NEW YORK-- Members of the 15th and 8th Decon Companies, 9th Decon Battalion CBRN (Chemical/Biological/Radiological/Nuclear) Enhanced Response Force Team, 88th Brigade, New York Guard, held their monthly CBRN training Drill on January 19th 2016, at the 69th Infantry Armory in New York City.The New York Guard DECON teams train to support the National Guard and Air National Guard and State agencies when called upon for emergency situations that may require DECON (CBRN) qualified personnel. Photos by SPC Zach Perkins/New York Guard/Released
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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)
The Daily Gazette -- Wed, 13 Aug 2025 New York National Guard Promotions LATHAM Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability... (more)
Daily Gazette -- Tue, 12 Aug 2025 Air Guard Lt. Col. Longlois retires after 42 years of service New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. Charles Longlois, a Mayfield resident, retired after a 42-year military career during a ceremony held at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham... (more)