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New York Air National Guard's 224th Air Defense Group Recognizes Four at Promotion Ceremony
Major General Raymond F. Shields, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the recent promotion of two members of the New York Air National Guard's 224th Air Defense Group (ADG) in recognition of their capability for additional respons...
Nov 28, 2018, 4:00pm EST
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Rochester-based NY National Guard Soldiers return to Rochester after fire fighting duties in California
Seven New York National Guard Soldiers who have been supporting wildfire fighting efforts in California will be back home in time for Thanksgiving. The Rochester-based Soldiers have been in California operating two Army RQ-7 reconnaissance drones an...
Nov 21, 2018, 7:00am EST

NY Air National Guard Col. Gary Charlton II, a Skaneateles resident, takes command of 107th Attack Wing at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station
New York Air National Guard Col. Gary Charlton II, a Skaneateles resident, took command of the 107th Attack Wing during a ceremony at Niagara Falls Air Reserve Station on Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018. Charlton, who formerly served as the wing vice comman...
Nov 19, 2018, 11:00am EST

Al Thiem, a Ballston Spa resident and Iraq War veteran, is promoted to Warrant Officer 3 in the New York Army National Guard
Albert Thiem, a Ballston Spa resident, has been promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 3 in the New York Army National Guard. Thiem, a veteran of the Iraq War, has served in the Army National Guard since 1981. He is currently on active duty at Fort Meade...
Nov 15, 2018, 3:00pm EST
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Eight New York Army National Guard Aviation detachment Soldiers deploying from Albany to Kuwait
Eight New York Army National Guard Soldiers who are trained to fly and support the Army's C-12 passenger aircraft will be heading to Kuwait following training at Fort Bliss, Texas. The Soldiers of Detachment 5, Company C of the 2nd Battalion 245th A...
Nov 14, 2018, 5:00pm EST
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Clifton Park resident John Andonie, an Iraq War veteran, promoted to one-star general in the New York Army National Guard
John Andonie, a Clifton Park resident and Iraq War veteran became the New York National Guard's newest general officer during a ceremony at the Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters on Friday, Nov. 9. Andonie, who currently serves as C...
Nov 9, 2018, 4:13pm EST
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New York National Guard's 369th Sustainment Brigade commemorates WWI service in NYC Veterans Day Parade
More than 700 New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 369th Sustainment Brigade will mark the centennial of the end of World War I and step off in the New York City Veterans Day Parade on Sunday, November 11, 2018 just after 11 a.m. Th...
Nov 8, 2018, 1:00pm EST

Troy resident Lynn Currier retires after 32 years of military service
New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Lynn Currier, a Troy resident and veteran of the War in Afghanistan, retired from the military during a ceremony held at the National Guard's Joint Force Headquarters here November 4 after 32 years of uniformed ser...
Nov 5, 2018, 4:23pm EST
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NY Army National Guard Capt. Daniel Baek, a Woodside, Queens resident, receives Army Commendation Medal
New York Army National Guard Capt. Daniel Baek, a resident of Woodside, Queens, was awarded the Army Commendation Medal during a ceremony on Sunday, Nov. 4 at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill. Baek, a lawyer, serves as deputy staff judge advo...
Nov 5, 2018, 12:50pm EST
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Sauquoit resident Lt. Christian Larrabee, a New York National Guard office, conducts exchange program with British Army
New York Army National Guard 2nd Lt. Christian Larrabee, Sauquoit resident, spent two weeks in September training along side soldiers from the British Army Reserve. Larrabee, a platoon leader in the New York Army National Gquuuard's Bravo Company, 2...
Nov 2, 2018, 2:39pm EDT