New York Naval Militia

The New York Naval Militia
The New York Naval Militia Insignia
Active	1891–present
Country	United States of America
Allegiance	State of New York
Type	Naval militia
Size	2,900 (approximately)
Part of	New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs
Website	http://dmna.ny.gov/nynm/
Commanders
Civilian leadership	Governor Andrew Cuomo Governor of the State of New York
State military leadership	Rear Admiral Ten Eyck Powell III Commander, New York Naval Militia Captain Timothy Zakriski Deputy Commander, New York Naval Militia Captain David H. Hawley Chief of Staff, New York Naval Militia

Rear Admiral Ten Eyck Powell III
Commander, New York Naval Militia

Captain Timothy Zakriski
Deputy Commander, New York Naval Militia

The New York Naval Militia is the federally recognized naval militia of New York State and is under the authority of the Governor of New York as Commander-In-Chief of the state's military forces. With the New York Guard, the Army National Guard and Air National Guard, it is under the control of the New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs and New York's Adjutant General. As of July 2015, the New York Naval Militia has over 2,900 members, more than 95% of whom are also members of the U.S. Naval Reserve, U.S. Marine Corps Reserve, or U.S. Coast Guard Reserve.

The New York Naval Militia was first created in 1889 and named the New Provisional Naval Battalion. The battalion was officially entered into state service on 23 June 1891, and was named the First Battalion, Naval Reserve Artillery. In 1892, the naval militia was called out to protect steam ship passengers during the cholera quarantine at Fire Island.

After the sinking of the USS Maine, the New York Naval Militia sent five divisions of its 1st Battalion to fight in the Spanish–American War. New York Naval Militiamen manned two auxiliary cruisers that fought in the Battle of Santiago de Cuba, and also conducted patrols of New York Harbor.