CAMP SMITH--U.S. Army Sgt. Mitchell Stogel fires an M249 SAW during the stress shoot component of the New York Army National Guard Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith Training Site March 30 2017. The Best Warrior competitors represent each of New Yorks brigades after winning competitions at the company battalion and brigade levels. At the state level they are tested on their physical fitness military knowledge endurance marksmanship and land navigation skills. The two winners of the competition one junior enlisted and one NCO advance to compete at the regional level later this year.
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Army.mil -- Tue, 24 Mar 2026 175 Years at the Front: The Fighting 69th Leads Worlds Largest St. Patricks Day Parade once more NEW YORK For 175 years, Soldiers of the New York Army National Guards 1st Battalion, 69th Infantry Regiment, known as the Fighting 69th, have led the worlds largest and oldest St. Patricks... (more)
Times Union -- Mon, 23 Mar 2026 Duty Calls: Clifton Park officer named best in state Air Guard One of the five airmen selected as airmen of the year of the 5,872-member New York Air National Guard is from Clifton Park. The local honoree, Capt. Anton Andriyanov, earned the Company... (more)
NationalGuard.mil -- Fri, 20 Mar 2026 New York Air National Guardsman Completes Arctic Warfare Training ROME, N.Y. A New York Air National Guardsman from the 224th Security Forces Squadron recently completed the demanding Cold Weather Operations Course, or CWOC, at Camp Ripley, Minnesota. ... (more)