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New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs

Division of Military and Naval Affairs
The 7th Regiment, New York National Guard, later the 107th Infantry Regiment, marched off to war on September 11, 1917.jpg
The 7th Regiment, New York National Guard, later the 107th Infantry Regiment, marched off to war on September 11, 1917
Agency overview
Jurisdiction New York
Agency executive
  • Maj. Gen. Patrick A. Murphy, Adjutant General
Parent department New York State Executive Department
Key document
Website dmna.ny.gov
New York Aid to Civil Authority Medal
Awarded by New York (state)New York National Guard
Country  United States of America
Type Medal
Status Currently awarded
Precedence
Next (higher) New York Recruiting Medal
Next (lower) New York Counterdrug Service Ribbon
Aid to Civil Authority Medal.PNG
New York Aid to Civil Authority Ribbon
New York Counterdrug Service Ribbon
Counterdrug Service Ribbon.PNG
New York Countrerdrug Ribbon
Awarded by New York (state)New York National Guard
Country  United States of America
Type Ribbon
Eligibility The Counterdrug Service Ribbon may be awarded to any member of the New York State Organized Militia who is ordered to duty in support of a counterdrug mission for thirty cumulative days.
Status Currently Awarded
Statistics
Established March 1, 1994
Precedence
Next (higher) New York Aid to Civil Authority Medal
Next (lower) New York Exercise Support Ribbon
New York Exercise Support Ribbon
NY Exercise Support Ribbon.PNG
Awarded by New York (state)New York State Organized Militia
Country  United States of America
Type Ribbon bar
Eligibility Any New York National Guard member
Awarded for No less than three days of field service in military exercises directed by the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
Status Currently awarded
Statistics
First awarded January 1, 1979
Last awarded Ongoing
Precedence
Next (higher) New York Counterdrug Service Ribbon
Next (lower) Humane Service to New York State Medal

The New York State Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) is responsible for the state's New York Army National Guard, New York Air National Guard, New York Guard and the New York Naval Militia. It is headed by Adjutant General of New York Major General Patrick A. Murphy, appointed on February 15, 2010. with the Governor of New York Andrew Cuomo serving as Commander in Chief of the state's militia forces. It is part of the New York State Executive Department.

All of the armories in New York State are run directly or indirectly by the DMNA. The DMNA headquarters, located in Latham, New York near Albany, is within 8 miles of both the Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory and the General Electric Research and Development facility in Niskayuna, New York.

The New York National Guard consists of the

The Constitution of the United States specifically charges the "Militia of the Several States," now embodied as the National Guard, with dual federal and state missions. In fact, the National Guard is the only United 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 of martial law when local law enforcement officials can no longer maintain civil control.


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