FORT HAMILTON-- At an early morning formation on Thursday, May 17, members of Joint Task Empire Shield Bravo Company look on as Joint Task Force Empire Shield Commander LTC Peter Riley and Joint Forces HQ State Chaplain CH (COL) Eric Olsen coined 2LT Zadell-Scafe -369th HHC , SFC Esquilin -369th HHC (both from Bravo Company JTF-ES) and SSGT Quiroga 106 RQW Air National Guard (Charlie Company JTF-ES) for their excellence, and being selected to be interviewed to by the Center of Army Profession and Ethicss (CAPE). The film crew from CAPE filmed the coining presentation, Service members on post, and interviewed the services about their experience in receiving APET (Army Profession and Ethics training) while on Joint task Force Empire Shield. The three service members coined were selected from among 58 who were APET certified on the Task Force
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Lawrence/Depew Bee -- Thu, 22 Jan 2026 New York National Guard funeral honors decline as veteran population ages Soldiers and Airmen from the New York National Guard provided military funeral honors at 6,166 graveside services across the state in 2025, continuing a long-term decline tied to the shrinking... (more)
The Plattsburgh Press Republican -- Tue, 20 Jan 2026 Preserving the Battle of Saratoga SARATOGA SPRINGS A massive painting memorializing Benedict Arnolds heroism at the 1777 Battle of Saratoga was unrolled for the first time since 2013 at the New York State Military Museum... (more)
Batavia Daily News -- Mon, 19 Jan 2026 New York Army National Guard announces promotions LATHAM Three New York Army National Guard members from the GLOW region were promoted in December. The promotions include: Adam Bolles of Darien Center was promoted to major. Hes assigned... (more)