New York Naval Militia

Coat of arms of the New York Naval Militia

The New York Naval Militia is the naval unit of the armed forces of the US state New York . It consists of the New York Guard State Guard , the New York Army National Guard, and the New York Air National Guard . The staff of the Naval Militia is from about 2700 members, of which about 95 percent of reservists of the Federal Armed Forces of the United States are.

Your mission is to provide a trained and equipped naval force to assist the New York National Guard with relief operations for civil authorities.

history

The former New Hampshire ship of the line as the headquarters of the Naval Battalion 1893

The New York Naval Militia was formed as the Provisional Naval Battalion in 1889 and formally entered service on June 23, 1891 as the First Battalion, Naval Reserve Artillery . It is the only US state naval militia that has existed continuously since the late 19th century.

Naval Militia seaplane 1916

1892 was the first time during a cholera - quarantine used. At the Spanish-American War in 1898 parts attended the Militia; among other things, she formed the crews of two auxiliary cruisers . A company of marine infantry was set up during the First World War . She also received a flying division with seaplanes .

The Militia saw further activations in World War II and in the Korean War .

organization

The Naval Militia is subordinate to the Governor of New York and is managed by the New York Division of Military and Naval Affairs (DMNA) under the Adjutant General of New York State.

At the head of the New York Naval Militia is the Commander, New York Naval Militia , currently Rear Admiral (lower half) (German about Flotilla Admiral ) Warren Smith . The headquarters are in Latham .

The New York Naval Militia is structured as follows: