Two New York National Guard officers have advanced to the rank of brigadier.
Jason Lefton, of Niskayuna, a veteran of the Iraq War, was promoted to brigadier general while commanding the New York Army National Guard’s 5,050-soldier 53rd Troop Command. He was promoted during a ceremony on May 1 at the New York National Guard Headquarters in Latham.
Ryan Dannemann, a veteran of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars, received his promotion to brigadier general during a ceremony last fall at the Stewart Air National Guard Base in Newburgh while serving as commander of the New York Air National Guard’s 105th Airlift Wing…