Tech. Sgt. Timothy Kosteczko embodies leadership by using his running experiences to cultivate a culture that promotes the Air Forceā€™s warrior ethos.
WEST POINT, New York -New York Army National Guard Command Sgt. Major Jonathan Cross, a Lakeview resident, is now the top enlisted leader for more than 4,000 Soldiers of the Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team.
Cross assumed responsibility as new top enlisted leader during a June 14 ceremony at the United States Military Academy at West Point, New York.
The brigade is headquartered in Syracuse and has units across New York and in Massachusetts.
The 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team has a long lineage of history dating back to World War I where the unit saw its first major action in 1918 in France as the then 27th Infantry Division. Nicknamed the "Orion Brigade" the unit's name plays off the name of Maj. Gen. John F. O'Ryan, the...
