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Download full resolution image Soldiers Return from Africa Deployment

Soldiers Return from Africa Deployment

CHEEKTOWAGA--A Soldier assigned to the 152nd Engineer Support Company 204th Engineer Battalion 153rd Troop Command Brigade 53rd Troop Command New York Army National Guard holds his child and is welcomed home by his family on Veterans Day from a deployment to East Africa on Nov. 11 2025 in Cheektowaga N.Y. The 152nd ESC was deployed for nine months in Djibouti Somalia and Kenya where they provided critical engineering and construction support to ongoing counterterrorism operations under the Combined Joint Task Force Horn of Africa.

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NY National Guard In the News

Times Union -- Mon, 15 Dec 2025 Duty Calls: Saratoga County woman takes command of New York Naval Militia Newly promoted New York Naval Militia Rear Adm. MaryEtta Nolan, of Greenfield Center, assumed command of the New York Naval Militia during a ceremony last month at the state Division of Military... (more)

WGRZ -- Sat, 13 Dec 2025 New leadership team welcomed by Buffalo-based New York Army National Guard brigade (video) Colonel William Snyder of Grand Island and Command Sergeant Major Morgan Cady have assumed command of the 153rd Troop Brigade.

Front Royal Examiner -- Thu, 11 Dec 2025 Hometown Faces:Front Royal Resident Edward Tirado Retires from the New York Air National Guard After 39 Years of Service New York Air National Guard Master Sgt. Edward Tirado, a Front Royal, Virginia resident, marked the end of a 39-year military career with a retirement ceremony on Dec. 7 at Francis S. Gabreski... (more)

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