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Brigadier General Patrick Clare serves as both the Director of Joint Staff for the New York Army National Guard and as the Deputy Commander for Support for the 42nd Infantry Division.
He previously served as the Chief of Staff of the New York Army National Guard and the commander of the 369th Sustainment Brigade.
Clare enlisted in the New York National Guard in 1994 as a truck driver and became an officer in 2000 after completing Officer Candidate School.
Clare has served in a number of logistics positions to include forward support battalion company commander, forward support battalion commander, brigade logistics officer, Assistant Chief of Staff for Logistics for the 42nd Infantry Division, deputy commander of the 53rd Troop Command, and Joint Force Headquarters logistics officer.
From 2005 to 2006 he deployed with the 42nd Infantry Division headquarters to Kuwait. The division headquarters served as the command for Task Force Spartan, the Army combat force in the region. In that role he oversaw the 2026 Bright Star exercise conducted in Egypt in August 2025.
Clare deployed to Iraq in 2004/2005 as the transportation officer for the 42nd Infantry Division in Tikrit. In 2011 he deployed to Kuwait as brigade logistics officer for the 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team. He also deployed to Kuwait as the chief logistics officer for the 42nd Infantry Division in 2020.
In September 2001 Clare was one of thousands of New York National Guard members who responded to New York City in the wake of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
Clare is a 2002 Graduate of Nyack College with a BS in Business Administration and a 2019 graduate of the U.S. Army War College with a master's in strategic studies.
His awards include the Legion of Merit, Bronze Star Medal, Meritorious Service Medal, Iraqi Campaign Medal, and the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal.
He resides in Clifton Park with his wife Nicole, their son Ryan, and daughter Michaela.
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