{"id":80945,"date":"2017-05-19T13:27:21","date_gmt":"2017-05-19T17:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=80945"},"modified":"2017-05-18T23:12:05","modified_gmt":"2017-05-19T03:12:05","slug":"national-guard-veteran-of-afghanistan-to-command-new-yorks-27th-infantry-brigade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?p=80945","title":{"rendered":"National Guard veteran of Afghanistan to command New York&#8217;s 27th Infantry Brigade"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/madisoncountycourier.com\/?attachment_id=80946\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-80946\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-80946\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/LTCCronin-217x300.jpg?resize=217%2C300\" alt=\"\" width=\"217\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/LTCCronin.jpg?resize=217%2C300&amp;ssl=1 217w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/LTCCronin.jpg?resize=109%2C150&amp;ssl=1 109w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/LTCCronin.jpg?resize=651%2C900&amp;ssl=1 651w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/LTCCronin.jpg?resize=400%2C553&amp;ssl=1 400w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/madisoncountycourier.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/05\/LTCCronin.jpg?w=871&amp;ssl=1 871w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 217px) 100vw, 217px\" \/><\/a>New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Christopher Cronin, a veteran of combat operations in Afghanistan, takes command of the New York Army National Guard&#8217;s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Syracuse on <span class=\"aBn\" tabindex=\"0\" data-term=\"goog_1695673356\"><span class=\"aQJ\">Sunday, May 21<\/span><\/span> in a ceremony in front of brigade Soldiers.<\/p>\n<p>Cronin, a resident of Victor, takes command from Col. Joseph Biehler, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, who commanded the 27th Brigade Combat Team since 2013.<\/p>\n<p>Both officers previously served as battalion commanders of the National Guard&#8217;s 2nd Battalion, 108th Infantry, headquartered in Utica.<\/p>\n<p>Biehler moves on to serve as the deputy commander of the New York Army National Guard&#8217;s 42nd Infantry Division Headquarters and has been selected for promotion to general officer. He will receive his star as a brigadier general as part of the ceremony.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>New York Army National Guard Lt. Col. Christopher Cronin, a veteran of combat operations in Afghanistan, takes command of the New York Army National Guard&#8217;s 27th Infantry Brigade Combat Team, headquartered in Syracuse on Sunday, May 21 in a ceremony in front of brigade Soldiers. Cronin, a resident of Victor, takes command from Col. 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