New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs

New York Guard Joint Task Force Irene Staffers

Photo by CPT John Mancini, New Jersey National Guard

CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE-- Members of the New York Guard called to State Active Duty as members of Joint Task Force Irene pose with New York National Guard Brig. General Michael Swezey the task force commander. More than 130 members of the New York Guard, New York’s volunteer defense force, served the state in capacity from evacuation shelter workers to staff officers.

NY National Guard In the News

Poughkeepsie Journal -- Mon, 10 Mar 2014

Mid-Hudson soldiers prepare for deployment to Afghanistan; soldier must leave pregnant wife

NEWBURGH �” It was a day of tears - and pride - for the families of about 115 soldiers deploying to Afghanistan with the New York Army National Guard’s 1569th Transportation Company.

Buffalo News -- Mon, 10 Mar 2014

New mission for 107th Air Wing is filled with controversy

It’s called a Reaper, and commanders in the Air National Guard think it’s a savior: saving the 107th Air Wing in Niagara Falls from the threat of extinction as well as the lives of American... (more)

Time Warner Cable News -- Sun, 09 Mar 2014

Historic change of command at EADS

ROME, N.Y. -- Col. Dawne Deskins never intended to make the Air Force her career. It started out as a way to pay for college, but educational doors weren’t the only ones enlisting opened.

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