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Signal Commander Promoted to Colonel

New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Michael Swezey, commander of the 53rd Troop Command, right, presents the rank insignia of colonel to Greg Dreisbach

Photo by Warrant Officer Ubon Mendie, New York Guard.

YONKERS, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Michael Swezey, commander of the 53rd Troop Command, right, presents the rank insignia of colonel to Greg Dreisbach at the headquarters of the 101st Enhanced Signal Battalion here June 8. Dreisbach, from Manhattan, previously led the New York National Guard security element in New York City, Joint Task Force Empire Shield and served as the signal officer of the Army Guard’s 42nd Infantry Division in Troy, N.Y.

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