Colonel Patrick Center, Ballston Spa Resident, Named Director of Logistics for New York Army Guard

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Colonel Patrick Center

LATHAM, NY (06/20/2012)(readMedia)-- New York Army National Guard Col. Patrick Center, a Ballston Spa resident, has been named Director of Logistics for the 10,500-member New York Army National Guard.

As Director of Logistic, Center is responsible for supplying the New York Army National Guard's troops and maintaining, and keeping track of, the hundreds of trucks, and humvees, weapons, and other equipment used by the state's Army Guard units. He also oversees a network of maintenance facilities located across New York.

He also serves as the officer in charge of logistics for joint operations involving the Army and Air National Guard during state emergencies.

Center, who has served in the New York Army National Guard since 1986, was previously working as the Deputy Officer in Charge of the United States Property and Fiscal Operations Office for New York. That office is responsible for keeping track of the federal property used by the National Guard and the money used to pay National Guard Soldiers and Airmen and civilian employees and purchase supplies and services.

Center's previous assignments include executive officer for the Adjutant General of New York, commander of the 369th Quartermaster Battalion, Supply and Services Branch Chief for the New York Army National Guard's Logistics Office, Assistant Logistics Officer for the 42nd Infantry Division, quartermaster company commander and transportation detachment commander.

Center is a National Guard technician , which means he works for the National Guard daily as a federal civilian employee as well as serving in the Guard as an officer.

Center is a graduate of the U.S. Army War College and the Nyack College.

His awards include the Meritorious Service Medal. The Army Commendation Medal, the Army Achievement Medal,

He and his wife Michele have two daughters, Kayla and Meghan.