 Troops of the 7th Regiment, New York National Guard, later the 107th Infantry Regiment, marching off to war on September 11, 1917 | |
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| Jurisdiction | New York |
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| Parent department | New York State Executive Department |
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| Website | dmna |
TheNew York StateDivision of Military and Naval Affairs (NYS DMNA) is responsible for the state'sNew York Army National Guard,New York Air National Guard,New York Guard and theNew York Naval Militia. It is headed byAdjutant General of New York Major General Raymond F. Shields Jr., appointed on October 1, 2018.[1] with the Governor of New YorkKathy Hochul serving asCommander in Chief of the state'smilitia forces. It is part of theNew York State Executive Department.[2]
All of the armories in New York State are run directly or indirectly by the Division of Military and Naval Affairs.The DMNA headquarters, located inLatham, New York[3] near Albany, is within 8 miles of both theKnolls Atomic Power Laboratory and theGeneral Electric Research and Development facility inNiskayuna, New York.
TheConstitution of the United States specifically charges the "Militia of the Several States," now embodied as theNational Guard, with dual federal and state missions. In fact, the National Guard is the onlyUnited States military force empowered to function in a state status. Those functions range from limited actions during non-emergency situations to full scale law enforcement ofmartial law when local law enforcement officials can no longer maintain civil control.
The New York National Guard consists of theNew York Army National Guard and theNew York Air National Guard.
TheGovernor may call individuals or units of the New York National Guard into service during emergencies or to assist in special situations which lend themselves to use of the National Guard. The state mission assigned to the National Guard is:"To provide trained and disciplined forces for domestic emergencies or as otherwise provided by state law."
The National Guard may be called into federal service in response to a call by thePresident orCongress.
When National Guard troops are called to federal service, the President serves asCommander-in-Chief. The federal mission assigned to the National Guard is:"To provide properly trained and equipped units for prompt mobilization for war, National emergency or as otherwise needed."
UnlikeUnited States Army Reserve members, National Guard members cannot be mobilized individually (except through voluntary transfers and Temporary Duty Assignments (TDYs), but only as part of their respectiveunits. However, there have been a significant number of individual activations to support military operations after theSeptember 11 terrorist attacks; the legality of this policy is a major issue within the National Guard.
Thestate defense force of New York is theNew York Guard, a military entity authorized by both the State Code ofNew York andexecutive order. The New York Guard is the state's authorized militia and assumes the state mission of the New York National Guard in the event the Guard is mobilized. The New York Guard comprises a large number of retired active and reserve military personnel and selected professionals who volunteer their time and talents in further service to their state.
NY had an active organization called the NY State Reserve Defense Force (defunct in 2011), led by a retired US Army Brigadier General, that operated similar to the NY Guard and performed funeral honor guard, disaster response, volunteer event security services, operated a year-round 500 bed homeless shelter, and performed other duties between 2003 and 2011, until it ceased operations due to the inability to obtain state/federal/grant funding and legislative recognition. The NY SRDF performed honor guard services at more than 80 funerals, responded to more than 30 local disasters/incidents, and provided event security services at more than 125 events. The NY SRDF was made up of licensed security guards, military veterans, volunteer fire/EMS personnel, doctors, chefs, and other professionals who sought to serve their local communities. Members wore a navy-blue mess dress uniform with gold buttons and trouser stripes for formal occasions, a similar navy-blue class A dress uniform for funerals, and grey tactical uniforms for disaster response and event security services. The NY SRDF had over 250 members before it ceased operations.
TheNew York Naval Militia is thenaval militia of New York, and serves as the naval equivalent of the National Guard. As a federally-recognized naval militia, 95% of members of the naval militia must also be members of theUnited States Navy Reserve or theUnited States Marine Corps Reserve.[4] Since 1997, New York has allowed members of theUnited States Coast Guard Reserve to join the naval militia as well.[5]
Karl F. Hausauer, Major General, circ. 1949
| New York Aid to Civil Authority Medal | |
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| Type | Medal |
| Country |  United States of America |
| Presented by |  New York National Guard |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Website | https://dmna.ny.gov/  |
 New York Aid to Civil Authority Ribbon | |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | New York Recruiting Medal |
| Next (lower) | New York Counterdrug Service Ribbon |
TheNew York Aid to Civil Authority Medal is an award of theState of New York given to theNew York State Organized Militia.[6] The New York Aid to Civil Authority Ribbon is awarded any member of the New York Organized Militia who performs any period of state active duty.
For each succeeding award, a medal device (shield) will be attached to the suspension ribbon and service ribbon. These devices shall be:
Silver (to represent one additional award) gold (to represent five additional awards)
| New York Counterdrug Service Ribbon | |
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 New York Counterdrug Ribbon | |
| Type | Ribbon |
| Country | United States of America |
| Presented by | New York National Guard |
| Eligibility | The Counterdrug Service Ribbon may be awarded to any member of theNew York State Organized Militia who is ordered to duty in support of a counterdrug mission for thirty cumulative days. |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| Established | March 1, 1994 |
| Website | https://dmna.ny.gov/ |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | New York Aid to Civil Authority Medal |
| Next (lower) | New York Exercise Support Ribbon |
TheNew York Counterdrug Ribbon is an award of theNew York National Guard.[7] The New York Counterdrug Ribbon is awarded to any member of theNew York State Organized Militia who satisfactorily completes thirty days of service related to counter-drug operations.[8] Time spent at the National Interagency Counterdrug Institute does not count towards this award's eligibility requirement.[7]
| New York Exercise Support Ribbon | |
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| Type | Ribbon bar |
| Awarded for | No less than three days of field service in military exercises directed by theJoint Chiefs of Staff. |
| Country | United States of America |
| Presented by | New York State Organized Militia |
| Eligibility | AnyNew York National Guard member |
| Status | Currently awarded |
| First award | January 1, 1979 |
| Final award | Ongoing |
| Website | https://dmna.ny.gov/ |
| Precedence | |
| Next (higher) | New York Counterdrug Service Ribbon |
| Next (lower) | Humane Service to New York State Medal |
TheNew York Exercise Support Ribbon is a decoration of thestate of New York awarded to members of theNew York National Guard.[9][10] The New York Exercise Support Ribbon is awarded to members of theNew York Army National Guard andNew York Air National Guard who participate in military exercises directed by theJoint Chiefs of Staff. Subsequent awards of this ribbon are denoted by a silver 'E' device worn on the ribbon; groups of five awards are represented by gold 'E' devices.
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