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.
Sgt. Henry Johnson recognized with mural at NY National Guard training site Photo By Spc. Angela Minardi | New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew H. Lampkins, the Command.. read moreread more Photo By Spc. Angela Minardi | New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Maj. Andrew H. Lampkins, the Command Sergeant Major of the 369th Sustainment Brigade and Col. Seth L. Morgulas, Commander of the 369th Sustainment Brigade, pose with Christopher Rios, who painted this mural of Sgt. Henry Johnson and New York Governor Al Smith, at Camp Smith Training Site on February 26, 2021. The mural dedicated to Sgt. Henry Johnson, a Medal of Honor recipient who fought with the 369th Infantry in World War I, decorates the newly modernized Simulations Training Building at Camp Smith. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Angela Minardi)