BOSTON --Major General Ray Shields the adjutant general of New York left administers the oath of office to Brig. Gen. Kenneth P. Wisniewski III during his promotion to the rank of one-star general during a ceremony held at Faneuil Hall in Boston December 7 2024. Wisniewski a former member of the Massachusetts Army National Guard will serve as an assistant adjutant general assigned to Joint Force Headquarters in Latham. Maj. Gen. Gary W. Keefe The Massachusetts National Guard Adjutant General who praised Wisniewski during the ceremony "He's sacrificed a lot and the fact that ken stuck with the guard and kept plugging away is a testament to his character and his dedication to service," Keefe said.
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North Country Now -- Tue, 25 Mar 2025 SUNY Potsdam and New York Army National Guard hold ribbon cutting for Campus Recruiting Office POTSDAM -- SUNY Potsdam officials welcomed New York Army National Guard Major General Michel Natali for a ribbon cutting and formal signing ceremony celebrating its new campus recruiting office,... (more)
Spectrum News -- Tue, 25 Mar 2025 Henry Johnson Army website removed for federal DEI review The U.S. military has temporarily removed a website honoring the renaming of Fort Polk after World War I soldier Henry Johnson, a Black war hero from Albany, while it reviews "culturally... (more)
WWNY -- Mon, 24 Mar 2025 National Guard cuts ribbon on new recruiting office in Potsdam (video) POTSDAM, New York (WWNY) - The New York Army National Guard has a new recruiting presence at SUNY Potsdam. The ribbon was cut on the new recruiting office on Monday. In attendance were... (more)