Recent News from New York National Guard

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Brig. Gen. John Andonie, ( left) Chief of Staff for the New York Army National Guard pins Chief Warrant Officer 3 Albert Thiem, Electronic Warfare Officer for the 42nd Infantry Division during his promotion ceremony at the Division of Military and Naval Affairs Headquarters in Latham, N.Y., November 9, 2018. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Jean Marie Kratzer)

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

Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, speaks to New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the Detachment 5, Company C of the 2nd Battalion 245th Aviation Regiment during a farewell ceremony at the Army Aviation Support Facility in Latham on Wednesday, Nov. 14. The eight Soldiers of the detachment are deploying to Kuwait where they will transport passengers and critical cargo in the Army's C-12 aircraft. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Jean Mario Kratzer.)

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

New York Army National Guard Brigadier General John Adonie’s receives the shoulder straps bearing his new one-star general rank from his daughters Rachel ( left) and Elizabeth, during his promotion ceremony at Division of Military and Naval Affairs Headquarters in Latham on Friday, Nov. 9, 2018. Andonie will serve as the Director of Joint Staff for the New York National Guard. ( U.S. Army National Guard photo by Capt. Jean Marie Kratzer)

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

Soldiers from the New York Army National Guard's 369th Sustainment Brigade, based out of the Harlem Armory, march in the NYC Veterans Day parade in 2017.

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

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Lynn Currier receives an award from Col. John Andonie, NYNG Chief of Staff, Latham, N.Y. Nov. 4, 2018. Currier was receiving the Meritorious Service Medal for the amount of service she gave during her career, at her retirement ceremony. (N.Y. Army National Guard photo by Sgt. Matthew Gunther)

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

U.S. Army Cpt. Daniel Baek, the deputy staff judge advocate, 53rd Troop Command, New York Army National Guard, is presented with an Army Commendation Medal for meritorious service by Col. Isabel Smith, chief of staff of the 53rd Troop Command. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Amouris Coss)

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

New York Army National Guard 1st Lt. Christian Larrabee, right, displays the United Kingdom colors at the conclusion of his Military Exchange Program training tour with British Army 2nd Lt. Max George, assigned to the Fifth Royal Regiment of Fusiliers following the Triglav Star 2018 multinational training exercise at the NATO Multinational Centre of Excellence for Mountain Warfare in the Julian Alps of Slovenia. Larrabee served as a platoon leader during company level training lanes in the mountain warfare exercise.

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

New York Army National Guard Col. Christopher Cronin, center, passes the colors of the 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery to Lt. Col. Marc Lindemann during his change of command ceremony at Fort Drum, N.Y. October 28, 2018. Lindemann is an Iraq war veteran and has served as an artillery officer for 15 years. Courtesy photo.

New York Army Guard Lt. Col. Marc Lindemann, Iraq war veteran, tapped for command of 258th Field Artillery battalion

New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Marc Lindemann, an Iraq war veteran, took command of the 1st Battalion, 258th Field Artillery Regiment in a unit ceremony held here October 28. Lindemann, a Long Island resident with 15 years of military service...

Nov 2, 2018, 2:18pm EDT

U.S. Army Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gerald Ford, the retiring chief of the Sustainment Automation Support Management Office, 369th Sustainment Brigade, New York Army National Guard, his wife Theresa Ford, and Col. Stephen M. Bousquet, the brigade commander, pose for a picture after Ford received a Meritorious Service Medal during a ceremony at Camp Smith N.Y., Sept. 10, 2018. Ford retired after 28 years of Military service with the Marines and the Army.

NY Army National Guard Warrant Officer Gerard Ford, a North Massapequa resident, retires after 28 years of military service

After 20 years of service with the New York Army National Guard, and with 21 years of Marines service before that, Chief Warrant Officer 3 Gerard M. Ford, a North Massapequa resident, has retired from the military. Ford's service was recognized duri...

Oct 23, 2018, 2:24pm EDT

Lt. Col. Shawn Shutts during a June 2, 2018 ceremony at which he was presented the Military Order of St. Christopher, an award which recognizes transportation and logistics officers and non-commissioned officers in the United States Army.

Lt. Col. Shawn Shutts, a Macungie, Pennsylvania resident, to take command of New York National Guard Battalion

New York National Guard Lt. Col. Shawn Shutts, a Macungie, Pennsylvania resident and a veteran of the Iraq War, will take command of the 427th Brigade Support Battalion during a ceremony at the National Guard Armory at Fort Drum near Watertown on Satur...

Oct 19, 2018, 7:00am EDT

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