CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE-- Maj. Gen. Patrick Murphy, the Adjutant General (left); Nan Hayworth, Congresswoman from the 19th District;Elizabeth Glazer, New York State Deputy Secretary of Public Safety; Brig. Gen. Michael Swezey, commander of the 53rd Troop Command; and Donald Bennett Jr., Deputy Mayor of Peekskill, NY, perform the ribbon cutting dedicating the new Camp Smith Readiness Center, Camp Smith, NY, April 21, 2011. A formal opening ceremony for the $30 million Readiness Center at Camp Smith which will serve as the home for approximately 350 National Guard soldiers assigned to Headquarters, 53rd Troop Command; Company C, 1st Battalion 69th Infantry; the 42nd Infantry Division Band; the 727th Military Police Detachment and elements of the 1156th Engineer Company, as well as an Army National Guard recruiting office.
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Times Union -- Mon, 18 May 2026 Duty Calls: 2 officers honored for decades of exemplary military duty New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Dage McNitt of Ballston Lake, an Iraq War veteran, received his fifth Meritorious Service Medal and a New York State Conspicuous Service Medal during... (more)
Army.mil -- Fri, 15 May 2026 Army trains with Swedish partners during Northern Lights 26 KUNGSNGEN, Sweden Eighty New York Army National Guard Soldiers spent their annual training working alongside Swedish soldiers in Swedens sprawling forests. Instead of spending their two... (more)
MyRye.com -- Mon, 11 May 2026 Honoring Service: Fallen Veteran Edward J. McNamara, WWI Our reporting on local veterans is a collaboration with RyeVets.org to highlight those from Rye who have served our country across times of war and peace. There are over 2,100 veterans from... (more)