Troy Resident David Hawley is Promoted to Captain in the New York Naval Militia

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Major General Patrick Murphy, the Adjutant General of New York, congratulations Troy Resident David Hawley on his promotion to New York Naval Militia Captain on Friday, August 29.

LATHAM, NY (09/03/2014)(readMedia)-- Troy resident David H. Hawley, has been promoted to Captain in the New York Naval Militia.

Hawley, formerly Executive Director of the Cornell Cooperative Extension in Rensselaer County, serves as the Naval Militia's Chief of Staff.Since the summer of 2014 he has been employed by the Division of Military and Naval Affairs as the Naval Militia's civilian executive officer, responsible for day-to-day administrative tasks, as well as serving as a member of the Naval Militia.

The New York Naval Militia is the naval component of the New York Military Forces, which also consists of the New York Army and Air National Guard, which are Federal Reserve forces, and the New York Guard, a state emergency response force.

The bulk of the New York Naval Militia's 2,700 members are members of the Navy, Marine and Coast Guard Reserve who volunteer to respond to state missions when called upon by the governor. Five percent of the force is comprised of retired military veterans.

Hawley, served in the U.S. Navy on active duty from 1982 to 1994 and served in the Navy Reserve until 2010, when he joined the New York Naval Militia, serving a personnel officer. In that capacity he supported the Naval Militia's response to Hurricanes Irene and Lee in 2011 and Superstorm Sandy in 2012.

Hawley was trained as a naval aviator and flew UH-1 "Huey" and CH-46 "Seaknight" helicopters. He served aboard ship in the Mediterranean, and Caribbean Sea as well as in the Pacific Ocean. He held a variety of jobs in the Navy Reserve, to include assignments to United States Joint Forces Command in Norfolk, Virginia.

Hawley and his wife, Helene have lived in Troy since 1995 and have a Daughter, Sara married to Chris Hopkins in Binghamton, New York.