GLENVILLEMajor Kimberly McCarty accepts the colors of the 501st Ordnance Battalion (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) from Colonel Christopher Guilmette, the commander of the 153rd Troop Command (Bde) during change of command ceremonies held on August 9, 2025, at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Glenville. McCarty, a veteran of the war in Afghanistan and 16 years in the Army, replaces Lt. Col. Justin Couts as the commander of the battalion, which oversees EOD companies in four states and Puerto Rico.
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WTEN -- Wed, 06 May 2026 NY National Guard could finally get 9/11 workers comp ALBANY, N.Y. (NEXSTAR) New York lawmakers want to give workers compensation benefits to members of the National Guard who responded to Ground Zero on September 11, 2001. Democratic State... (more)
Army.mil -- Tue, 05 May 2026 NY Army National Guard Honor Guard welcomes homeAirman after 84 years remains of World War II LATHAM, New York--When Army Air Corps 2nd Lt. Joseph Burke came home to Troy, New York on May 1, 2026-- 84 years after he left-- New York Army National Guard Soldiers welcomed him at the airport. ... (more)
APT/ Reuters -- Tue, 05 May 2026 Swedish Armed Forces, New York National Guard Train Together in Aurora 26 Exercise (video) Swedens Swedish Armed Forces conducted joint drills with the New York National Guard near Stockholm as part of the Aurora 26 exercise. Around 1,500 Swedish troops and 80 U.S. soldiers trained... (more)