New York Guard

Keeping Camp Smith Running

CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE-- New York Guard SGT Mark Pisanelli, also assigned to NYG Team Alpha, coordinates a check of the water supplies of Camp Smith with New York Army National Guard MAJ Foster and SSG Kelly of the CSTS Garrison Command. In addition to performing key tasks for CSTS Garrison, SGT Pisanelli was one of many New York Guard soldiers to receive training from the National Guard to operate their four wheel Gator vehicles in order to better perform their duties in this ongoing mission.

Posted: Fri, May 22, 2020         more..

The New York Guard

The New York Guard is a state volunteer force which augments and supports the New York National Guard with manpower and skills.

New York Guard members are a volunteer, unpaid force which serves at the direction of the Governor. They assist the National Guard in planning, training for and executing state emergency support and disaster missions, and provide legal and medical pre-deployment assistance to the National Guard units and other reserve components as requested.

Many New York Guard members are retired members of the National Guard and other military services, however military experience is not a prerequisite to membership. They are part of the military forces of New York but are not federal military reservists like members of the Army and Air National Guard.

Members of the New York Guard assist National Guard Soldiers and Airmen to serve the people of New York as members of Guard Joint Task Forces which respond to state natural disasters, state emergencies and state security requirements.