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CAMP SMITH -- A New York National Guard Soldier assigned tothe 53rd Troop Command competes in a stress shoot event during the 53rd Troop Command Best Warrior Competition on Camp Smith Training Site Cortlandt Manor New York Oct. 23 2024. The annual competition tests enlisted Soldiers and non-commissioned officers in a variety of physically and mentally challenging tasks.
Oct 25, 2024
CAMP SMITH --New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Isabel Rivera Smith accepts the flag of the 53rd Troop Command from Major General Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York during change of command ceremonies at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill on Saturday, October 19. Smith, who also serves as director of joint staff, assumed the command from Major General Jack James who is taking command of the 42nd Infantry Division.The 53rd Troop Command oversees more than 4500 Soldiers in combat service and combat service support units stationed across New York.
Oct 21, 2024
CAMP SMITH-- Newly promoted Sgt. 1st Class Janna Enyart, a member of the 53rd Troop Command headquarters, poses for a photo with her sons following her promotion on March 3, 2024.
Mar 06, 2024
LATHAM-- New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 53rd Troop Command salute during change of command ceremonies held at New York National Guard headquarters in Latham on Dec. 3,2023. Brig. Gen. Jack James, took command of the unit from Brig. Gen. Joseph Biehler during the ceremony. This is the second time James has commanded the 53rd. He had previously served as a deputy commander for the 42nd Infantry Division.
Dec 04, 2023
FORT INDIANTOWN GAP, Pennsylvania--New York Army National Guard Spc. Ehlani E. Ocean, Headquarters and Headquarters Detachment, 53rd Troop Command, fires an M18 pistol downrange on Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania, July 10, 2023. Ocean travelled to Fort Indiantown Gap to complete her annual weapons qualification with other 53rd Troop Command soldiers.
Jul 19, 2023
CAMP SMITH--New York Army National Guard Soldiers who competed as team Pale Horse receive the LTC William OToole Combat Team Pistol Match award for finishing in first place award following The Adjutant General Combat Marksmanship Skills Competition (TAG Match) at Camp Smith Training Site N.Y. on June 5 2022. The award was presented by Brig. Gen. Joseph Biehler, the commander of the 53rd Troop command, far right. The TAG Match is a 3-day event conducted by the New York Army National Guard to promote excellence in marksmanship training and offer Soldiers Airmen and State Militia the opportunity to test their marksmanship skills and weapon systems in a battle-focused environment
Jun 09, 2022
CAMP SMITH N.Y.-- Brig. Gen. Joseph L. Biehler the commander of the New York Army National Guards 53rd Troop Command receives the units flag or colors from Maj. Gen. Raymond Shields the Adjutant General of New York during a change of command ceremony in Camp Smith N.Y. Oct. 17 2021. During the ceremony Brig. Gen. Jack A. James relinquished command of the 53rd Troop Command to Biehler after two years leading the organization.
Oct 18, 2021
New York Army National Guard Sgt. Peter Lebron a multichannel transmission systems operator-maintainer assigned to B Co. 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion takes a break while moving signal and communications equipment from one regional support camp to the other for Headquarters Company 204th Engineer Battalion at Regional Support Camp Panther in North Vernon, Indiana while support the Guardian Response Exercise on April 20 2021. New York National Guard Soldiers provided operational and logistical support to other states' National Guard elements during the multi-state disaster response exercise.
May 04, 2021
HASTINGS ON HUDSON--U.S. Army Soldiers assigned to the 53rd Troop Command, New York Army National Guard, salute World War II veteran Pfc. Joseph Casaburi, for his 99th birthday after he survived a three-month long battle with COVID-19 at the nursing home Angus on Hudson, Hastings-on-Hudson, N.Y., on December 8, 2020. Casaburi is a Purple Heart recipient awarded for his service during World War II, while assigned to the United States Army Air Force, where he was struck in the leg by a mortar fragment while deployed to the front lines in Germany.
Dec 09, 2020
CAMP SMITH-- U.S Army Soldiers sprint during the spring-drag-carry as a part of the Army Combat Fitness Test during the 53rd Troop Command Best Warrior Competition at Camp Smith Training Site N.Y. February 21 2020. The 53rd Troop Command Best Warrior Competition is an annual event in which junior enlisted Soldiers and non-commissioned officers from various 53rd Troop Command units compete in several events intended to test their military skills and knowledge as well as their physical fitness and endurance with the winners proceeding the State competition in March.
Mar 10, 2020
CAMP SMITH--U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Michel Natali, commander, 53rd Troop Command, New York Army National Guard, passes the noncommissioned officer sword to Command Sgt. Maj. Thomas Ciampolillo, incoming command sergeant major of the 53rd Troop Command, during a change of responsibility ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site, Cortlandt Manor, N.Y., Oct. 14, 2018. The ceremony marked the change of the 53rd Troop Commands senior enlisted advisor from outgoing Command Sgt. Maj. Corey K. Cush to incoming Command Sgt. Maj. Ciampolillo.
Oct 15, 2018
CAMP SMITH-- Brig. Gen. Michel Natali commander 53rd Troop Command (TC) of the New York Army National Guard exchanges mementos with visiting officers from the Ukrainian Army during a Tuesday, April 3 meeting. Natali and other 53rd Troop Command officers discussed best practices regarding how each country trains and manages their National Guard. More than 200 New York Army National Guard Soldiers are currently in Ukraine assisting in training the Ukranian Army.
Apr 05, 2018
Camp Smith --Army Major David Myones the logistics officer for the New York Army National Guards 53rd Troop Command conducts a briefing on June 192017 at Camp Smith Training Site in Cortlandt Manor N.Y. Myones was named the Army National Guard Logistician of the Year for 2016 by the Army National Guard.
Jun 23, 2017
ALBANY-- New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Michel Natali, commander of the 53rd Troop Command, recognizes employers for their support of National Guard and Reserve members during the annual New York State Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve (ESGR) dinner in Albany, N.Y. on April 28.
May 03, 2017
CAMP SMITH-- Chief Warrant Officer 2 Chris Seeger a warrant officer strength manager for the New York Army National Guard discusses the eligibility requirements during the Warrant Officer Symposium at Camp Smith N.Y. April 8 2017.
Apr 20, 2017
CAMP SMITH-- New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Michel Natali, commander of the 53rd Troop Command is pinned by his wife Barbara Meyer-Natali during his promotion ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site Cortlandt Manor N.Y. March 18 2017. His daughter Lt.Adriana Natali looks on.
Mar 20, 2017
LATHAM--New York Army Guard Brig. Gen. Michael Swezey and his wife Ann raise their glasses in a toast during his retirement dinner at the Desmond Hotel in Latham N.Y. on Saturday Feb. 25. Swezey retired after 36 years of service in the Army Army Reserve and the New York Army National Guard. 240 people attended the event.
Feb 27, 2017
CAMP SMITH-- New York Army National Guard Sgt. Major Maria Viana the chief supply noncommissioned officer for the 53rd Troop Command New York Army National Guard with members of her family following her promotion at Camp Smith Training Site January 8 2017.
Feb 10, 2017
CAMP SMITH--Col. Michel A. Natali the incoming commander of the New York Army National Guards 53rd Troop Command accepts the guidon from Brig. Gen. Raymond Shields symbolizing the transfer of command at Camp Smith N.Y. Dec. 3 2016. Natali the former deputy commander took command of more than 4000 Soldiers assigned to the 53rd Troop Command (TC) from Brig. Gen. Michael Swezey.
Dec 05, 2016
New York National Guard Soldiers of the 107th Military Police Company pose on-stage at their unit deployment ceremony at Fort Hamilton, Brooklyn, N.Y., Sept. 29, 2016. The 29 Soldiers leave for training at Fort Bliss, Texas before deploying to Afghanistan in support of Operation Freedoms Sentinel.
Oct 04, 2016
CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE--Sgt. Janet Guzman an administration sergeant for the New York Army National Guard's 53d Troop Command receives an Army Achievement Medal from Brig. Gen. Michael Swezey Commander of the 53d Troop Command at Camp Smith New York on April 10 2016.
Apr 12, 2016
GLENS FALLS, N.Y. - New York Army National Guard Soldiers join dozens of military family members and hundreds of friends for the 12th annual Christmas Eve-morning three mile road march in Glens Falls, N.Y. to show support for military men and women serving in Afghanistan and locations around the world. The event was led by guidon bearers from the 1427th Transportation Company carried by Spc. Andrew Sheerer and 466th Area Support Medical Company carried by Spc. Cody LaBarge, based in Queensbury and the 206th Military Police Company from Latham, N.Y. carried by Staff Sgt. Casey Harris. U.S. National Guard photo by New York Army National Guard Col. Richard Goldenberg/RELEASED.
Dec 24, 2015
CAMP SMITH-- Members of the New York Army and Air National Guard engage targets during the Adjutant General's Combat Sustainment Training Exercise here on Saturday May 30, 2015. The "TAG Match" is an annual exercise designed to promote marksmanship training. Teams from Army and Air National Guard units, as well as members of the New York Naval Militia and the New York Guard, participated.
Jun 01, 2015
CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. New York Army National Guard members listen to the East Ward Missionary Baptist Church Choir singing during a Prayer Breakfast held on Sunday, Jan. 11 at the Chaplain Duffy Chapel and Spiritual Fitness Center which brought together Soldiers and Chaplains of all faiths and denominations to discuss Spiritual Readiness and Soldier resiliency. New York Army National Guard and New York Guard members participated in the event.
Jan 13, 2015
CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE -- Lt. Col. Rolf Metz German Army Liaison Officer to the United States Military Academy West Point N.Y. presents the German Armed Forces Proficiency Badge to New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Jeffrey Dorvee 1427th Transportation Bn Queensbury N.Y during a ceremony here Aug. 3 2014. The decoration is traditionally awarded to German enlisted soldiers for weapons proficiency and is one of the few foreign awards approved for wear by U.S. military personnel. Metz worked with 53rd Troop Command leaders to allow New York Army National Guard Soldiers to earn the coveted award in New York.
Aug 12, 2014
Rochester -- Spc. Stephanie Heusinger a Soldier from the 222nd Military Police Company and her family talk to Tricare representative Barbara Veeder during the Yellow Ribbon event held at the Raddison hotel on March 1. Soldiers spoke to various network and community resource providers ranging from health and dental services to counselors and veterans affairs.Approximately 150 Soldiers Airmen and individual augmentees and family members were in attendance of the New York Army National Guards Rochester-based 222nd Military Police Companys 90-day Yellow Ribbon event.
Mar 04, 2014
GUANTANAMO BAY NAVAL BASE-- New York Army National Guard Brigadier General Michael Swezey, commander of the 53rd Troop Command, speaks with a member of the 107th Military Police Company during a visit to Guantanamo Bay on August 21. The 107th MP Company, headquarterd in Utica, deployed to Guantanamo Bay from Fort Bliss in July to provide security at the detainment center there.
Aug 25, 2011
CAMP SMITH-- Christina DeLeon, the reigning Miss Westchester County, signs an autograph for a Soldier from Company C 1st Battalion 69th Infantry who is preparing to deploy to Afghanistan during a visit to the Camp Smith Readiness Center on Wednesday, May 18. DeLeon and Miss Westchester Teen, Samantha Gold, stopped by the Readiness Center on their way up to Albany for an event at the New York State Capital. The two young women met with Soldiers from the 69th who were preparing to move to Fort Drum for pre-mobilization training as well as members of the 53rd Troop Command headquarters who are based at the center,
May 20, 2011
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. -- New York Army National Guard Brig. Gen. Michael Swezey, commander of the 53rd Troop Command in Valhalla, N.Y., presents the winner's trophy to horse owner Kenneth Ramsey and jockey Julien Leparoux following the successful finish of the racehorse called "Headache" during the Army National Guard race at the Saratoga Springs racetrack on Sept. 2. The day was billed as "Proud to be an American" day at the track, with military displays and free admission for veterans and servicemembers. Photo by Lt. Col. Richard Goldenberg.
Sep 02, 2009