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U.S. Army Sgt. Sean Gallagher, a combat engineer assigned to Headquarter & Support Company, 204th Engineer Battalion, 53rd Troop Command, New York Army National Guard (NYARNG), attempts the German Armed Forces Swim Test during the NYARNG Best Warrior Competition at West Point, N.Y., March 29, 2019. The Best Warrior Competition, held March 27-30, 2019, is an annual event in which junior enlisted Soldiers and non-commissioned officers from various New York Army National Guard units compete in several events intended to test their military skills and knowledge, as well as their physical fitness and endurance. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Jonathan Pietrantoni)

Army National Guard Sgt. Sean Gallagher, an Endicott resident, participates in New York Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition.

Army National Guard Sgt. Sean Gallagher, a resident of Endicott, was one of five Soldiers who competed in the New York Army National Guard's Best Warrior competition at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill, March 27-30. Gallagher, is a combat eng...
Apr 5, 2019, 4:12pm EDT
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Specialist Joseph Ryan

Army National Guard Specialist Joseph Ryan, a Yonkers Resident, is New York Army National Guard's Best Warrior for 2019

Army National Guard Specialist Joseph Ryan, a Yonkers resident, has been named the New York Army National Guard's Best Warrior in the enlisted Soldier category following a March 27-30 competition at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill. Ryan, who...
Apr 5, 2019, 10:42am EDT
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New York Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Martin Cozens, a Rochester resident and an infantryman assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry Regiment, 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, competes in the 12-mile Road March portion of the  Best Warrior Competition at West Point, N.Y., March 30, 2019.(U.S. Army National Guard photo by Staff Sgt. Michael Davis)

Army National Guard Sgt.1st Class Martin Cozens, a Rochester resident, is New York's Best Warrior for 2019

Army National Guard Sgt. 1st Class Martin Cozens, a Rochester resident, took top honors in the noncommissioned officer category during the New York Army National Guard Best Warrior competition held March 27-30 near Peekskill, N.Y. Cozens represented...
Apr 5, 2019, 10:12am EDT
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New York Army National Guard Spc. Christopher Vacca, assigned to A co., 101 Signal Battalion, moves in a squad formation  at Camp Smith July 20th, 2018 while participating in the New York Army National Guard Future Leaders Course. The program that prepares specialists and Sergeants for the Army's  Basic Leader Course. (N.Y. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Andrew Valenza)

Future Leader Class for NY Army National Guard Soldiers held at Camp Smith April 6-20

Twenty-three New York Army National Guard Soldiers from across the state who have been identified as potential leaders will take part in the two-week Future Leaders Course being conducted from April 6 to April 20 at the Camp Smith Training Site in Cort...
Apr 4, 2019, 12:00pm EDT
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A New York Army National Guard CH-47 Chinook helicopter from Detachment 1, Company B, 3rd Battalion, 126th Aviation.

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
The Friends of the New York State Military Museum will be holding a formal unveiling and tour of the newest permanent exhibit at the military museum on Saturday, March 30th from 6 to 8pm. "Hot Spots in the Cold War", commemorates the Korean and Vietnam wars through the eyes of veterans of New York. The public is invited to help celebrate this unveiling.

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
U.S. Army Spc. Robert Marino, a military police assigned to the 107th Military Police Company, 104th Military Police Battalion, New York Army National Guard (NYARNG), runs through smoke during the stress shoot event of the NYARNG Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith Training Site, N.Y., April 19, 2018. The Best Warrior Competition, held April 18-22, 2018, is an annual event in which junior enlisted Soldiers and non-commissioned officers from various New York Army National Guard units compete in several events intended to test their military skills and knowledge, as well as their physical fitness and endurance. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Harley Jelis)

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
The Victory Arch at Washington Square which was the official start of the parade route for the 27th Division victory parade in New York City on March 25, 1919. 20,000 members of the 27th Division, which was made up of National Guard Soldiers from around New York, took part in the parade up Fifth Avenue. ( Photo from National Archive)

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

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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Chief of International Affairs at the Brazil Ministry of Defense, Rear Admiral Guilherme Da Silva Costa (center right) and New York National Guard Adjutant Gen., Maj. Gen. Raymond Shields (right), sign a state partnership agreement, on the Intrepid Sea, Air & Space Museum in Manhattan, N.Y., March 14, 2019. Admiral Craig Faller, the commander of the United States Southern Command (center left) and General Joseph Lengyel, Chief of the National Guard Bureau (far left) also took part in the signing event. The State Partnership between the New York National Guard and Brazil is a Department of Defense joint security cooperation program in support of Combatant Commanders and U.S. Chiefs of Mission to help achieve security cooperation objectives and Department of Defense policy goals. (N.Y. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Andrew Valenza)

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
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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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