's 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion which is headquartered in Yonkers and has elements in Peekskill and Orangeburg, are returning home to New York following a nine- month deployment in the Mi...
Feb 1, 2019, 7:00am EST
Exhibit at New York State Military Museum tells the story of the 258th Field Artillery
The history of the New York National Guard's 1st Battalion 258th Field Artillery Regiment is the subject of a new temporary exhibit at the New York State Military Museum, here. The exhibit employs photographs, uniform items, and artifacts donated by...
Jan 30, 2019, 8:00pm EST