Volume 12 Number 1 www.dmna.ny.gov Serving the New York Army and Air National Guard, Naval Militia, New York Guard and Families FROM THE LEADERSHIP Army and Air NCOs can Learn from Each Other hether they’re running transport hubs from attack. But I’ve learned from fellow NCOs Wa lanes training exercise Soldiers and Airmen serve jointly in the Army that the way they do at Camp Smith or launching in the New York National Guard things works too. a mission from Gabreski Air Counterdrug Task Force. Our Army and Air Guard NCOs National Guard Base, it can be And New York National Guard are going to be called on more and easy for our NCOs to forget that Soldiers and Airmen serve together more frequently to work together they are part of something bigger in the 2nd and 24th Civil Support while responding to state missions. than their battalion, squadron, Teams, our units trained to identify I want us to understand the chal- brigade or wing. chemical, radiological, biological lenges we each face and the things Sure, the Army National Guard and nuclear threats. we can learn from each other. and Air National Guard are part of Our Air Guard and Army Guard Everything new that we learn is the Army and Air Force. That’s right officers work side-by-side in our another tool in our toolbox when it on our uniforms. Joint Forces Headquarters. comes time to solving problems. And that means we have differ- In our operations section, for To help this process I will be ent leadership structures, different example, an Air National Guard holding a joint senior NCO confer- cultures, and even different profes- officer serves as the deputy to an ence later this year. My goal is to get sional languages. Command Chief Master Sgt. Army Guard operations officer. And our senior enlisted leaders together An Army National Guard Soldier Amy Giaquinto an Air Guard officer is the inspector to exchange ideas, share common says “M-Day” to describe a part- general for the New York National challenges, and determine what the sibility for making the New York time Soldier while our Air Guard Guard, with Army Guard NCOs best ways are to make our New York National Guard better and more ef- Airman talks about “traditional and officers working for her. National Guard better. fective. We must be willing to learn Guardsman.” During disaster response mis- As senior NCOs we are the prob- from other NCOS in different units Soldiers have Military Occu- sions, standing up joint task force lem solvers the officer corps turns to and in different services. pational Specialties while Airmen headquarters puts our staffs side by when things need to happen. There Sergeants make things happen talk about their Air Force Specialty side as well. Army and Air Guard are things we can learn from each and by working together as Army Code. experts often work together jointly other, nobody has all the answers. and Air Guard NCOs, who are Our NCO rank insignia are for operations, logistics, communi- We can put our training and experi- all part of the New York National different and until recently we even cations or personnel administration ences in combat and here at home Guard, we can support our leaders, had different combat uniforms. to put forces out on disaster sites. to work to better serve our state and take care of our troops, and serve But whether it says Army or Air One of my goals as senior nation. our neighbors better in 2019. Force on your uniform were all part enlisted advisor for the New York We NCOs must own the respon- of the entity known as the New York National Guard is to develop more National Guard. jointness in our Army and Air That means we share a history Guard NCO corps. While we may which starts with the Dutch settlers have different service tags on our on Manhattan, and includes the uniforms, I believe there is a lot we militiamen who fought British raid- can learn from each other. ers during the American Revolution Army and Air Guard NCOs face and the New York National Guard different challenges and responsibil- response to 9/11. ities that contribute to their different Together, we play an important cultures. role in coming to the aid of the I grew up in the Air Force culture people of New York. And we work and it’s where I am most comfort- together more often than you’d able. We have a different way of think. doing things than the Army may. Army and Air Guardsmen and women respond when a hurricane threatens Long Island, when the Southern Tier faces flooding, or New York Army National Guard Spcs. Xavier Dixon (left) and Cody when a snowstorm hits Western Patenaude, members of the 42nd Infantry Division headquarters, take New York. a break from chainsaw mainteance during debris clearance operations New York National Guard in Rockland County, N.Y. on March 9, 2018. Members of the New York Soldiers and Airmen serve together National Guard routinely deploy joint elements during civil support operations, with Air National Guard and Army National Guard deployed on Joint Task Force Empire Shield alongside New York Guard and Naval Militia members. Photo by to help protect New York City’s vital Command Sgt. Maj. David Piwowarski, Joint Force Headquarters. Volume 12, Number 1 This Issue’s Highlights: Governor Andrew M. Cuomo, Commander in Chief Faces of the Force Maj. Gen. Raymond Shields, The Adjutant General Eric Durr, Director of Public Affairs 4 Warrant Officer Reinvents Himself to keep Serving Col. Richard Goldenberg, Public Affairs Officer 5 Lieutenant Creates Free App for Map Graphics Capt. Jean Kratzer, Command Information Officer 6 Soldiers Strike a Pose to be Part of Army Museum Sgt. Andrew Valenza, Guard Times Photographer 7 Major General Anthony German Retires after 36 Years About Guard Times Around the State The Guard Times is published quarterly using federal funds authorized under provisions of AR 360-1 and 11 Western NY Honors Former President Millard Fillmore AFI 35-101 by the New York State Division of Mili- The Joint Force tary and Naval Affairs and the New York Army and Air National Guard Public Affairs Office. 13 Troops Turn out for Statewide Snow Response 14 Soldiers, Airmen Assist in NYC Security Surge Views which appear in this publication are not neces- 15 Civil Support Team Trains Local Fire Departments sarily those of the Department of Defense, the Army, the Air Force or the National Guard Bureau. 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FACES of the FORCE Warrant Officer Reinvents his Career to keep Serving Story by Eric Durr, Guard Times Staff LATHAM, N.Y.