BAGRAM, Afghanistan-- New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo poses with New York Army National Guard Major Joel Buffardi ( far right) and Soldiers of the 45th Sustainment Brigade during a trip to Bagram Air Base on Sunday, Sept. 28.Buffardi a member of the 369th Sustainment Brigade from Sayville, N.Y. is currently serving as Deputy Support Operations Manager for the 45th Sustainment Brigade. Gov. Cuomo is in Afghanistan with a delegation of Governor's visiting U.S. troops and leaders there.
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Hospitality Net -- Mon, 03 Nov 2025 Correctional Crisis Spurs Hotel Boom in Upstate New York Corrections-Officer Strike & National Guard Response On February 17, 2025, thousands of corrections officers at more than 25 prisons across Upstate New York went on strike over staffing... (more)
Times Union -- Mon, 03 Nov 2025 Duty Calls, Delmar soldier earns second Meritorious Service Medal Army National Guard Lt. Col. Nick Suhr, a Delmar resident and Iraq War veteran, received the award on Oct. 17 Army National Guard Lt. Col. Nick Suhr, a Delmar resident and Iraq War veteran,... (more)
Times Union -- Wed, 29 Oct 2025 Duty Calls : Iraq veterans reunite One hundred New York Army National Guard soldiers who deployed to Iraq with the 42nd Infantry Division in 2005 reunited at the Hilton Hotel in Saratoga Springs. The gathering, organized... (more)