CAMP SMITH-- Brigadier General Jack James accepts the flag of the 53rd Troop Command from Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General of New York, during change of command ceremonies on Saturday, Sept. 7 at Camp Smith Training Site. James took over command of the 53rd from Brig. Gen. Michele Natali. Natali also serves as the Assistant Adjutant General, Army and will continue in that position.
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NationalGuard.mil -- Thu, 04 Mar 2021 109th Airlift Wing wraps up Antarctic research support STRATTON AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, New York The New York Air National Guards 109th Airlift Wing wrapped up its 33rd season of supporting U.S. science research in the Antarctic. From November... (more)
Army.mil -- Wed, 03 Mar 2021 New York Guardsman led fight for Tomb of the Unknown Soldier LATHAM, N.Y. The United States has a Tomb of the Unknown Soldier today because a New York National Guard major and freshman congressman thought it was necessary 100 years ago. Hamilton Fish... (more)
New York Times -- Sun, 28 Feb 2021 African-American Sacrifice in the Killing Fields of France:They fought and died as heroes for their country in World War I, only for segregation to persist SCHAULT, France The modest granite monument at the entrance to Schault, a village in eastern France, commemorates the sacrifice of the United States 369th Infantry Regiment, African-Americans... (more)