MPs train at Fort Polk

FORT POLK-- Major General Ray Shields the Adjutant General of New York ( 3rd from left) and Brig. Gen. Joe Biehler Assistant Commander of the 42nd Infantry Division (2nd from left) during a visit with members of the Latham-based 206th Military Police Company during a visit to the Joint Readiness Training Center at Fort Polk Louisiana on May 14 2019. (Courtesy Photo)

May 17, 2019

206 MP Company trains at Fort Drum

FORT DRUM-- New York Army National Guard Pvt. Anthony Balac assigned to 2nd Platoon of the 206th Military Police Company fires an M240B on Fort Drum N.Y. June 14 2018. Balac and his team came under fire while providing support for Soldiers of 3rd Platoon who were conducting base security training.

Jun 19, 2018

206th Military Police Company heading to AT

LATHAM --New York Army National Guard Spc. Casey Gosse a military police officer with the 206th Military Police Company carries a M240 in Latham N.Y. June 5 2018. Gosse was loading humvees with weapons during her annual training.

Jun 07, 2018

NY Army Guard Soldiers train in Maryland

BALTIMORE, MD--Soldiers assigned to the New York Army National Guard's 206th Military Police Company transport a mock casualty from the debris after searching a simulated collapsed building during Vigilant Guard 18 at the Urban Search and Rescue Yard in Baltimore, Maryland, May 9, 2018.Over 150 members of the New York Army National Guard took part in the multi-state and multi-component exercise.

May 17, 2018

MP's Conduct Anti-Tank training at Fort Drum

FORT DRUM, NY New York Army National Guard Spc. Jarrett Lucas, a member of the 206th MP Company's Detachment 1 located in Utica, N.Y. fires the M136 AT4 Anti-tank weapon at Fort Drum, N.Y. on Tuesday, June 7, 2016 during the company's Annual Training TY-16. The company, stationed in both Utica, NY and Latham, NY, focused on individual, crew, and team proficiency, emphasizing basic Soldier skills encompassed in Army Warrior Tasks.

Jun 10, 2016

Satellite System Training

LATHAM-New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Michael Farrel,Staff Sgt. Charles Volcheck and Sgt 1st Class David Colliton adjust a satellite dish outside Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters on Tuesday, May 12. Farrell, a member of the 206th Military Police Company was learning to use the system so the company could set up internet connectivity during training.

May 12, 2015

206th MP Company Changes Command

LATHAM, N.Y. -- 102nd Military Police Battalion Commander Lt. Col. Arthur Zegers (center) passes the 206th Military Police Company guidon to Capt. Carlos Nazario (right), signifying Nazario's assumption of command of the company in a ceremony here July 9. Nazario assumed command from Capt. Kevin Jusza (left) the outgoing commander. The New York Army National Guard's 206th Military Police Company has served in Iraq and responded to Hurricane Sandy and recent Mohawk Valley flooding. Traditionally the ceremony allows the Soldiers to see who they will follow on the battlefield as the symbol of their unit goes from the old commander to the new one.

Jul 10, 2013

Troops Assist in Community Flood Recovery

GERMAN FLATTS, N.Y. -- New York National Guard Military Police Soldiers from Task Force Engineer, a mixed force comprised of forces of the 204th Engineer Battalion, 206th Military Police Company and 1427th Transportation Company provide support to residential debris removal operations here July 4th following the Guard's recovery support to flash flooding in the Mohawk Valley. The National Guard's initial response force of more than 50 Soldiers on June 28 grew to some 250 Soldiers on July 3 to support local communities in their recovery. U.S. Army photo by Maj. Sean Flynn, New York National Guard Joint Force Headquarters. (RELEASED)

Jul 04, 2013

MP Company Prepares for Convoy

LATHAM-- Army National Guard Spec Andrew Oliver directs traffice around vehicles assigned to the 206th Military Police Company outside Division of Military and Naval Affairs Headquarters on Thursday, May 9. The company was lining up vehicles to prepare for a road march to Fort Indiantown Gap, PA, where the Soldiers will conduct annual training.

May 09, 2013

Soldiers Respond to Governor’s Order

LATHAM, NY--New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 206th Military Police Company prepare to move out on a road march from New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs Headquarters here to the Farmingdale Armed Forces Reserve Center as part of the New York State response to Hurricane Sandy on Sunday, Oct. 28. The Soldiers are among more than 1,100 Army and Air National Guard Soldiers and Airmen deployed at the order of New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo to respond to the storm.

Oct 28, 2012

Getting Ready for Hurricane Sandy

LATHAM -- New York Army National Guard Private Cory McLean, a wheeled vehicle mechanic assigned to the 206th Military Police Company prepares a M1151 HMMWV for emergency response in advance of Hurricane Sandy, Oct. 26. The New York Army and Air National Guard began preparing to respond if directed by Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Friday, Oct. 26 as the storm moved up the Atlantic coast.

Oct 26, 2012

NY Army National Guard MPs Head to Long Island

NEW YORK CITY -- A convoy of the New York Army National Guard’s 206th Military Police Company heads to Long Island to conduct disaster recovery operations in the wake of Hurricane Irene on Aug. 28. The Latham-based unit is just part of the nearly 2,000 Soldiers and airmen New York Governor Andrew Cuomo mobilized in response to the expected landfall of the hurricane Irene, which caused deaths and destruction in other states. Soldiers and Airmen deployed to Long Island, New York City, and the Hudson Valley to assist with traffic control on bridges and tunnels, sandbagging operations at the World Trade Center site, evacuation shelter operations in New York City, the construction of barriers for railway yards and train tunnels, and other hurricane emergency efforts. Soldiers and other New York military forces who were staged at the Lexington Avenue Armory on Aug. 27 have been posted at New York City shelters to assist the American Red Cross and emergency personnel with potential storm victims.

Aug 28, 2011

Governor Meets with New York Guard Soldiers

LATHAM-- New York Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, the Commander-in-Chief of the New York National Guard meets with members of the New York Army National Guard’s 206th Military Police Company as they prepare to deploy from the Albany Area to New York City in response to the landfall of Hurricane Irene. The governor spoke with members of the unit as well as airmen from the 109th Airlift Wing who are part of the mission. He also received a mission briefing from Major General Patrick Murphy, The Adjutant General of New York.

Aug 27, 2011

Soldier Equipment of Past, Present Compared

LATHAM- Civil War re-enactor Howard Young, from Rotterdam, and Sgt. 1st Class Joseph Weidlich, a member of the New York Army National Guard’s 206th Military Police Company discuss combat gear from era’s 150 years apart during a media event conducted at Division of Military and Naval Affairs Headquarters on July 20. The event, held to mark the 150th Anniversary of the Battle of Bull Run, compared and contrasted the equipment worn and used by New York Soldiers then with New York Soldiers now.

Jul 20, 2011

Guard Soldiers Appear on Stephen Colbert Show

New York--New York Army National Guard Soldiers pose with comedian Stephen Colbert on Wednesday, Sept. 8 at the studios of Comedy Central in Manhattan in front of an M1117 Armored Security Vehicle which was used in the opening of Colbert’s Sept. 8 program saluting US troops. They are (from left) Capt. Shawn Tabankin, Staff Sgt. Kent Theobald, Sgt. Josuha Flint, and Spec. Jeffrey Vucich. Theobald, Flint, and Vucich participated with Colbert in a segement which opened his Sept. 8 program which saluted troops who served in Iraq. Tabankin also appeared on the program.

Sep 08, 2010

206th MP Soldiers Return Home

LATHAM--Members of the New York Army National Guard’s 206th Military Police Company wade into a crowd of well-wishers as they return to home station at New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs headquarters on Friday, June 18. More than 70 members of the unit from New York’s Capital Region returned to company headquarters here. More than 160 National Guard Soldiers deployed to Iraq with the company and similar receptions occured a Camp Smith near Peekskill, Utica, Rochester, Buffalo and Auburn on Friday.

Jun 18, 2010

New York MP's Prepare Iraqi Police for Operations

BASRAH, Iraq--Soldiers of the New York National Guard's 206th Military Police Company monitor the Iraqi Emergency Response Battalion search and seizure procedures during a training course held at the Basra Operations Center in Basra, Iraq March 15, 2010.

May 11, 2010

Adjutant General Meets Troops in Iraq

BASRA, Iraq-- Brig. Gen. Pat Murphy, the Adjutant General of New York, shakes the hand of 206th Military Police Company member Spec. Tracy Bryant during a visit to the Basra Logistics Support Area on April 7. Murphy, the commander of the New York National Guard was visiting the 206th and other New York Army National Guard units in Iraq and Kuwait along with Command Sgt. Major Robert Van Pelt, the New York State Sgt. Major has part of the Joint Monthly Access for Reserve Components program which allows both Army Reserve and National Guard leaders to go see their troops deployed in Iraq or Afghanistan.

Apr 08, 2010

206th MP Soldiers Adjust to New Missions In Iraq

BASRA, Iraq--New York Army National Guard Soldiers of the 206th MP Company, posted in Basra, examine a map during a recent training exercise on quick reaction force missions. As American military forces in Iraq draw-down, Soldiers are learning to do new missions. The company's 3rd Squad, 2nd Platoon recently cross-trained on the QRF mission with 3rd Squad, 2rd Platoon, led by Staff Sgt. Anthony Boodoo. The day's training also included escorting a British convoy.

Feb 25, 2010

Farewell Ceremony for 206th MP Company

ALBANY--Members of the New York Army National Guard's 206th Military Police Company march into the Empire State Plaza on Wednesday, June 24, as they prepare for a ceremony marking their departure for duty in Iraq. The 185 members of the unit will train at Fort Dix for approximately two months before deploying to Iraq. The Empire State Plaza is a state government complex in downtown Albany.

Jun 24, 2009

Learning from Leathernecks

ORISKANY--Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard?s 206th Military Police Company react to an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) and extract a simulated casualty during training at the New York State Emergency Preparedness Center in Oriskany, N.Y. on May 13. The Soldiers were being trained by civilians under contract to the United States Marine Corps Engineer Cener of Excellence. The Marine's Mobile Training Cadre West team is comprised of combat veterans. The Army National Guard Soldiers completed their IED training as part of their preparation for mobilization and deployment to Iraq later this summer. Photo by Lt. Col. Richard Goldenberg.

May 14, 2009

Combat Shotgun at Fort Dix

FORT DIX, N.J. -- New York Army National Guard 206th Military Police Specialist Kim Hunter, engages targets with a shotgun while training on a small arms range at Fort Dix, New Jersey. The Soldiers of the 206th spent most of April here in preparation for a deployment to Iraq in June.

Apr 21, 2009

Not Your Average Humvee

Pfc. Matthew B. Gatta with the 206th Military Police Battalion from Latham climbs into the new M1117 Armored Security Vehicle (ASV) during MPs training at the Preparedness Training Center in Oriskany on June 25, 2008. (Released)

Jun 26, 2008

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