BUFFALO-- New York Army National Guard Staff Sgt. Ronald Koestler is greeted by Col. Reginald Sanders, commander of the 153rd Troop Command, as he symbolically "crosses over" into federal service and membership in the 827th Engineer Company for deplo...

BUFFALO--New York Army National Guard Sgt. Austin Bessong, a resident of Cheektowaga, NY and an immigrant from Cameroon, was joined by his brother and father from New Jersey during a mobilization ceremony at the Connecticut Street Armory here on Thur...

BUFFALO--New York Army National Guard Capt. Jeffery Miles, commander of the 827th Engineer Company from Horseheads, NY, enjoys a moment with his two-year old daughter Olivia, and wife Heather during a mobilization ceremony at the Connecticut St. Armo...

BUFFALO--New York Army National Guard PFC Victoria Mariana, a Buffalo State University student, speaks with the press during a mobilization ceremony at the Connecticut Street Armory here on Thursday Feb 18.
Mariana, a member of the 152nd Engineer Sup...

BUFFALO-- Members of the New York Army National Guard's 152nd Engineer Support Company salute during the National Anthem during a mobilization ceremony Thursday, Feb. 18 at the Connecticut Street here. 80 members of the company are mobilizing to depl...