New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Michael Hastings,assumed command of the 101st Expeditionary Signal Battalion, whic his headquarterd in Yonkers, during a ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill on Saturday, Feb. 27.
The battalion, is headquartered in Yonkers. The battalion’s Company B is located in Orangeburg and Company A is based in Peekskill. The unit specializes in handling satellite communications for military units over vast areas. The battalion has deployed to Iraq, Afghanistan and Kuwait.
The change of command was held at Camp Smith because the Yonkers Armory is currently being used as a vaccine site.