CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, NEW YORK (05/10/2022) (readMedia) Spencerport resident Marc Maynard, a command sergeant major in the New York Army National Guard, and a veteran of the Afghanistan and Iraq War, who also helped trained Ukraine's army in 2018, will become the top enlisted Soldier in the New York Army National Guard's 53rd Troop Command on Sunday, May 15.
Maynard will be the highest ranking enlisted Soldier in the 4,400-member troop command which has Soldiers located across New York. He reports directly to Brig. Gen. Jack James, the commander of the 53rd Troop Command.
The 53rd Troop Command is one of the New York Army National Guard's two general officer commands and is comprised of combat support and combat service support units, like military police, signal, transportation, engineer, and logistics units.
Maynard will replace Command Sgt. Major Thomas Ciampolillo who is retiring assignment.
Duty Calls: 3 soldiers inducted for being top noncommissioned officers
Terry Brown
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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.
35 Glenville, NY Eighteen New York Army National Guard Soldiers assigned to the 1108th Company (Explosive Ordnance Disposal) said goodbye to their families during a ceremony held at the Armed Forces Reserve Center in Glenville on February 13.
The Soldiers departed for Fort Bliss, Texas on Valentin s Day, February 14. They will train there for 30 days before deploying to the Middle East.
The company s Soldiers specialize in dealing with improvised explosive devices, and disposing of unexploded bombs, grenades, and shells.
The explosive disposal experts will be part of Task Force Spartan Shield, the U.S. Army force in the region which is headquartered in Kuwait and operates across the U.S. Central Command area of responsibility.