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New York National Guard To Vacate Schenectady Armory

Units Will Move to New Scotia Armed Forces Reserve Center

LATHAM, NY (05/28/2008; 1215)(readMedia)-- The New York Army National Guard’s 501st Explosive Ordnance Battalion, and E. Company 427th Support Battalion, will vacate the Schenectady Armory and occupy new quarters in the new Armed Forces Reserve Center located at Schenectady County Airport in Scotia.

The move from the armory, located at 125 Washington Ave, to the Armed Forces reserve center will put the National Guard Soldiers in a new modern facility. The 1108th Explosive Ordnance Disposal Company, which is part of the battalion, will also make the move.

The 206th MP Company, formerly headquartered in the Schenectady Armory, has already moved to a new facility constructed adjacent to New York National Guard headquarters in Latham.

The Schenectady Armory was built in the 1930s. Historical items in the building will be removed to the New York State Military History Museum or transferred to the units’ new headquarters.

“Our goal is to put our units in the most modern facilities available,” said Major General Joseph Taluto, the adjutant general and commander of the New York National Guard.

The older armory buildings do not meet the needs of modern armed forces, Taluto added.

The 501st EOD and other Army National Guard units, will share the new facility, which was formally opened on May 29 with the Navy and Marine Corps Reserve, which will operate the building. The Reserve components of the military are being urged to share facilities whenever possible to save money

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