CAMP SMITH --New York Army National Guard Capt. Eric Samson commander of the 719th Composite Truck Company passes the guidon to incoming 1st Sgt. Violet Plaza during a change of responsibility ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site Cortlandt Manor N.Y. Dec. 10 2023. This ceremony marked the change of responsibility from outgoing senior enlisted advisor 1st Sgt. William Perez to incoming Plaza who became the first female in the company's history to assume the role of first sergeant of the company.
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Batavia Daily News -- Tue, 26 Aug 2025 Bethany resident in National Guard promoted to staff sergeant Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general for the state of New York, announces the recent promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability... (more)
Times Union -- Mon, 25 Aug 2025 Duty Calls: New York Air National Guard officer honored for 42 years of duty New York Air National Guard Lt. Col. Charles Longlois, of Mayfield in Fulton County, received a Meritorious Service Medal and a New York State Conspicuous Service Medal earlier this month,... (more)
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)