New York Guard AT August 16-22 2015
CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. More than three hundred members of New York's volunteer state defense force, the New York Guard, completed their yearly week-long Annual Training program at Camp Smith Training Site August 22nd.
Training offered during the summer annual training included individual professional development for all ranks of the New York Guard, including Initial Enlisted Training (IET) for the New York Guard's newest members; a Basic Officer Course (BOC/OCS) for the newest leaders of the force, an Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer Course, Basic and Advanced MERN (Military Emergency Radio Network) Communication Courses.
The training concluded with the presentation of Course completion/graduation certificates to the soldier by Brigadier General Stephen A Bucaria, New York Guard Commander, and a Pass and Review of Troops Ceremony held on the Parade Field at Camp Smith Training Site on August 22nd 2015.
Unlike the New York Army or Air National Guard, members of the New York Guard are not in the federal military force, do not carry weapons, and do not conduct missions outside New York. Their role is to augment and assist the New York National Guard during state emergencies and National Guard domestic support missions as part of the state's military force. New York Guard members also assist National Guard units with administrative support and training during troop mobilizations. Photos by Captain Mark Getman, New York Guard PAO
New York Guard AT August 16-22 2015
CAMP SMITH TRAINING SITE, CORTLANDT MANOR, N.Y. More than three hundred members of New York's volunteer state defense force, the New York Guard, completed their yearly week-long Annual Training program at Camp Smith Training Site August 22nd.
Training offered during the summer annual training included individual professional development for all ranks of the New York Guard, including Initial Enlisted Training (IET) for the New York Guard's newest members; a Basic Officer Course (BOC/OCS) for the newest leaders of the force, an Advanced Non-Commissioned Officer Course, Basic and Advanced MERN (Military Emergency Radio Network) Communication Courses.
The training concluded with the presentation of Course completion/graduation certificates to the soldier by Brigadier General Stephen A Bucaria, New York Guard Commander, and a Pass and Review of Troops Ceremony held on the Parade Field at Camp Smith Training Site on August 22nd 2015.
Unlike the New York Army or Air National Guard, members of the New York Guard are not in the federal military force, do not carry weapons, and do not conduct missions outside New York. Their role is to augment and assist the New York National Guard during state emergencies and National Guard domestic support missions as part of the state's military force. New York Guard members also assist National Guard units with administrative support and training during troop mobilizations. Photos by Captain Mark Getman, New York Guard PAO