Rear Admiral Warren Smith(left) the commander of the New York Naval Militia salutes Major General Ray Shields the Adjutant General of New York as takes command of the 2700-member force during a change of command ceremony held at New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters in Latham N.Y. on Friday Oct. 18 2019 while the outgoing commander Rear Admiral Timothy Zakriski looks on. Zakriski is retiring after 39-years of service in the Marine Corps Reserve the Navy Reserve and the New York Naval Militia.
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Times Union -- Mon, 02 Mar 2026 Duty Calls: Air National Guard recruiter achieves a milestone New York Air National Guard Tech. Sgt. Jason Malm achieved a milestone with the recruitment of 200 airmen. Malm, a recruiter with the 109th Airlift Wing, achieved that career milestone by... (more)
Buffalo Ledger -- Fri, 27 Feb 2026 Erie County Sheriffs Deputy awarded by France for actions during Iraq deployment Deputy Aaron Taylor of the Erie County Sheriffs Office Aviation Unit has received the French National Defense Gold Medal with Bronze Star for his actions during a 2023 deployment in Iraq.... (more)
Altamont Enterprise -- Thu, 26 Feb 2026 Flynn has key role in NATOs Allied Joint Force Command in Netherlands Sean Flynn, a New York Army National Guard officer and Delmar resident, is now a two-star major general serving as the top United States officer in the North Atlantic Treaty Organizations... (more)