Duty Calls: Two National Guard units get new leaders
Terry Brown
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Major Gen. Ray Shields, left, passes the unit flag of the 109th Airlift Wing to new commander Col. Christian Sander as the former commander, Col. Michele Kilgore watches during a ceremony in Scotia.
Two Capital Region National Guard units have new commanders.
New York Army National Guard Maj. Gen. Thomas Spencer, a two-tour veteran of the Iraq War and the Persian Gulf War, has assumed command of the Troy-based 42nd Infantry Division during a ceremony at New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham. Spencer replaces Maj. Gen. Steven Ferrari of Winslow Township, N.J. .
Duty Calls: 3 soldiers inducted for being top noncommissioned officers
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Soldiers of the New York Army National Guard s 1108th Ordnance Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) gather following their farewell ceremony at the Glenville Armed Forces Reserve Center in Glenville in preparation for a Middle East deployment.Sgt. Matthew Gunther / NY Army National GuardShow MoreShow Less
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Three soldiers assigned to the Army Albany Recruiting Battalion, headquartered at the Watervliet Arsenal, have been inducted in the Sergeant Audie Murphy Club in recognition of them being outstanding noncommissioned officers.
Sgt. 1st Class Rufino Quinones, Staff Sgt. Vimarie Pedro, and Staff Sgt. Matthew Biagiotti were inducted into the U.S. Army Sergeant Audie Murphy Club during a ceremony at the arsenal.
Duty Calls:Clifton Park resident advances to major general
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Army Major General John Andonie s daughter s Rachel, left, and Elizabeth pin the second star on Andonie s shoulders during his promotion ceremony at New York Army National Guard headquarters in Latham on Jan. 22, 2021. Andonie, a Clifton Park resident, has been serving in the New York National Guard since 2020.U.S. Army National Guard photo by William Albrecht
COLONIE - John Andonie of Clifton Park, an Iraq war veteran, has been promoted to major general and selected to serve as the deputy director, second in command, of the Army National Guard, which consists of 336,000 soldiers in the 50 states, three territories and the District of Columbia.