LATHAM--Major General Ray Shields the Adjutant General of New York (center) cuts the Army Birthday cake with New York Army National Guard PFC Amanda Coleman and Sgt. First Class Frank DeThomasis during an Army Birthday ceremony held at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham N.Y. on June 14 2019. DeThomasis the oldest Soldier present at age 59 and Coleman the youngest at age 19 joined Shields in cutting the Army birthday cake. Shields is wearing the new Army Green uniform due to be introduced starting in 2020.
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CNY Central -- Tue, 30 Jun 2026 Exclusive access: The CNY pilots and drones of the 174th Attack Wing (video) SYRACUSE, N.Y. Since the days after the bombing of Pearl Harbor in 1941, Central New York has been home to an active Air Force base. The 174th Attack Wing https://www.174attackwing.ang.af.mil/... (more)
Times Union -- Mon, 29 Jun 2026 Duty Calls: NY Army National Guard Col. Matthew Kilgore named new commander Kilgore, of Cornwall, now leads more than 4,000 soldiers across New York, Massachusetts and Rhode Island Col. Matthew Kilgore, new commander of the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, receives... (more)
Staten Island Advance -- Sun, 28 Jun 2026 Dedicated Staten Island veteran earns significant promotion after 20 years of service STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. A Port Richmond veteran with combat deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan was promoted to Chief Warrant Officer 4 in the New York Army National Guard during a ceremony at... (more)