CAMP SMITH-- U.S. Army Spc. Stephanie Kultzow, a combat medic assigned to the New York Army National Guard 145th Maintenance Battalion, fires a 9 mm Beretta on a qualifying range at Camp Smith Training Site, 20 September 2016. The Soldiers were qualifying in order to go on State Active Duty to reinforce Joint Task Force Empire, the New York National Guard security force in New York City, at the direction of Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, in response to increased security concerns in the city following a Sept. 17 bomb attack there.
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Nationalguard.mil -- Tue, 30 Apr 2024 New York Army Guard Soldiers Heading to North Africa LATHAM, N.Y. - Seven hundred New York Army National Guard Soldiers will take part in a multinational training exercise in Tunisia and Morocco in May. Most of the New York National Guard Soldiers... (more)
Times Union -- Mon, 29 Apr 2024 Duty Calls:Airman goes a long way to commemorate Bataan March A New York Air National Guard chief master sergeant had good reason again to join thousands of other marathoners at the White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico, according to Sr. Airman Rebekah... (more)
City and State -- Tue, 23 Apr 2024 _No plans to send National Guard to college protests in NY Gov. Kathy Hochul said the state stands ready to assist the NYPD if they ask, but she doesnt believe the National Guard is currently necessary. A day after meeting with Columbia University... (more)