LATHAM--The New York Army National Guard's newest brigadier general, Brig. Gen. Raymond Shields (center) joins Chief Warrant Officer 5 Brian Smith, who enlisted in 1973, and Pvt. Shelbi Vanderbogart, who enlisted Dec. 13, 2011, in cutting the National Guard's Birthday Cake during a ceremony held at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham, N.Y., Dec. 13, 2012, which marked the 376th anniversary of the birth of the National Guard. The celebration has become an annual event.
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Spectrum News -- Wed, 12 Mar 2025 Additional pay approved for National Guard members deployed to N.Y. state prisons (video) ROCHESTER, N.Y. Following the end of a correction worker strike at various prisons across New York state that lasted 22 days, whats next for the members of the National Guard who stepped... (more)
NationalGuard.mil, -- Wed, 12 Mar 2025 New York National Guard Helps Fight Long Island Blaze WESTHAMPTON BEACH, N.Y. When a massive wildfire threatened Francis S. Gabreski Air National Guard Base March 8, the New York Air National Guards 106th Rescue Wing went into action to defend... (more)
News 12 Bronx -- Thu, 20 Feb 2025 Video shows National Guard helicopters land on ballfield in Port Morris The incident was reported as happening on Third Avenue. UPDATE: The mayor's office tells News 12 the helicopters were from the National Guard and in response to the corrections officers... (more)