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NY Guardsmen arrive in DC for inauguration

WASHINGTON, D.C.--Members of the New York National Guard in-process during Joint Reception Staging Onward Movement and Integration as part of Joint Task Force-District of Columbia (JTF-DC) at the D.C. Armory Washington D.C. Jan. 18 2025. Approximately 8000 National Guard service members from approximately 40 states and territories comprise JTF-DC to support the 60th Presidential Inauguration continuing a legacy that began in 1789 when their predecessors escorted George Washington to the first inauguration. At the request of civil authorities these National Guard service members provide critical support such as crowd management traffic control points CBRN response civil disturbance response and sustainment operations.

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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)

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