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In February 2025, The New York National Guard became the Permanent Staff of the New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision(NYSDOCCS) after the “Wildcat” Strikes of 2025. The New York National Guard was deployed due to ongoing mass striking and resignations of NYS Correctional Officers at 40/42 prisons statewide.
The 265th New York State Militia was a small unit of the New York line and could trace its lineage to the War of 1812.The new regiment was given the designation, 14th regiment, which is one of the oldest military organizations in the United States because of its direct lineage through various separate companies, to the militia companies of the Dutch burghers of New Amsterdam.
Former New York state Republican Party chairman Joseph Mondello was a member of the New York Guard. David P. Weber , former Assistant Inspector General of the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission and whistleblower, is a Lieutenant Colonel JAG officer in the Maryland Defense Force , attached to the Maryland Army National Guard .
The New York Army National Guard was formally created in 1906. The Militia Act of 1903 organized the various state militias into the present National Guard system. The New York Army National Guard dispatched elements of the 27th Infantry Division and the 42nd Infantry Division to both world wars.
This included exchanging the black and red "NYD" (New York Division) shoulder patch for the triangle-shaped patch of the Army's armor divisions. The 27th Armored Division was called the "Empire Division," after New York's nickname, the Empire State. [2] The division headquarters was originally in Buffalo, and was later moved to Syracuse. [3] [4]
The 53rd Troop Command descends from a New York Army National Guard administrative grouping established after the American Civil War. Following the Civil War, efforts were made to link the varied military units in New York under overall headquarters. As a result of this the 3rd Brigade, New York State Militia, came into being on 5 August 1886. [1]
The Encyclopedia of New York State. Syracuse, NY: Syracuse University Press. ISBN 978-0-8156-0808-0. Hugo, Francis M., New York Secretary of State (1919). Manual for Use of the Legislature of the State of New York. Albany, New York: J. B. Lyon Company. {}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list ; Internet
In addition, certain New York State decorations may be awarded to New York Guard members, as well as to members of other state military components, i.e., NY Army National Guard, NY Air National Guard and NY Naval Militia. These include: [8] NYS Medal of Valor; NYS Conspicuous Service Medal; NYS Meritorious Service Medal; NYS Military ...