JAMAICA, QUEENS--Lt. Col. Mike Hoblin (left) takes the colors of the 1st Battalion 258th Infantry from 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team Commander Col. Geoff Slack during Change of Command ceremonies on Saturday, August 29, here.
Hoblin is a veteran of the 27th Brigade Combat Team's deployment to Afghanistan in 2008, where he served as Civil-Military Operations Office. He replaces Lt. Col. Paul Conte who is now the brigade's executive officer.
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NationalGuard.mil -- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 New York Guard Elevates Force Protection with Tethered Drones STEWART AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, N.Y. The New York Guards 105th Airlift Wing at Stewart Air National Guard Base is introducing tethered drones to its arsenal of safety and security equipment... (more)
Nordic Defense Sector -- Tue, 31 Mar 2026 Inside the Sweden-New York Nat'l Guard Partnership NDS has interviewed Brigadier General Isabel Smith and Lieutenant Colonel Melanie Padilla from the New York National Guard (NYNG), who speak about the close cooperation between Sweden and... (more)
Times Union -- Mon, 30 Mar 2026 Duty Calls: 42nd Division Artillery in Troy has a new commander Col. Jeffrey Roth has assumed command of the New York Army National Guards 42nd DIVARTY, the artillery headquarters of the 42nd Infantry Division, during a ceremony last week at the Jamaica... (more)