LATHAM- Command Sgt. Major Louis Wilson (right) looks on as outgoing New York National Guard Command Sgt. Major Frank Wicks passes the Division of Military and Naval Affairs colors to Major General Patrick Murphy, the Adjutant General, during a change of responsibility ceremony on Friday, August 15, at DMNA Headquarters. Wilson takes on the role of top enlisted advisor to the Adjutant General from Wicks, who is retiring. Wilson,an Iraq War veteran, was previously the command sergeant major for the 53rd Troop Command.
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NY National Guard In the News
Batavia Daily News -- Tue, 26 Aug 2025 Bethany resident in National Guard promoted to staff sergeant Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general for the state of New York, announces the recent promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability... (more)
Times Union -- Mon, 25 Aug 2025 Duty Calls: New York Air National Guard officer honored for 42 years of duty New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. Charles Longlois, of Mayfield in Fulton County, received a Meritorious Service Medal and a New York State Conspicuous Service Medal earlier this month,... (more)
Albany Times Union, Aug. 21 -- Thu, 21 Aug 2025 Duty Calls: West Point grad advances to Army National Guard colonel Mathew Kilgore, an Iraq and Afghanistan war veteran, has advanced to the rank of colonel in the New York Army National Guard. The 2002 graduate of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point... (more)