Photo by Spc. Stuart Martin | 53rd Troop Command | 01.11.2026
U.S. Army Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, presents a Meritorious Service Medal to Brig. Gen. Isabel Smith, the outgoing commander of the 53rd Troop Command, during a ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site, near Peekskill, N.Y., Jan. 11, 2026. Smith relinquished command Col. Jason Lefton during the ceremony. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Stuart Martin)...
Photo by Spc. Stuart Martin | 53rd Troop Command | 01.11.2026
U.S. Army Capt. Olushola Ajiboye stands in formation to represent the 27th Finance Battalion, a battalion with the 53rd Troop Command, next to her flag bearer, Sgt. Michael Banks, during a ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill, N.Y., Jan. 11, 2026. Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, presided over the change of command ceremony in which Brig. Gen. Isabel......
Photo by Spc. Stuart Martin | 53rd Troop Command | 01.11.2026
U.S. Army Spc. Kadien Shaw holds a flag for the 369th Division Sustainment Brigade, a brigade with the 53rd Troop Command during a ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site near Peekskill, N.Y., Jan. 11, 2026. Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, presided over the change of command ceremony in which Brig. Gen. Isabel Smith relinquished command to Col. Jason Lefton. (U.S. Army......
Photo by Spc. Stuart Martin | 53rd Troop Command | 01.11.2026
U.S. Army Brig. Gen. Isabel Smith, the outgoing commander of the 53rd Troop Command, speaks to an audience during a ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site, near Peekskill, N.Y., Jan. 11, 2026. Smith relinquished command to Col. Jason Lefton during the ceremony presided over by Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Stuart Martin)...
Photo by Spc. Stuart Martin | 53rd Troop Command | 01.11.2026
U.S. Army Col. Jason Lefton, the incoming commander of the 53rd Troop Command, Maj. Gen. Ray Shields, the adjutant general of New York, and Brig. Gen. Isabel Smith, the outgoing commander, enter a change of command ceremony at Camp Smith Training Site, near Peekskill, N.Y., Jan. 11, 2026. (U.S. Army National Guard photo by Spc. Stuart Martin)...
Photo by Sgt. Carleeann Smiddy | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 11.13.2025
Brig. Gen. Chad E. Holesko, left, Ohio deputy assistant adjutant general for Air, speaks during his promotion ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 13, 2025. In his current position, Holesko is responsible for helping direct Air National Guard operations in support of state and federal missions and establishing policy to ensure the mission readiness of......
Photo by Sgt. Carleeann Smiddy | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 11.13.2025
Brig. Gen. Chad E. Holesko’s family receives flowers during his promotion ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 13, 2025. Holesko joined the Ohio Air National Guard in 2008 after eight years of active-duty service in the Air Force. (Ohio Adjutant General’s Department photo by Carleeann Smiddy, Ohio National Guard Public Affairs)...
Photo by Sgt. Carleeann Smiddy | Ohio National Guard Public Affairs | 11.13.2025
Brig. Gen. Matthew S. Woodruff, left, Ohio adjutant general, shakes hands with Brig. Gen. Chad E. Holesko, Ohio deputy assistant adjutant general for Air, during Holesko’s promotion ceremony at the Maj. Gen. Robert S. Beightler Armory in Columbus, Ohio, Nov. 13, 2025. Holesko is a command pilot with more than 3,500 flight hours, including nine combat missions totaling more than 47 combat......
